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(1)The Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 is amended by inserting the following Parts after Part 44: “PART 44A Tax Treatment of Civil Partnerships Chapter 1 Income Tax Interpretation (Chapter 1). 1031A.—
(1)In this Chapter― ‘inspector’, in relation to a notice, means any inspector who might reasonably be considered by the individual giving notice to be likely to be concerned with the subject matter of the notice or who declares himself or herself ready to accept the notice; ‘nominated civil partner’, in relation to a civil partnership, means the civil partner who is nominated for the purposes of this Chapter in accordance with section 1031D; ‘other civil partner’, in relation to a civil partnership, means the civil partner who is not the nominated civil partner.
(2)A civil partner shall be treated for income tax purposes as living with his or her civil partner unless they are in fact living separately and apart in circumstances where reconciliation is unlikely.
(3)(
- a)In this Chapter, references to the income of the other civil partner include references to any sum which apart from this Chapter would be included in computing that civil partner’s total income, and this Chapter shall apply in relation to any such sum notwithstanding that an enactment (including, except in so far as the contrary is expressly provided, an enactment passed after 1 January 2011) requires that that sum should not be treated as income of any individual other than that civil partner. (
- b)In the Income Tax Acts, a reference to an individual who has duly elected to be assessed to tax in accordance with a particular section includes a reference to an individual who is deemed to have elected to be assessed to tax in accordance with that section, and any reference to an individual who is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C for a year of assessment includes a reference to a case where the individual and his or her civil partner are assessed to tax for that year in accordance with section 1031H.
(4)Any notice required to be served under any section in this Chapter may be served by post. Assessment as single persons. 1031B.—
(1)Subject to subsection
(2), in any case in which civil partners are treated as living together, income tax shall be assessed, charged and recovered, except as is otherwise provided by the Income Tax Acts, on the income of each civil partner as if they were not in a civil partnership.
(2)Where an election under section 1031D has effect in relation to 2 individuals who are civil partners of each other for a year of assessment, this section shall not apply in relation to those civil partners for that year of assessment. Assessment of nominated civil partner in respect of income of both civil partners. 1031C.—
(1)Where an election under section 1031D to be assessed to tax in accordance with this section has effect for a year of assessment— (
- a)the nominated civil partner shall be assessed and charged to income tax, not only in respect of his or her total income (if any) for that year but also in respect of the other civil partner’s total income (if any) for any part of that year of assessment during which they are living together, and for those purposes and for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts, that last-mentioned income shall be deemed to be the income of the nominated civil partner, (
- b)the question of whether there is any income of the other civil partner chargeable to tax for any year of assessment and, if so, what is to be taken to be the amount of that income for tax purposes shall not be affected by this section, and (
- c)any tax to be assessed in respect of any income which under this section is deemed to be income of the nominated civil partner shall, instead of being assessed on the other civil partner, or on his or her trustees, guardian or committee, or on his or her executors or administrators, be assessable on the nominated civil partner or, in the appropriate cases, on his or her executors or administrators.
(2)Any relief from income tax authorised by any provision of the Income Tax Acts to be granted to the nominated civil partner by reference to the income or profits or gains or losses of the other civil partner or by reference to any payment made by the other civil partner shall be granted to the nominated civil partner for a year of assessment only if the nominated civil partner is assessed to tax for that year in accordance with this section. Election for assessment under section 1031C. 1031D.—
(1)(
- a)An individual and his or her civil partner who are living together may, at any time during a year of assessment, by notice in writing given to the inspector, jointly― (
- i)elect to be assessed to income tax for that year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, and (
- ii)nominate which of them is to be the nominated civil partner for the purposes of this Chapter. (
- b)If the notice under paragraph (
- a)does not nominate one of the civil partners to be the nominated civil partner, the Revenue Commissioners shall deem one of the civil partners to be the nominated civil partner. (
- c)Where an election is made under paragraph (a), the income of the nominated civil partner and the income of the other civil partner shall be assessed to tax for that year in accordance with section 1031C.
(2)Where an election is made under subsection
(1)for a year of assessment, the election shall have effect for that year and for each subsequent year of assessment.
(3)Notwithstanding subsections
(1)and
(2), either civil partner may, for a year of assessment, by notice in writing given to the inspector before the end of the year, withdraw the election for that year and, on the giving of that notice, the election shall not have effect for that year or for any subsequent year of assessment.
(4)(a) Where an individual and his or her civil partner are living together and an election under subsection
(1)has not been made by them for a year of assessment (or for any prior year of assessment), the civil partners shall be deemed to have duly elected to be assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C for that year and the Revenue Commissioners shall deem one of the civil partners to be the nominated civil partner, unless before the end of that year either of them gives notice in writing to the inspector that he or she wishes to be assessed to tax for that year as a single person in accordance with section 1031B. (b) Where a civil partner has duly given notice under paragraph (a), that paragraph shall not apply in relation to the civil partners concerned for the year of assessment for which the notice was given or for any subsequent year of assessment until the year of assessment in which the notice is withdrawn, by the civil partner who gave it, by further notice in writing to the inspector. Special provisions relating to year of registration of civil partnership. 1031E.—
(1)In this section— ‘income tax month’ means a calendar month; ‘year of registration’, in relation to 2 individuals who are civil partners of each other, means— (
- a)in the case of civil partners whose civil partnership was registered in the State, the year of assessment in which their civil partnership was registered, and (
- b)in the case of civil partners whose legal relationship, entered into in another jurisdiction, is recognised pursuant to an order made under section 5 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , the year of assessment in which falls the day on which, by virtue of subsection
(2)of that section, the civil partners are to be treated as civil partners under the law of the State, and ‘registered’ in relation to a civil partnership shall be construed accordingly.
(2)Section 1031D shall not apply in relation to civil partners for the year of registration.
(3)Where, on making a claim in that behalf, 2 individuals who are civil partners of each other prove that the amount equal to the aggregate of the income tax paid and payable by each of them on his or her total income for the year of registration is in excess of the income tax which would have been payable by one of the civil partners on his or her total income and the total income of his or her civil partner for the year of registration if— (a) the civil partner had been charged to income tax as the nominated civil partner for the year of registration in accordance with section 1031C, and (b) the civil partners had been civil partners of each other throughout the year of registration, they shall be entitled, subject to subsection
(4), to repayment of income tax of an amount determined by the formula— A x B 12 where— A is the amount of the excess, and B is the number of income tax months in the period between the date on which the civil partnership was registered and the end of the year of registration, part of an income tax month being treated for this purpose as an income tax month in a case where the period consists of part of an income tax month or of one or more income tax months and part of an income tax month.
(4)Any repayment of income tax under subsection
(3)shall be allocated to the civil partners concerned in proportion to the amounts of income tax paid and payable by them, having regard to subsection
(2), on their respective total incomes for the year of registration.
(5)Any claim for a repayment of income tax under subsection
(3)shall be made in writing to the inspector after the end of the year of registration and shall be made by both civil partners concerned jointly.
(6)(a) Subsections
(1)and
(2)of section 459 and section 460 shall apply to a repayment of income tax under this section as they apply to any allowance, deduction, relief or reduction under the provisions specified in the Table to section 458. (b) Subsections
(3)and
(4)of section 459 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 28 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply in relation to a repayment of tax under this section. Repayment of tax in case of certain civil partners. 1031F.—
(1)This section shall apply for a year of assessment in the case of civil partners who are assessed to income tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C and to whom section 1031H does not apply for that year.
(2)Where for a year of assessment this section applies in the case of civil partners, any repayment of income tax to be made in respect of the aggregate of the net tax deducted or paid under any provision of the Tax Acts in respect of the total income (if any) of the nominated civil partner and of the total income (if any) of the other civil partner shall be allocated to the civil partners concerned in proportion to the net amounts of tax so deducted or paid in respect of their respective total incomes; but this subsection shall not apply where a repayment, which but for this subsection would not be made to the other civil partner, is less than €25.
(3)Notwithstanding subsection
(2), where the inspector, having regard to all the circumstances of a case, is satisfied that a repayment or a greater part of a repayment of income tax arises by reason of some allowance or relief which, if sections 1031H and 1031I had applied for the year of assessment, would have been allowed to one civil partner only, the inspector may make the repayment to the nominated civil partner and the other civil partner in such proportions as the inspector considers just and reasonable. Special provisions relating to tax on individual’s civil partner’s income. 1031G.—
(1)Where— (
- a)an assessment to income tax (in this section referred to as the ‘original assessment’) has been made for any year of assessment on an individual, or on an individual’s trustee, guardian or committee (in this section referred to as the ‘representative’), or on an individual’s executors or administrators, (
- b)the Revenue Commissioners are of the opinion that, if an application for separate assessment under section 1031H had been in force with respect to that year of assessment, an assessment in respect of or of part of the same income would have been made on, or on the representative of, or on the executors or administrators of, an individual who is the civil partner of the individual referred to in paragraph (
- a)or who was the civil partner of the individual referred to in paragraph (
- a)(in this subsection and in subsection
(2)referred to as the ‘other civil partner’) in that year of assessment, and (
- c)the whole or part of the amount payable under the original assessment has remained unpaid at the expiration of 28 days from the time when it became due, the Revenue Commissioners may give to the other civil partner, or, if the other civil partner is dead, to the other civil partner’s executors or administrators, or, if an assessment referred to in paragraph (
- b)could in the circumstances referred to in that paragraph have been made on the other civil partner’s representative, to the other civil partner, or to the other civil partner’s executors or administrators, a notice stating— (
- i)particulars of the original assessment and of the amount remaining unpaid under that assessment, and (
- ii)to the best of their judgement, particulars of the assessment (in this subsection referred to as the ‘last-mentioned assessment’) which would have been so made, and requiring the other civil partner to whom the notice is given to pay the lesser of— (
- i)the amount which would have been payable under the last-mentioned assessment if it conformed with those particulars, and (
- ii)the amount remaining unpaid under the original assessment.
(2)The same consequences as respects— (
- a)the imposition of a liability to pay, and the recovery of, the tax with or without interest, (
- b)priority for the tax in bankruptcy or in the administration of the estate of a deceased individual, (
- c)appeals to the Appeal Commissioners, the rehearing of such appeals and the stating of cases for the opinion of the High Court, and (
- d)the ultimate incidence of the liability imposed, shall follow on the giving of a notice under subsection
(1)to the other civil partner or to the other civil partner’s representative, or to the other civil partner’s executors or administrators, as would have followed on the making on the other civil partner, or on the other civil partner’s representative, or on the other civil partner’s executors or administrators, as the case may be, of an assessment referred to in subsection
(1)(b), being an assessment which— (
- i)was made on the day of the giving of the notice, (
- ii)charged the same amount of tax as is required to be paid by the notice, (iii) fell to be made and was made by the authority who made the original assessment, and (
- iv)was made by that authority to the best of that authority’s judgment, and the provisions of the Income Tax Acts relating to the matters specified in paragraphs (
- a)to (
- d)shall, with the necessary modifications, apply accordingly.
(3)Where a notice is given under subsection
(1), tax up to the amount required to be paid by the notice shall cease to be recoverable under the original assessment and, where the tax charged by the original assessment carried interest under section 1080, such adjustment shall be made of the amount payable under that section in relation to that assessment and such repayment shall be made of any amounts previously paid under that section in relation to that assessment as are necessary to secure that the total sum, if any, paid or payable under that section in relation to that assessment is the same as it would have been if the amount which ceases to be recoverable had never been charged.
(4)Where the amount payable under a notice under subsection
(1)is reduced as the result of an appeal or of a case stated for the opinion of the High Court— (
- a)the Revenue Commissioners shall, if having regard to that result they are satisfied that the original assessment was excessive, cause such relief to be given by means of repayment or otherwise as appears to them to be just, but (
- b)subject to any relief given, a sum equal to the reduction in the amount payable under the notice concerned shall again become recoverable under the original assessment.
(5)The Revenue Commissioners and the inspector or other proper officer shall have the like powers of obtaining information with a view to the giving of, and otherwise in connection with, a notice under subsection
(1)as they would have had with a view to the making of, and otherwise in connection with, an assessment referred to in subsection
(1)(b) if the necessary conditions had been fulfilled for the making of such an assessment.
(6)Where a civil partner dies (in this subsection and subsections
(7)and
(8)referred to as the ‘deceased civil partner’) and, at any time before the death, the deceased civil partner and his or her civil partner were living together, then the surviving civil partner or his or her executors or administrators (if he or she is also deceased) may, not later than 2 months from the date of the grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of the deceased civil partner’s estate or, with the consent of the deceased civil partner’s executors or administrators, at any later date, give to the deceased civil partner’s executors or administrators and to the inspector a notice in writing declaring that, to the extent permitted by this section, the surviving civil partner, or his or her executors or administrators, as the case may be, disclaim responsibility for unpaid income tax in respect of all income of the deceased civil partner for any year of assessment or part of a year of assessment, being a year of assessment or a part of a year of assessment for which any income of the deceased civil partner was deemed to be the income of the surviving civil partner and in respect of which the surviving civil partner was assessed to tax under section 1031C.
(7)A notice given to the inspector pursuant to subsection
(6)shall be deemed not to be a valid notice unless it specifies the names and addresses of the deceased civil partner’s executors or administrators.
(8)Where a notice under subsection
(6)has been given to a deceased civil partner’s executors or administrators and to the inspector— (a) it shall be the duty of the Revenue Commissioners and the Appeal Commissioners to exercise such powers as they may then or thereafter be entitled to exercise under subsections
(1)to
(5)in connection with any assessment made on or before the date when the giving of that notice is completed, being an assessment in respect of any of the income to which that notice relates, and (
- b)the assessments (if any) to tax which may be made after that date shall, in all respects and in particular as respects the civil partners assessable and the tax payable, be the assessments which would have been made if— (
- i)an application for separate assessment under section 1031H had been in force in respect of the year of assessment in question, and (
- ii)all assessments previously made had been made accordingly.
(9)The Revenue Commissioners may nominate in writing any of their officers to perform any acts and discharge any functions authorised by this section to be performed or discharged by the Revenue Commissioners. Application for separate assessments. 1031H.—
(1)In this section and in section 1031I, ‘personal reliefs’ means relief under any of the provisions specified in the Table to section 458, apart from relief under sections 461A, 462 and 463.
(2)Where an election by civil partners to be assessed to income tax in accordance with section 1031C has effect for a year of assessment and, for that year of assessment, an application is made for the purpose under this section in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the Revenue Commissioners, by either civil partner, income tax for that year shall be assessed, charged and recovered on the income of each civil partner as if they were not civil partners of each other and the provisions of the Income Tax Acts with respect to the assessment, charge and recovery of tax shall, except where otherwise provided by those Acts, apply as if they were not civil partners of each other except that— (a) the total deductions from total income and reliefs allowed to the civil partners by means of personal reliefs shall be the same as if the application had not had effect for that year, (b) the total tax payable by the civil partners for that year shall be the same as the total tax which would have been payable by them if the application had not had effect for that year, and (c) section 1031I shall apply.
(3)An application under this section for a year of assessment may be made— (
- a)before 1 April in the following year— (
- i)in the case of individuals whose civil partnership was registered in the State during the course of that year of assessment, and (
- ii)in the case of civil partners whose legal relationship, entered into in another jurisdiction, is recognised pursuant to an order made under section 5 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , if the date on which the civil partners are to be treated as civil partners under the law of the State, by virtue of subsection
(2)of that section, falls during the course of that year, and (b) in any other case, within 6 months before 1 April in that year.
(4)Where an application is made under subsection
(2), that subsection shall apply not only for the year of assessment for which the application was made, but also for each subsequent year of assessment; but, in relation to a subsequent year of assessment, the civil partner who made the application may, by notice in writing given to the inspector before 1 April in that year, withdraw that election and, on the giving of that notice, subsection
(2)shall not apply for the year of assessment in relation to which the notice was given or any subsequent year of assessment.
(5)A return of the total incomes of both civil partners may be made for the purposes of this section by either civil partner concerned but, if the Revenue Commissioners are not satisfied with any such return, they may require a return to be made by the civil partner who did not make the return.
(6)The Revenue Commissioners may by notice require returns for the purposes of this section to be made at any time. Method of apportioning reliefs and charging tax in cases of separate assessments. 1031I.—
(1)This section shall apply where pursuant to an application under section 1031H, civil partners are assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with that section.
(2)(a) Subject to subsection
(3), the benefit flowing from the personal reliefs for a year of assessment may be given either by means of reduction of the amount of the tax to be paid or by repayment of any excess of tax which has been paid, or by both of those means, as the case requires, and shall be allocated to the civil partners— (
- i)in so far as it flows from relief under sections 244 and 372AR, in the proportions in which they incurred the expenditure giving rise to the relief, (
- ii)in so far as it flows from relief under sections 461, 464, 465 (other than subsection
(3)) and 468, in the proportions of one-half and one-half, (iii) in so far as it flows from relief in respect of a child under section 465
(3)and relief in respect of a dependent relative under section 466, to the civil partner who maintains the child or dependent relative, (
- iv)in so far as it flows from relief under section 467, in the proportions in which each civil partner bears the cost of employing the individual in respect of whom the relief is given, (
- v)in so far as it flows from relief under section 469, in the proportions in which each civil partner incurred the expenditure giving rise to the relief, (
- vi)in so far as it flows from relief under sections 470, 470B and 473, to either civil partner according as he or she made the payment giving rise to the relief, (vii) in so far as it flows from relief under section 471, in the proportions in which each civil partner incurred the expenditure giving rise to the relief, (viii) in so far as it flows from relief under sections 472, 472A and 472B, to either civil partner according as the emoluments from which relief under those sections is granted are emoluments of that civil partner, (
- ix)in so far as it flows from relief under sections 473A, 476 and 477, in the proportions in which each civil partner incurred the expenditure giving rise to the relief, (
- x)in so far as it flows from relief under section 481, in the proportions in which each civil partner made the relevant investment giving rise to the relief, (
- xi)in so far as it flows from relief under section 848A
(7), to each civil partner according as he or she made the relevant donation giving rise to the relief, (xii) in so far as it flows from relief under Part 16, in the proportions in which each civil partner subscribed for the eligible shares giving rise to the relief, and (xiii) in so far as it flows from relief under paragraphs 12 and 20 of Schedule 32, in the proportions in which each civil partner incurred the expenditure giving rise to the relief. (b) Any reduction of income tax to be made under section 188
(5)for a year of assessment shall be allocated to each civil partner in proportion to the amounts of income tax which but for section 188
(5)would have been payable by both civil partners for that year. (c) Subject to subsection
(4), Part 1 of the Table to section 15 shall apply to each of the civil partners concerned.
(3)Where the amount of relief allocated to a civil partner under subsection
(2)(a) exceeds the income tax chargeable on his or her income for the year of assessment, the balance shall be applied to reduce the income tax chargeable on the income of his or her civil partner for that year, and where the amount of relief allocated to that civil partner under that paragraph exceeds the income tax chargeable on his or her income for the year of assessment, the balance shall be applied to reduce the income tax chargeable on the income of the first-mentioned civil partner for that year.
(4)Where the part of the taxable income of a civil partner chargeable to tax in accordance with subsection
(2)(c) at the standard rate is less than that of his or her civil partner and is less than the part of taxable income specified in column
(1)of Part 1 of the Table to section 15 (in this subsection referred to as the ‘appropriate part’) in respect of which the first-mentioned civil partner is so chargeable to tax at that rate, the part of taxable income of the civil partner other than the first-mentioned civil partner which by virtue of subsection
(2)(c) is to be charged to tax at the standard rate shall be increased, to an amount not exceeding the part of taxable income specified in column
(1)of Part 3 of the Table to section 15 in respect of which an individual to whom that Part applies is so chargeable at that rate, by the amount by which the taxable income of the first-mentioned civil partner chargeable to tax at the standard rate is less than the appropriate part. Maintenance of civil partners living apart. 1031J.—
(1)In this section— ‘maintenance arrangement’ means an order of a court under Part 5 or 12 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 giving rise to a legally enforceable obligation; ‘payment’ means a payment or part of a payment, as the case may be.
(2)(
- a)This section shall apply to payments made directly or indirectly by a civil partner under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement. (
- b)For the purposes of this section and of section 1031K, a payment, whether conditional or not, which is made directly or indirectly by a civil partner or former civil partner under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement shall be deemed to be made for the benefit of his or her civil partner or former civil partner.
(3)Notwithstanding anything in the Income Tax Acts but subject to section 1031K, as respects any payment to which this section applies made directly or indirectly by one civil partner or former civil partner under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement for the benefit of his or her civil partner or former civil partner— (
- a)the individual making the payment— (
- i)shall not be entitled on making the payment to deduct and retain out of the payment any sum representing any amount of income tax on the payment, and (
- ii)shall, if he or she makes a claim in that behalf in the manner prescribed by the Income Tax Acts, be entitled, for the purposes of those Acts, to deduct the payment in computing his or her total income for the year of assessment for which the payment is made, and (
- b)the payment shall be deemed for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts to be profits or gains arising to the individual receiving the payment, and income tax shall be charged on that individual under Case IV of Schedule D in respect of those profits or gains.
(4)(a) Subsections
(1)and
(2)of section 459 and section 460 shall apply to a deduction under subsection
(3)(a)(
- ii)as they apply to any allowance, deduction, relief or reduction under the provisions specified in the Table to section 458. (
- b)Subsections
(3)and
(4)of section 459 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 28 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply in relation to a deduction under subsection
(3)(a)(ii) . Dissolution or annulment of civil partnerships: adaptation of provisions relating to civil partners. 1031K.—
(1)Where a payment to which section 1031J applies is made in a year of assessment by a civil partner (whose civil partnership has not been dissolved or annulled) and both civil partners concerned are resident in the State for that year, section 1031D shall apply in relation to those civil partners for that year of assessment as if— (a) the words ‘who are living together’ in subsection
(1)(
- a)of that section were deleted, and (
- b)subsection
(4)of that section were deleted.
(2)Where by virtue of subsection
(1)both civil partners elect as provided for in section 1031D
(1), then, for any year of assessment for which the election has effect— (a) subject to subsection
(1)and paragraphs (b) and (c), the Income Tax Acts shall apply in the case of the civil partners as they apply in the case of civil partners who have elected under section 1031D
(1)and whose election has effect for that year of assessment, (
- b)the total income or incomes of the civil partners shall be computed for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts as if any payments to which section 1031J applies made in that year of assessment by one civil partner for the benefit of his or her civil partner had not been made, and (
- c)income tax shall be assessed, charged and recovered on the total income or incomes of the civil partners as if an application under section 1031H had been made by one of the civil partners and that application had effect for that year of assessment.
(3)Notwithstanding subsection
(1), where a payment to which section 1031J applies is made in a year of assessment by a civil partner whose civil partnership has been dissolved, for the benefit of the other civil partner, and— (a) the dissolution was a dissolution under section 110 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , or deemed to be such a dissolution under section 5
(4)of that Act, (
- b)both civil partners are resident in the State for tax purposes for that year of assessment, and (
- c)neither civil partner has entered into another civil partnership or a marriage, then, subsections
(1)and
(2)shall, with any necessary modifications, apply in relation to the civil partners for that year of assessment as if their civil partnership had not been dissolved. Chapter 2 Capital Gains Tax Interpretation (Chapter 2). 1031L.—
(1)In this Chapter― ‘inspector’, in relation to a notice, means any inspector who might reasonably be considered by the individual giving notice to be likely to be concerned with the subject matter of the notice or who declares himself or herself ready to accept the notice; ‘nominated civil partner’, in relation to a civil partnership, means the civil partner who is nominated for the purposes of this Chapter in accordance with section 1031M; ‘other civil partner’, in relation to a civil partnership, means the civil partner who is not the nominated civil partner.
(2)In the Capital Gains Tax Acts, a reference to an individual who has been duly nominated to be the nominated civil partner in accordance with section 1031M includes a reference to an individual who is deemed to be the nominated civil partner in accordance with that section.
(3)Any notice required to be served under any section in this Chapter may be served by post. Civil partners. 1031M.—
(1)(
- a)An individual and his or her civil partner who are living together, may, for a year of assessment, by notice in writing given to the inspector on or before 1 April in the year following that year of assessment, jointly nominate which of them is to be the nominated civil partner for the purposes of this Chapter. (
- b)If the notice under paragraph (
- a)is not given on or before the date mentioned in that paragraph, the Revenue Commissioners shall deem one of the civil partners to be the nominated civil partner.
(2)Subject to this section, the amount of capital gains tax on chargeable gains accruing to civil partners in a year of assessment or part of a year of assessment during which they are living together shall be assessed and charged on the civil partner who is the nominated civil partner and not otherwise; but this subsection shall not affect the amount of capital gains tax chargeable on the nominated civil partner apart from this subsection or result in the additional amount of capital gains tax charged on the nominated civil partner by virtue of this subsection being different from the amount which would otherwise have remained chargeable on the other civil partner.
(3)(a) Subject to paragraph (b), subsection
(2)shall not apply in relation to a civil partner in any year of assessment where, on or before 1 April in the year following that year of assessment, an application is made by either civil partner that subsection
(2)shall not apply, and such an application duly made shall have effect not only as respects the year of assessment for which it is made but also for any subsequent year of assessment. (b) Where the applicant gives, for any subsequent year of assessment, a notice withdrawing an application under paragraph (a), that application shall not have effect with respect to the year for which the notice is given or any subsequent year; but such notice of withdrawal shall not be valid unless it is given before 1 April in the year following the year of assessment for which the notice is given.
(4)In the case of a civil partner who during a year of assessment or part of a year of assessment is a civil partner living with his or her civil partner, any allowable loss which under section 31 would be deductible from the chargeable gains accruing in that year of assessment to one civil partner but for an insufficiency of chargeable gains shall for the purposes of that section be deductible from chargeable gains accruing in that year of assessment to the other civil partner; but this subsection shall not apply in relation to losses accruing in a year of assessment to either civil partner where an application that this subsection shall not apply is made by either of them before 1 April in the year following that year of assessment.
(5)Where, in any year of assessment in which or in part of which a civil partner is living with his or her civil partner, either civil partner disposes of an asset to his or her civil partner, both civil partners shall be treated as if the asset was acquired from the civil partner making the disposal for a consideration of such amount as would secure that on the disposal neither a gain nor a loss would accrue to the civil partner making the disposal; but this subsection shall not apply if until the disposal the asset formed part of trading stock of a trade carried on by the civil partner making the disposal, or if the asset is acquired as trading stock for the purposes of a trade carried on by the civil partner acquiring the asset.
(6)Subsection
(5)shall apply notwithstanding section 596 or any other provision of the Capital Gains Tax Acts fixing the amount of the consideration deemed to be given on a disposal or acquisition.
(7)Subsection
(5)shall not apply where the civil partner who acquired the asset could not be taxed in the State for the year of assessment in which the acquisition took place, in respect of a gain on a subsequent disposal in that year by that civil partner of the asset, if that civil partner had made such a disposal and a gain accrued on the disposal.
(8)Where subsection
(5)is applied in relation to a disposal of an asset by a civil partner to his or her civil partner, then, in relation to a subsequent disposal of the asset (not within that subsection), the civil partner making the disposal shall be treated for the purposes of the Capital Gains Tax Acts as if the acquisition or provision of the asset by his or her civil partner had been his or her own acquisition or provision of the asset.
(9)An application or notice of withdrawal under this section shall be in such form and made in such manner as may be prescribed by the Revenue Commissioners. Application of section 1031G for purposes of capital gains tax. 1031N.— Section 1031G shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to capital gains tax as it applies in relation to income tax. Transfers of assets where civil partnership dissolved. 1031O.—
(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of the Capital Gains Tax Acts, where by virtue or in consequence of an order made under Part 12 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , on or following the granting of a decree of dissolution or a dissolution deemed under section 5
(4)of that Act to be a dissolution under section 110 of that Act, either of the civil partners concerned disposes of an asset to his or her civil partner, then, subject to subsection
(3), both civil partners shall be treated for the purpose of the Capital Gains Tax Acts as if the asset was acquired from the civil partner making the disposal for a consideration of such amount as would secure that on the disposal neither a gain nor a loss would accrue to the civil partner making the disposal.
(2)Subsection
(1)shall not apply where the civil partner who acquired the asset could not be taxed in the State for the year of assessment in which the acquisition took place, in respect of a gain on a subsequent disposal in that year by that civil partner of the asset, if that civil partner had made such a disposal and a gain accrued on the disposal.
(3)Subsection
(1)shall not apply if until the disposal the asset formed part of the trading stock of a trade carried on by the civil partner making the disposal or if the asset is acquired as trading stock for the purposes of a trade carried on by the civil partner acquiring the asset.
(4)Where subsection
(1)applies in relation to a disposal of an asset by a civil partner to his or her civil partner, then, in relation to a subsequent disposal of the asset (not being a disposal to which subsection
(1)applies), the civil partner making the disposal shall be treated for the purposes of the Capital Gains Tax Acts as if the acquisition or provision of the asset by his or her civil partner had been his or her own acquisition or provision of the asset. PART 44B Tax Treatment of Cohabitants Chapter 1 Income Tax Interpretation (Chapter 1). 1031P.— In this Part― ‘cohabitant’ has the same meaning as in section 172 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ; ‘inspector’, in relation to a notice, means any inspector who might reasonably be considered by the individual giving notice to be likely to be concerned with the subject matter of the notice or who declares himself or herself ready to accept the notice; ‘qualified cohabitant’ has the same meaning as in section 172 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 . Maintenance where relationship between cohabitants ends. 1031Q.—
(1)In this section— ‘maintenance arrangement’ means an order of a court under section 175 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 giving rise to a legally enforceable obligation; ‘payment’ means a payment or part of a payment, as the case may be.
(2)(
- a)This section applies to payments made directly or indirectly by a qualified cohabitant under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement. (
- b)For the purposes of this section a payment, whether conditional or not, which is made directly or indirectly by a qualified cohabitant under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement shall be deemed to be made for the benefit of the other qualified cohabitant.
(3)Notwithstanding anything in the Income Tax Acts, as respects any payment to which this section applies made directly or indirectly by an individual under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement for the benefit of a qualified cohabitant— (
- a)the individual making the payment— (
- i)shall not be entitled on making the payment to deduct and retain out of the payment any sum representing any amount of income tax on the payment, and (
- ii)shall, if he or she makes a claim in that behalf in the manner prescribed by the Income Tax Acts, be entitled, for the purposes of those Acts, to deduct the payment in computing his or her total income for the year of assessment in which the payment is made, and (
- b)the payment shall be deemed for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts to be profits or gains arising to the qualified cohabitant, and income tax shall be charged on that qualified cohabitant under Case IV of Schedule D in respect of those profits or gains.
(4)(a) Subsections
(1)and
(2)of section 459 and section 460 shall apply to a deduction under subsection
(3)(a)(
- ii)as they apply to any allowance, deduction, relief or reduction under the provisions specified in the Table to section 458. (
- b)Subsections
(3)and
(4)of section 459 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 28 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply in relation to a deduction under subsection
(3)(a)(ii) . Chapter 2 Capital Gains Tax Transfers of assets where relationship between cohabitants ends. 1031R.—
(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of the Capital Gains Tax Acts, where by virtue or in consequence of an order made under section 174 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , on or following the ending of a relationship between cohabitants, either of the cohabitants concerned disposes of an asset to the other cohabitant, then, subject to subsections
(2)and
(3), both cohabitants shall be treated for the purposes of the Capital Gains Tax Acts as if the asset was acquired from the cohabitant making the disposal for a consideration of such amount as would secure that on the disposal neither a gain nor a loss would accrue to the cohabitant making the disposal.
(2)Subsection
(1)shall not apply where the cohabitant who acquired the asset could not be taxed in the State for the year of assessment in which the acquisition took place, in respect of a gain on a subsequent disposal in that year by that cohabitant of the asset, if that cohabitant had made such a disposal and a gain accrued on the disposal.
(3)Subsection
(1)shall not apply if until the disposal the asset formed part of the trading stock of a trade carried on by the cohabitant making the disposal or if the asset is acquired as trading stock for the purposes of a trade carried on by the cohabitant acquiring the asset.
(4)Where subsection
(1)applies in relation to a disposal of an asset by a cohabitant to the other cohabitant, then, in relation to a subsequent disposal of the asset (not being a disposal to which subsection
(1)applies), the cohabitant making the disposal shall be treated for the purposes of the Capital Gains Tax Acts as if the other cohabitant’s acquisition or provision of the asset had been the acquisition or provision of the asset by the cohabitant who made the disposal.”.
(2)(a) In each provision of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 1 — (i) if no words are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule, the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted as indicated in that provision, and (ii) in any other case, the words in that provision which are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule are to be deleted and the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted. (b) Where words are mentioned more than once in a provision of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 1 , then any deletion or insertion, or any case of both deletion and insertion provided for by paragraph (a) in relation to the provision, shall apply as respects those words to each mention of those words in that provision. Amendments of Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999. 2.—
(1)In each provision of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 2 — (a) if no words are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule, the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted as indicated in that provision, and (b) in any other case, the words in that provision which are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule are to be deleted and the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted.
(2)Where words are mentioned more than once in a provision of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 2 , then any deletion or insertion, or any case of both deletion and insertion provided for by subsection
(1)in relation to the provision, shall apply as respects those words to each mention of those words in that provision. Amendments of Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003. 3.—
(1)In each provision of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 3 — (a) if no words are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule, the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted as indicated in that provision, and (b) in any other case, the words in that provision which are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule are to be deleted and the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted.
(2)Where words are mentioned more than once in a provision of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 3 , then any deletion or insertion, or any case of both deletion and insertion provided for by subsection
(1)in relation to the provision, shall apply as respects those words to each mention of those words in that provision. Amendment of Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010. 4.—
(1)In the provision of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 4 the words in that provision which are set out in column
(3)of that Schedule are to be deleted and the words which are set out opposite the entry in column
(4)of that Schedule are to be inserted.
(2)Where words are mentioned more than once in the provision of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 set out in column
(2)of Schedule 4 , then the deletion and insertion provided for by subsection
(1)in relation to the provision, shall apply as respects those words to each mention of those words in that provision. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement. 5.—
(1)This Act may be cited as the Finance (No. 3) Act 2011.
(2)Subject to subsections
(3)to
(7), section 1 and Schedule 1 shall be construed together with— (
- a)in so far as they relate to income tax and corporation tax, the Tax Acts, and (
- b)in so far as they relate to capital gains tax, the Capital Gains Tax Acts.
(3)Section 1 and Schedule 1 , in so far as they relate to domicile levy, shall be construed together with Part 18C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 .
(4)Section 1 and Schedule 1 , in so far as they relate to universal social charge, shall be construed together with Part 18D of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 .
(5)Section 1 and Schedule 1 , in so far as they relate to stamp duties, and section 2 and Schedule 2 , shall be construed together with the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 and the enactments amending or extending that Act.
(6)Section 1 and Schedule 1 , in so far as they relate to gift tax and inheritance tax, and section 3 and Schedule 3 , shall be construed together with the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 and the enactments amending or extending that Act.
(7)Section 1 and Schedule 1 , in so far as they relate to value-added tax, and section 4 and Schedule 4 shall be construed together with the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 and the collective citation “the Value-Added Tax Acts” shall include those sections and those items of those Schedules.
(8)Subject to subsection
(9), this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation— (
- a)in relation to income tax, domicile levy and universal social charge, for the year of assessment (within the meaning of the Income Tax Acts) 2011 and subsequent years of assessment, (
- b)in relation to corporation tax (within the meaning of the Corporation Tax Acts) for accounting periods of companies (within that meaning) ending on or after the passing of this Act, (
- c)in relation to capital gains tax, for the year of assessment (within the meaning of the Capital Gains Tax Acts) 2011 and subsequent years of assessment, (
- d)in relation to stamp duty, as respects an instrument executed on or after 1 January 2011, and (
- e)in relation to capital acquisitions tax, as respects a gift (within the meaning of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 ) or an inheritance (within that meaning) taken on or after 1 January 2011.
(9)(
- a)The amendments made in items 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 41, 42, 55, 61, 63, 65, 72, 116, 117, 118, 119, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 145, 146, 154, 157, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 221, 222, 226, 227, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253 and 254 of Schedule 1 shall have effect from the passing of this Act. (
- b)The amendments made in items 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15 and 22 of Schedule 3 shall apply to gifts and inheritances taken on or after the passing of this Act. SCHEDULE 1 Amendments of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 Section 1 . Item No. Provision amended Words to be deleted Words to be inserted
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)1 section 2
(1)“child of the civil partner”, in relation to an individual, means a child of the individual’s civil partner who was born before the registration of their civil partnership or during their civil partnership; “civil partner” means a civil partner within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ; “civil partnership” means— (
- a)a civil partnership registration referred to in section 3 (
- a)of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , or (
- b)a legal relationship referred to in section 3(
- b)of that Act; “cohabitant” means a cohabitant within the meaning of section 172
(1)of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ; “decree of dissolution” means a decree under section 110 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ; “nominated civil partner” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1031A; “other civil partner” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1031A; “surviving civil partner”, in relation to 2 individuals who were civil partners of each other until the death of one of them, means the civil partner other than the civil partner who died; 2 section 3
(1)“chargeable tax”, in relation to an individual for a year of assessment, means the amount of income tax to which that individual is chargeable for that year of assessment under section 15 in respect of his or her total income for that year including, in the case of an individual assessed to tax in accordance with the provisions of section 1017, the total income, if any, of the individual’s spouse; “chargeable tax”, in relation to an individual for a year of assessment, means the amount of income tax to which that individual is chargeable for that year of assessment under section 15 in respect of his or her total income for that year including, in the case of an individual assessed to tax in accordance with the provisions of section 1017 or 1031C, the total income, if any, of the individual’s spouse or civil partner, as the case may be; 3 section 3
(2)(a)(
- i)(
- i)any income arising in respect of any remuneration from any office or employment of profit held by the individual, or in respect of any pension, superannuation or other allowance, deferred pay, or compensation for loss of office, given in respect of the past services of the individual or of the husband or parent of the individual in any office or employment of profit, or given to the individual in respect of the past services of any deceased person, whether or not the individual or husband or parent of the individual shall have contributed to such pension, superannuation allowance or deferred pay, (
- i)any income arising in respect of any remuneration from any office or employment of profit held by the individual, or in respect of any pension, superannuation or other allowance, deferred pay, or compensation for loss of office, given in respect of the past services of the individual or of the individual’s husband, civil partner, parent or parent’s civil partner in any office or employment of profit, or given to the individual in respect of the past services of any deceased person, whether or not the individual or the individual’s husband, civil partner, parent or parent’s civil partner shall have contributed to such pension, superannuation allowance or deferred pay, 4 section 3
(2)(
- b)(
- b)In cases where the profits of a wife are deemed to be profits of the husband, any reference in this subsection to an individual includes either the husband or the wife. (
- b)In cases where the profits of a wife are deemed to be profits of the husband, or the profits of a civil partner are deemed to be the profits of his or her civil partner, any reference in this subsection to an individual includes the husband or the wife, or either civil partner. 5 section 5
(1)“child of the civil partner”, in relation to an individual, means a child of the individual’s civil partner who was born before the registration of their civil partnership or during their civil partnership; “civil partner” means a civil partner within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ; “civil partnership” means— (a) a civil partnership registration referred to in section 3 (a) of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , or (b) a legal relationship referred to in section 3(b) of that Act; 6 section 5
(2)(
- a)(
- a)References in the Capital Gains Tax Acts to a married woman living with her husband shall be construed in accordance with section 1015
(2). (a) References in the Capital Gains Tax Acts to a married woman living with her husband or a civil partner living with his or her civil partner shall be construed in accordance with section 1015
(2)or 1031A
(2), as the case may be. 7 section 10
(3)
(3)A person shall be connected with an individual if that person is the individual’s husband or wife, or is a relative, or the husband or wife of a relative, of the individual or of the individual’s husband or wife.
(3)A person shall be connected with an individual if that person is the individual’s husband, wife or civil partner, or is a relative, or the husband, wife or civil partner of a relative, of the individual or of the individual’s husband, wife or civil partner. 8 section 15 section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 9 section 15
(3)spouse spouse or civil partner 10 section 97(2G) spouse spouse or civil partner 11 section 97(2H) (2H) The reference to ‘spouse’ in subsection (2G) does not include a spouse to a marriage— (
- a)in which the spouses are separated under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by deed of separation, or (
- b)that has been dissolved under either— (
- i)section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 , or (
- ii)the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a divorce that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State. (2H) The reference to ‘spouse or civil partner’ in subsection (2G) does not include— (
- a)a spouse to a marriage— (
- i)in which the spouses are separated under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by deed of separation, or (
- ii)that has been dissolved under either— (
- i)section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 , or (
- ii)the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a divorce that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State, or (
- b)a civil partner in a civil partnership that has been dissolved under section 110 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 or deemed to have been so dissolved under section 5
(4)of that Act. 12 section 116
(2)spouse, family, servants, dependants or guests spouse, civil partner, family, children of the civil partner, servants, dependants or guests 13 section 118
(5)the director’s or employee’s spouse, children or dependants the director’s or employee’s spouse, civil partner, children or dependants, or the children of the director’s or employee’s civil partner 14 section 118B
(3)spouse or dependant spouse, civil partner or dependant 15 section 121
(1)(b)(i) (iii) if it is available to a member or members of his or her family or household if it is available to— (A) a member or members of his or her family or household, (B) his or her civil partner, (C) a member or members of the family or household of his or her civil partner, (D) any spouse or civil partner of a child of the person, or (E) any spouse or civil partner of a child of the civil partner of the person 16 section 122
(1)spouse spouse or civil partner 17 section 122
(1)spouses spouses or civil partners 18 section 122
(2)in the case of an individual who is a wife whose husband is chargeable to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with the provisions of section 1017, the spouse of the individual, shall be charged to tax accordingly in the case of an individual— (
- i)who is a wife whose husband is chargeable to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with the provisions of section 1017, the spouse of the individual, or (
- ii)who is a civil partner whose civil partner is chargeable to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with the provisions of section 1031C, the civil partner of the individual, shall be charged to tax accordingly 19 section 122
(3)(
- b)the individual or, in the case of an individual whose spouse is chargeable to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, the spouse of the individual shall be charged to tax accordingly the individual or, in the case of an individual— (
- i)whose spouse is chargeable to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, the spouse of the individual, or (
- ii)whose civil partner is chargeable to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, that civil partner, shall be charged to tax accordingly 20 section 123
(3)spouse or any relative or dependant spouse, civil partner, or any relative or dependant 21 section 128A(4A)(
- i)spouse spouse or civil partner 22 section 128A(4A) (i)(
- i)section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C, as the case may be, 23 section 128A(4A) (i)(
- ii)in a case where that section does not apply, but the disposal by the spouse is subsequent to a transfer, on or after 25 February 2003, of the shares from the other spouse, except where the spouses are separated in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (
- a)or (
- b)of section 1015
(2), or their marriage has been dissolved under either section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 , or the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a dissolution that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State. in a case where section 1017 or 1031C, as the case may be, does not apply, but the disposal— (A) is a disposal by the spouse subsequent to a transfer, on or after 25 February 2003, of the shares from the other spouse, except where the spouses are separated in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 1015
(2), or their marriage has been dissolved under either section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 , or the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a dissolution that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State, or (B) is a disposal by a civil partner subsequent to a transfer of the shares from his or her civil partner, except where the civil partnership has been dissolved either under section 110 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , or the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a dissolution that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State. 24 section 177
(7)spouse spouse or civil partner 25 section 185
(1)(a) a husband and wife living together shall be associates of one another, a person under the age of 18 shall be an associate of his or her parents, and his or her parents shall be the person’s associates; a husband and wife living together, or civil partners living together, shall be associates of one another, a person under the age of 18 shall be an associate of his or her parents and their spouses or civil partners, and his or her parents and their spouses or civil partners shall be the person’s associates; 26 section 188
(3)spouse spouse or civil partner 27 section 193
(1)(a)(
- ii)spouse, family, dependants or servants spouse, civil partner, family, dependants, servants or children of the civil partner 28 section 201(1A)(
- c)(
- c)Paragraph (
- b)does not apply to any retraining provided to either or both the spouse and any dependant of the employer. (
- c)Paragraph (
- b)does not apply to any retraining provided to any or all of the spouse, civil partner and any dependant of the employer. 29 section 213
(1)wife of a member, or as provision for the children of a deceased member. spouse or civil partner of a member, or as provision for the children of a deceased member or for the children of the civil partner of a deceased member. 30 section 244
(1)(
- a)in the definition of “dependent relative” any of the persons mentioned in paragraph (
- a)or (
- b)of subsection
(2)of section 466 any of the persons mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection
(2), or in paragraph (
- a)or (
- b)of subsection (2A), of section 466 31 section 244
(1)(a) in the definition of “qualifying residence” a former or separated spouse of the individual, a former or separated spouse of the individual, or a former civil partner or a civil partner from whom the individual is living separately and apart in circumstances where reconciliation is unlikely, 32 section 244
(1)(a) in the definition of “relievable interest” section 1017, section 1017 or 1031C, 33 section 244
(1)(a) in the definition of “relievable interest” a widowed individual, a widowed individual or a surviving civil partner, 34 section 244
(1)(b) section 1017, section 1017 or 1031C, 35 section 244
(1)(b) spouse spouse or civil partner 36 section 244
(1)(b) section 1016 (apart from subsection
(2)of that section) section 1016 (apart from subsection
(2)of that section) or section 1031B (apart from subsection
(2)of that section) 37 section 244
(3)(a) section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 38 section 244
(3)(a) spouse spouse or civil partner 39 section 244
(3)(b) section 1023 section 1023 or 1031H 40 section 244
(6)(c) widow or widower or of any dependent relative of the deceased widow, widower or surviving civil partner, or of any dependent relative of the deceased 41 section 248A
(4)spouse spouse or civil partner 42 section 248A
(5)
(5)The reference to ‘spouse’ in subsection
(4)does not include a spouse to a marriage— (
- a)in which the spouses are separated under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by deed of separation, or (
- b)that has been dissolved under either— (
- i)section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 , or (
- ii)the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a divorce that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State.
(5)The reference to ‘spouse or civil partner’ in subsection
(4)does not include— (
- a)a spouse to a marriage— (
- i)in which the spouses are separated under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by deed of separation, or (
- ii)that has been dissolved under either— (
- i)section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 , or (
- ii)the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a divorce that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State, or (
- b)a civil partner in a civil partnership that has been dissolved under either— (
- i)section 110 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , or (
- ii)the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a dissolution that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State. 43 section 256(1A)(a)(
- i)spouse spouse or civil partner 44 section 256(1B)(a)(
- i)spouse spouse or civil partner 45 section 263A
(1)(c)(
- i)spouse spouse or civil partner 46 section 263B(c)(
- i)(
- i)spouse spouse or civil partner 47 section 263B(c)(
- i)(
- ii)spouse spouse or civil partner 48 section 264
(1)(l) a couple married to each other, 2 individuals who are married to each other or who are civil partners of each other, 49 section 264
(1)(m) a couple married to each other, 2 individuals who are married to each other or who are civil partners of each other, 50 section 264
(1)(n) a couple married to each other, 2 individuals who are married to each other or who are civil partners of each other, 51 section 264A
(1)(k) individuals who are married to each other individuals who are married to each other or who are civil partners of each other 52 section 267
(1)(a) spouse spouse or civil partner 53 section 267
(1)(b) spouse spouse or civil partner 54 section 267D
(1)(
- k)individuals who are married to each other individuals who are married to each other or who are civil partners of each other 55 section 268(3A)(d)(
- i)spouse spouse or civil partner 56 section 305
(1)(b)(
- i)(
- i)(A) assessment, or assessment, 57 section 305
(1)(b)(
- i)(
- i)(B) (B) where the individual, or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, firstly, against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment and, subsequently, against the income of the individual’s husband or wife, as the case may be, for that year of assessment, (B) where the individual, or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, firstly, against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment and, subsequently, against the income of the individual’s husband or wife, as the case may be, for that year of assessment, or (C) where the individual, or, the individual’s civil partner, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, firstly, against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment and, subsequently, against the income of the individual’s civil partner, for that year of assessment, 58 section 372AR
(3)
(3)Notwithstanding subsection
(1), where the individual or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, then, except where section 1023 applies, the individual shall be entitled to have the deduction, to which he or she is entitled under that subsection, made from his or her total income and the total income of his or her spouse, if any.
(3)Notwithstanding subsection
(1)— (
- a)where the individual or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, then, except where section 1023 applies, the individual shall be entitled to have the deduction, to which he or she is entitled under that subsection, made from his or her total income and the total income of his or her spouse, if any, and (
- b)where the individual or the individual’s civil partner is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, then, except where section 1031H applies, the individual shall be entitled to have the deduction, to which he or she is entitled under that subsection, made from his or her total income and the total income of his or her civil partner, if any. 59 section 381
(3)(
- b)(
- i)(iii) (iii) thirdly, in a case where the individual, or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the appropriate income of the individual’s wife or husband, as the case may be, and (iii) thirdly, in a case— (A) where the individual, or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the appropriate income of the individual’s wife or husband, as the case may be, or (B) where the individual, or the individual’s civil partner, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, the appropriate income of the individual’s civil partner, and 60 section 381
(3)(
- b)(
- i)(
- iv)individual’s wife or husband, individual’s wife, husband or civil partner, 61 section 400
(4)husband, wife, husband, wife, civil partner, 62 section 409A
(2)(b)(
- i)(
- i)against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment, or (
- ii)where the individual, or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, firstly, against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment and, subsequently, against the income of the individual’s husband or wife, as the case may be, for that year of assessment. (
- i)against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment, (
- ii)where the individual, or, being a husband or wife, the individual’s spouse, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, firstly, against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment and, subsequently, against the income of the individual’s husband or wife, as the case may be, for that year of assessment, or (iii) where the individual, or the individual’s civil partner, is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, firstly, against the individual’s other income for that year of assessment and, subsequently, against the income of the individual’s civil partner for that year of assessment. 63 section 433
(3)(a) husband, wife, husband, wife, civil partner, 64 section 436
(3)(b) spouse, children or dependants spouse, civil partner, children, dependants or children of the civil partner 65 section 438
(3)(
- a)spouse spouse or civil partner 66 section 461(
- a)a married person a married person or a civil partner 67 section 461(a)(
- i)section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C, as the case may be 68 section 461(a)(
- ii)his or her spouse his or her spouse or civil partner 69 section 461(
- b)widowed person, widowed person or surviving civil partner, 70 section 461(
- b)spouse spouse or civil partner 71 section 461A widowed person widowed person or surviving civil partner 72 section 462
(2)
(2)Subject to subsection
(3), where a claimant, being an individual to whom this section applies, proves for a year of assessment that a qualifying child is resident with him or her for the whole or part of the year, the claimant shall be entitled to a tax credit (to be known as the “one-parent family tax credit”) of €1,650 but this section shall not apply for any year of assessment in the case of a husband or a wife where the wife is living with her husband, or in the case of a man and woman living together as man and wife.
(2)Subject to subsection
(3), where a claimant, being an individual to whom this section applies, proves for a year of assessment that a qualifying child is resident with the claimant for the whole or part of the year, the claimant shall be entitled to a tax credit (to be known as the “one-parent family tax credit”) of €1,650, but this section shall not apply for any year of assessment— (
- a)in the case of a husband or a wife where the wife is living with her husband, (
- b)in the case of civil partners where they are not living separately and apart in circumstances where reconciliation is unlikely, or (
- c)in the case of cohabitants. 73 section 463 spouse spouse or civil partner 74 section 463
(2)he or she has not remarried he or she has not married, remarried, or entered into a civil partnership or a new civil partnership, 75 section 463
(2)widowed parent tax credit widowed person, or surviving civil partner,with dependent child tax credit 76 section 463
(2)a man and woman living together as man and wife. cohabitants. 77 section 464 (
- a)the individual, or (
- b)in the case of a married person whose spouse is living with him or her and who is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, either the individual or the individual’s spouse, (
- a)the individual, (
- b)in the case of a married person whose spouse is living with him or her and who is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, either the individual or the individual’s spouse, or (
- c)in the case of a civil partner whose civil partner is living with him or her and who is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, either the individual or the individual’s civil partner, 78 section 464(
- i)a married person whose spouse is living with him or her and the individual is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, a married person whose spouse is living with him or her and who is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner whose civil partner is living with him or her and who is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, 79 section 466
(2)(
- c)a son or daughter of the claimant a child of the claimant 80 section 466 (2A) A tax credit under this section may also be claimed by a claimant where all other conditions of this section have been met but the person being maintained is— (
- a)a relative of the claimant’s civil partner, (
- b)the widowed father or widowed mother of the claimant’s civil partner or a parent of the claimant’s civil partner who is a surviving civil partner, or (
- c)a child of the civil partner of the claimant who resides with the claimant and on whose services the claimant, by reason of old age or infirmity, is compelled to depend. 81 section 466
(3)any individual referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection
(2)any individual referred to in subsection
(2)or (2A) 82 section 466A
(1)in the definitions of “dependant person” and “qualifying claimant” spouse spouse or civil partner 83 section 466A
(1)in the definition of “qualifying claimant” section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 84 section 466A
(1)in the definition of “qualifying claimant” “carer spouse” “carer spouse” or “carer civil partner” 85 new paragraph (aa) after subparagraph (a)(ii) but before “and” in section 466A
(3)(
- aa)a dependent person in relation to a qualifying claimant who is a relative of that claimant or the claimant’s civil partner shall be regarded as residing with the qualifying claimant if— (
- i)the relative lives in close proximity to the qualifying claimant, and (
- ii)a direct system of communication exists between the qualifying claimant’s residence and the residence of the relative, 86 section 466A
(5)spouse spouse or civil partner 87 section 466A
(6)(a) carer spouse carer spouse or carer civil partner 88 section 467
(1)
(1)In this section “relative”, in relation to an individual, includes a relation by marriage and a person in respect of whom the individual is or was the legal guardian.
(1)In this section— “qualifying individual”, in relation to an individual, means— (
- a)a relative of the individual, (
- b)the individual’s civil partner, or (
- c)a relative of the individual’s spouse or civil partner; “relative”, in relation to an individual, includes a relation by marriage and a person in respect of whom the individual is or was the legal guardian. 89 section 467
(2)
(2)Subject to this section, where an individual for a year of assessment proves— (
- a)that throughout the year of assessment either he or she or a relative of the individual was totally incapacitated by physical or mental infirmity, and (
- b)that for the year of assessment the individual, or in a case to which section 1017 applies, the individual’s spouse, has employed a person (including a person whose services are provided by or through an agency) for the purpose of having care of the individual (being the individual or the individual’s relative) who is so incapacitated, the individual shall, in computing the amount of his or her taxable income, be entitled to a deduction from his or her total income of the lesser of— (
- i)the amount ultimately borne by him or her or the individual’s spouse in the year of assessment in employing the employed person, and (
- ii)€50,000 in respect of each such incapacitated individual.
(2)Subject to this section, where an individual for a year of assessment proves— (
- a)that throughout the year of assessment either he or she or a qualifying individual in relation to the individual was totally incapacitated by physical or mental infirmity, and (
- b)that for the year of assessment the individual, or in a case to which section 1017 or 1031C applies, the individual’s spouse or civil partner, has employed a person (including a person whose services are provided by or through an agency) for the purpose of having care of the individual (being the individual or qualifying individual) who is so incapacitated, the individual shall, in computing the amount of his or her taxable income, be entitled to a deduction from his or her total income of the lesser of— (
- i)the amount ultimately borne by him or her or the individual’s spouse or civil partner in the year of assessment in employing the employed person, and (
- ii)€50,000 in respect of each such incapacitated individual. 90 section 467(2A) (2A) Notwithstanding subsection
(2)(a) but subject to all other provisions of this section, relief may be granted under this section in the first year in which the individual proves that either he or she or a relative of the individual was totally incapacitated by physical or mental infirmity. (2A) Notwithstanding subsection
(2)(a) but subject to all other provisions of this section, relief may be granted under this section in the first year in which the individual proves that either he or she or the qualifying individual concerned was totally incapacitated by physical or mental infirmity. 91 section 468
(2)section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 92 section 468
(2)spouse spouse or civil partner 93 section 469
(3)(
- a)(
- i)any expenses defrayed by a married man in a year of assessment shall be deemed to have been defrayed by his wife if for the year of assessment she is to be treated under the Income Tax Acts as living with him and she is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, or (
- ii)any expenses defrayed by a married woman in a year of assessment shall be deemed to have been defrayed by her husband if for the year of assessment she is to be treated under the Income Tax Acts as living with him and he is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, (
- i)any expenses defrayed by a married man in a year of assessment shall be deemed to have been defrayed by his wife if for the year of assessment she is to be treated under the Income Tax Acts as living with him and she is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, (
- ii)any expenses defrayed by a married woman in a year of assessment shall be deemed to have been defrayed by her husband if for the year of assessment she is to be treated under the Income Tax Acts as living with him and he is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, or (iii) any expenses defrayed by a civil partner in a year of assessment shall be deemed to have been defrayed by his or her civil partner if for the year of assessment the first-mentioned civil partner is to be treated under the Income Tax Acts as living with his or her civil partner and is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, 94 section 470 spouse spouse or civil partner 95 section 470
(2)(b) a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the individual’s spouse a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, the individual’s spouse or civil partner, as the case may be, 96 section 470B spouse spouse or civil partner 97 section 470B
(4)
(4)Subject to subsections
(5)and
(6), where, for a relevant year of assessment, an individual or, if the individual is a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the individual’s spouse makes a payment to an authorised insurer under a relevant contract and— (
- a)the payment is in respect of a premium due under the relevant contract and the relevant contract was renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2009 but before 1 January 2012, and (
- b)the payment or part of the payment, as the case may be, is attributable to an insured person, and only to an insured person, who is aged 50 years or over on the date the relevant contract is renewed or entered into, as the case may be, then the individual shall, for the relevant year of assessment, in respect of so much of the relievable amount of the payment or part of the payment, as the case may be, as is attributable to an insured person referred to in paragraph (b), be entitled to a credit (referred to in this section as “age-related tax credit”) equal to the lower of— (
- i)as respects a relevant contract renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2009 but before 1 January 2010, the amount specified in column
(2)of the Table to this subsection corresponding to the class of insured person mentioned in column
(1)of that Table or, where the payment made to the authorised insurer is a monthly or other instalment towards the payment of the total annual premium due under the relevant contract, an amount equal to the amount so specified divided by the total number of instalments to be made to pay such total annual premium, (ii) as respects a relevant contract renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2010, the amount specified in column
(3)of the Table to this subsection corresponding to the class of insured person mentioned in column
(1)of that Table or, where the payment made to the authorised insurer is a monthly or other instalment towards the payment of the total annual premium due under the relevant contract, an amount equal to the amount so specified divided by the total number of instalments to be made to pay such total annual premium, (iii) as respects a relevant contract renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2011, the amount specified in column
(4)of the Table to this subsection corresponding to the class of insured person mentioned in column
(1)of that Table or, where the payment made to the authorised insurer is a monthly or other instalment towards the payment of the total annual premium due under the relevant contract, an amount equal to the amount so specified divided by the total number of instalments to be made to pay such total annual premium, and (iv) an amount which reduces the income tax to be charged on the individual for the relevant year of assessment, other than in accordance with section 16
(2), to nil.
(4)Subject to subsections
(5)and
(6), where, for a relevant year of assessment, an individual, or— (
- a)if the individual is a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the individual’s spouse, or (
- b)if the individual is a civil partner assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, the individual’s civil partner, makes a payment to an authorised insurer under a relevant contract and— (
- i)the payment is in respect of a premium due under the relevant contract and the relevant contract was renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2009 but before 1 January 2012, and (
- ii)the payment or part of the payment, as the case may be, is attributable to an insured person, and only to an insured person, who is aged 50 years or over on the date the relevant contract is renewed or entered into, as the case may be, then the individual shall, for the relevant year of assessment, in respect of so much of the relievable amount of the payment or part of the payment, as the case may be, as is attributable to an insured person referred to in paragraph (b), be entitled to a credit (referred to in this section as “age-related tax credit”) equal to the lower of— (
- i)as respects a relevant contract renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2009 but before 1 January 2010, the amount specified in column
(2)of the Table to this subsection corresponding to the class of insured person mentioned in column
(1)of that Table or, where the payment made to the authorised insurer is a monthly or other instalment towards the payment of the total annual premium due under the relevant contract, an amount equal to the amount so specified divided by the total number of instalments to be made to pay such total annual premium, (ii) as respects a relevant contract renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2010, the amount specified in column
(3)of the Table to this subsection corresponding to the class of insured person mentioned in column
(1)of that Table or, where the payment made to the authorised insurer is a monthly or other instalment towards the payment of the total annual premium due under the relevant contract, an amount equal to the amount so specified divided by the total number of instalments to be made to pay such total annual premium, (iii) as respects a relevant contract renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2011, the amount specified in column
(4)of the Table to this subsection corresponding to the class of insured person mentioned in column
(1)of that Table or, where the payment made to the authorised insurer is a monthly or other instalment towards the payment of the total annual premium due under the relevant contract, an amount equal to the amount so specified divided by the total number of instalments to be made to pay such total annual premium, and (iv) an amount which reduces the income tax to be charged on the individual for the relevant year of assessment, other than in accordance with section 16
(2), to nil. 98 section 470B
(5)(
- c)the excess may not reduce the income tax chargeable on any other income of the employee for that year of assessment or, if the employee is a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the income tax chargeable on any income of the employee’s spouse for that year of assessment. the excess may not reduce the income tax chargeable on any other income of the employee for that year of assessment, or— (
- i)if the employee is a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, the income tax chargeable on any income of the employee’s spouse for that year of assessment, or (
- ii)if the employee is a civil partner assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, the income tax chargeable on any income of the employee’s civil partner for that year of assessment. 99 section 472
(1)(a) in the definition of “emolu-ments” spouse or child spouse, civil partner, child or child of the civil partner 100 section 472
(1)(b) a spouse or a minor child of a director a spouse, a civil partner, a minor child, or a minor child of the civil partner, of a director 101 section 472
(4)a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, 102 section 472
(4)spouse spouse or civil partner 103 section 472
(4)married person married person or a civil partner 104 section 473
(1)in the definition of “specified limit” a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax in accordance with section 1031C, 105 section 473
(1)in the definition of “specified limit” a widowed person a widowed person or a surviving civil partner 106 section 473
(3)a married person assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, 107 section 473
(3)spouse spouse or civil partner 108 section 473
(3)section 1016 (apart from subsection
(2)of that section) section 1016 (apart from subsection
(2)of that section) or section 1031B (apart from subsection
(2)of that section) 109 section 473A
(3)a married person assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, 110 section 473A
(3)spouse spouse or civil partner 111 section 473A
(3)section 1023 section 1023 or 1031H 112 section 476
(3)a married person assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, 113 section 476
(3)spouse spouse or civil partner 114 section 476
(3)section 1023 section 1023 or 1031H 115 section 477
(3)(aa)In the case of a claimant assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, any payments made by the civil partner of the claimant, in respect of which that civil partner would have been entitled to relief under this section if the civil partner were assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031B (apart from subsection
(2)of that section), shall be deemed to have been made by the claimant. 116 section 477A
(1)in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant limit” section 1016 section 1016 or 1031B 117 section 477A
(1)in paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant limit” section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 118 section 477A
(3)(
- b)(
- b)For the purpose of this section, in the case of an individual assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, any payment of qualifying expenditure to an approved contractor made by the individual’s spouse, in respect of which the individual’s spouse would have been entitled to relief under this section if that spouse were assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1016 (apart from subsection
(2)of that section), shall be deemed to have been made by the individual. (
- b)For the purpose of this section— (
- i)in the case of an individual assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, any payment of qualifying expenditure to an approved contractor made by the individual’s spouse, in respect of which the individual’s spouse would have been entitled to relief under this section if that spouse were assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1016 (apart from subsection
(2)of that section), shall be deemed to have been made by the individual, and (ii) in the case of a nominated civil partner assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, any payment of qualifying expenditure to an approved contractor made by the other civil partner, in respect of which that other civil partner would have been entitled to relief under this section if the other civil partner were assessed to tax for the year of assessment in accordance with section 1031B (apart from subsection
(2)of that section), shall be deemed to have been made by the nominated civil partner. 119 section 480
(1)(b) a spouse or a minor child a spouse, a civil partner, a minor child or a minor child of the civil partner, 120 section 481
(6)who is married and is assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, who is married and is assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, or who is a civil partner and is assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, 121 section 481
(6)spouse spouse or civil partner 122 section 483 a married person a married person or a civil partner 123 section 483 spouse spouse or civil partner 124 section 485C
(1)in the construction of “T” in the definition of “adjusted income” (b)if the individual, being a married person, is assessable to tax for the tax year otherwise than under section 1016, the provisions under which the individual is assessable are modified in accordance with paragraphs (
- i)to (
- vi)of section 485FA, (
- b)(
- i)if the individual, being a married person, is assessable to tax for the tax year otherwise than under section 1016, the provisions under which the individual is assessable are modified in accordance with paragraphs (
- i)to (
- vi), but excluding paragraph (iia) of section 485FA, (
- ii)if the individual, being a civil partner, is assessable to tax for the tax year otherwise than under section 1031B, the provisions under which the individual is assessable are modified in accordance with paragraphs (
- i), (iia) and (
- vi)of section 485FA, 125 section 485FA spouse spouse or civil partner 126 section 485FA(
- a)section 1018 (including a deemed election under that section) section 1018 or 1031D (including a deemed election under either of those sections) 127 section 485FA(
- a)section 1017 section 1017 or, as the case may be, section 1031C 128 section 485FA(
- b)section 1023 section 1023 or, as the case may be, section 1031H 129 section 485FA (iia)subsection
(1)of section 1031C shall apply as if the following paragraph was substituted for paragraph (
- a)of that subsection: ‘(a)the nominated civil partner shall be assessed and charged to income tax, not only in respect of his or her taxable income (if any) for that year, but also in respect of his or her civil partner’s taxable income (if any) for any part of that year of assessment during which he or she is living with the nominated civil partner and, for this purpose and for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts, the last-mentioned income shall be deemed to be the income of the nominated civil partner,’; 130 section 485FA(
- vi)spouse spouse or civil partner 131 section 485FA(
- vi)spouse’s spouse’s or civil partner’s 132 section 485FB
(5)to both a husband and a wife, not being persons to whom section 1016 applies, then separate statements under this section shall be required from both the husband and the wife to both a husband and a wife, not being persons to whom section 1016 applies, or to both civil partners, not being persons to whom section 1031B applies, then separate statements under this section shall be required from both the husband and the wife or, as the case may be, both civil partners 133 section 490
(1)(b) (before the coming into operation of section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 ) a married person assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, or a civil partner assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, 134 section 490
(1)(b) (before the coming into operation of section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 ) spouse spouse or civil partner 135 section 490
(1)(b) (as substituted by section 33
(1)(a) of the Finance Act 2011 ) a married person assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, a married person assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1017, or a nominated civil partner assessed to tax for a year of assessment in accordance with section 1031C, 136 section 490
(1)(b) (as substituted by section 33
(1)(a) of the Finance Act 2011 ) spouse spouse or civil partner 137 section 496
(2)(as substituted by section 33
(1)(a) of the Finance Act 2011 )
(2)Subsection
(1)shall not apply to a disposal made by a married person to his or her spouse at a time when he or she is treated as living with his or her spouse for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015; but where shares issued to one of them have been transferred to the other by a transaction inter vivos— (
- a)that subsection shall apply on the disposal of the shares by the transferee to a third person, and (
- b)if at any time the married person ceases to be treated as living with his or her spouse for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015 and any of those shares have not been disposed of by the transferee before that time, any assessment for withdrawing relief in respect of those shares shall be made on the transferee.
(2)Subsection
(1)shall not apply— (
- a)to a disposal made by a married person to his or her spouse at a time when he or she is treated as living with his or her spouse for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015, or (
- b)to a disposal by a civil partner to the other civil partner at a time when he or she is treated as living with his or her civil partner for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1031A, but where shares issued to one of them have been transferred to the other by a transaction inter vivos— (
- i)that subsection shall apply on the disposal of the shares by the transferee to a third person, and (
- ii)if at any time the married person ceases to be treated as living with his or her spouse for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015, or the civil partner ceases to be treated as living with his or her civil partner for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1031A, and any of those shares have not been disposed of by the transferee before that time, any assessment for withdrawing relief in respect of those shares shall be made on the transferee. 138 section 498
(2)(before the coming into operation of section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 )
(2)Subsection
(1)shall not apply to a disposal made by a wife to her husband at a time when she is treated as living with him for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015 or to a disposal made at such a time by him to her; but where shares issued to one of them have been transferred to the other by a transaction inter vivos— (
- a)that subsection shall apply on the disposal of the shares by the transferee to a third person, and (
- b)if at any time the wife ceases to be treated as living with her husband for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015 and any of those shares have not been disposed of by the transferee before that time, any assessment for withdrawing relief in respect of those shares shall be made on the transferee.
(2)Subsection
(1)shall not apply— (
- a)to a disposal made by a married person to his or her spouse at a time when he or she is treated as living with his or her spouse for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015, or (
- b)to a disposal by a civil partner to the other civil partner at a time when he or she is treated as living with his or her civil partner for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1031A, but where shares issued to one of them have been transferred to the other by a transaction inter vivos— (
- i)that subsection shall apply on the disposal of the shares by the transferee to a third person, and (
- ii)if at any time the married person ceases to be treated as living with his or her spouse for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1015, or the civil partner ceases to be treated as living with his or her civil partner for income tax purposes in accordance with section 1031A, and any of those shares have not been disposed of by the transferee before that time, any assessment for withdrawing relief in respect of those shares shall be made on the transferee. 139 section 502
(2)(as substituted by section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 )
(2)Where any relief given in respect of shares for which either a married person or his or her spouse has subscribed, and which were issued while the married person was assessed in accordance with section 1017, is to be withdrawn by virtue of a subsequent disposal of those shares by the person who subscribed for them and at the time of the disposal the married person is not so assessable, any assessment for withdrawing that relief shall be made on the person making the disposal and shall be made by reference to the reduction of tax flowing from the amount of the relief regardless of any allocation of that reduction under subsections
(2)and
(3)of section 1024 or of any allocation of a repayment of income tax under section 1020.
(2)(a)Where any relief given in respect of shares for which either a married person or his or her spouse has subscribed, and which were issued while the married person was assessed in accordance with section 1017, is to be withdrawn by virtue of a subsequent disposal of those shares by the person who subscribed for them and at the time of the disposal the married person is not so assessable, any assessment for withdrawing that relief shall be made on the person making the disposal and shall be made by reference to the reduction of tax flowing from the amount of the relief regardless of any allocation of that reduction under subsections
(2)and
(3)of section 1024 or of any allocation of a repayment of income tax under section 1020. (b)Where any relief given in respect of shares for which either a nominated civil partner or the other civil partner has subscribed, and which were issued while the nominated civil partner was assessed in accordance with section 1031C, is to be withdrawn by virtue of a subsequent disposal of those shares by the person who subscribed for them and at the time of the disposal the nominated civil partner is not so assessable, any assessment for withdrawing that relief shall be made on the person making the disposal and shall be made by reference to the reduction of tax flowing from the amount of the relief regardless of any allocation of that reduction under subsections
(2)and
(3)of section 1031I or of any allocation of a repayment of income tax under section 1031E. 140 section 504
(1)(as substituted by section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 ) section 1028
(5)section 1028
(5)or 1031M
(5)141 section 504
(2)(before the coming into operation of section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 )
(2)Where any relief given in respect of shares for which either a married person or his or her spouse has subscribed, and which were issued while the married person was assessed in accordance with section 1017, is to be withdrawn by virtue of a subsequent disposal of those shares by the person who subscribed for them and at the time of the disposal the married person is not so assessable, any assessment for withdrawing that relief shall be made on the person making the disposal and shall be made by reference to the reduction of tax flowing from the amount of the relief regardless of any allocation of that reduction under subsections
(2)and
(3)of section 1024 or of any allocation of a repayment of income tax under section 1020.
(2)(a)Where any relief given in respect of shares for which either a married person or his or her spouse has subscribed, and which were issued while the married person was assessed in accordance with section 1017, is to be withdrawn by virtue of a subsequent disposal of those shares by the person who subscribed for them and at the time of the disposal the married person is not so assessable, any assessment for withdrawing that relief shall be made on the person making the disposal and shall be made by reference to the reduction of tax flowing from the amount of the relief regardless of any allocation of that reduction under subsections
(2)and
(3)of section 1024 or of any allocation of a repayment of income tax under section 1020. (b)Where any relief given in respect of shares for which either a civil partner or his or her civil partner has subscribed, and which were issued while the civil partner was assessed in accordance with section 1031C, is to be withdrawn by virtue of a subsequent disposal of those shares by the person who subscribed for them and at the time of the disposal the civil partner is not so assessable, any assessment for withdrawing that relief shall be made on the person making the disposal and shall be made by reference to the reduction of tax flowing from the amount of the relief regardless of any allocation of that reduction under subsections
(2)and
(3)of section 1031I or of any allocation of a repayment of income tax under section 1031E. 142 section 506
(1)(before the coming into operation of section 33 of the Finance Act 2011 ) section 1028
(5)section 1028
(5)or 1031M
(5)143 section 530
(3)a spouse or a minor child a spouse, a civil partner, a minor child or a minor child of the civil partner, 144 section 531AA
(1)in the definition of “minor child” married married or is not and has not been a civil partner 145 section 531AA
(1)in paragraph (
- b)of the definition of “world-wide income” (
- b)having regard to a deduction for— (
- i)any payment to which section 1025 applies made by an individual pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of that section) relating to the marriage for the benefit of the other party to the marriage, unless section 1026 applies in respect of such payment, or (
- ii)a payment of a similar nature to a payment referred to in subparagraph (
- i)pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of section 1025) relating to the marriage for the benefit of the other party to the marriage which attracts substantially the same tax treatment as such a payment, (
- b)having regard to a deduction for— (
- i)any payment to which section 1025 applies made by an individual pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of that section) relating to the marriage for the benefit of the other party to the marriage, unless section 1026 applies in respect of such payment, (
- ii)a payment of a similar nature to a payment referred to in subparagraph (
- i)pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of section 1025) relating to the marriage for the benefit of the other party to the marriage which attracts substantially the same tax treatment as such a payment, (iii) any payment to which section 1031J applies made by an individual pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of that section) relating to the civil partnership for the benefit of the other party to the civil partnership, unless section 1031K applies in respect of such payment, (
- iv)a payment of a similar nature to a payment referred to in subparagraph (iii) , pursuant to an order of a court under the law of another territory that, had it been made by a court in the State, would be a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of section 1031J), relating to the civil partnership for the benefit of the other party to the civil partnership which attracts substantially the same tax treatment as such a payment, or (
- v)any payment to which section 1031Q applies made by an individual pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of that section) where a relationship between cohabitants ends, 146 section 531AA
(2)(a) to his or her spouse or minor children, to his or her spouse, civil partner or minor children, or to the minor children of his or her civil partner, 147 section 531AA
(3)(
- a)section 1025 section 1025, 1031J or 1031Q 148 subparagraph (
- b)of the Table to section 531AM (va)where section 1031J applies in respect of an individual, the amount of any deduction for any payment to which that section applies, made by an individual pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of that section) for the benefit of his or her civil partner or former civil partner unless section 1031K applies in respect of such payment, (vb)where section 1031Q applies in respect of an individual, the amount of any deduction for any payment to which that section applies, made by a qualified cohabitant pursuant to a maintenance arrangement (within the meaning of that section) for the benefit of the other qualified cohabitant, 149 section 531AS
(1)section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 150 section 531AT
(1)section 1017 section 1017 or 1031C 151 section 531AV section 1018 section 1018 or 1031D 152 section 531AV one spouse one spouse or civil partner 153 section 531AV section 1017 section 1017 or nominated civil partner assessable under section 1031C 154 section 538(2A)(c)(
- ii)(
- ii)the year of assessment in which property is disposed of by a person, where the disposal, being a disposal to the husband or wife of the person, is a disposal to which section 1028
(5)applies, shall mean the year of assessment in which the property is subsequently disposed of by the person’s wife or husband, as the case may be, where the subsequent disposal is a disposal to which section 1028
(5)does not apply. (
- ii)the year of assessment in which property is disposed of by a person— (
- i)where the disposal, being a disposal to the husband or wife of the person, is a disposal to which section 1028
(5)applies, or (ii) where the disposal, being a disposal to the civil partner of the person, is a disposal to which section 1031M
(5)applies, shall mean the year of assessment in which the property is subsequently disposed of by the person’s wife, husband or civil partner, as the case may be, where the subsequent disposal is a disposal to which section 1028
(5)or 1031M
(5), as the case may be, does not apply. 155 section 541
(6)his or her family or dependants his or her family, dependants or civil partner, or any child of his or her civil partner 156 section 579A
(2)(d) spouse spouse or civil partner 157 section 581
(4)a man and his wife living with him a man and his wife living with him, or civil partners living together 158 section 598
(1)(
- a)in subparagraph (
- ii)of the definition of “family company” exercisable by the individual or a member of his or her family and, exercisable by the individual, his or her civil partner, a member of the individual’s family, or a member of the family of the civil partner of the individual, and, 159 section 598
(1)(a) “family of the civil partner”, in relation to an individual, means any brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant of the civil partner; 160 section 598
(1)(d) spouse spouse or civil partner 161 section 598
(6)(c) a disposal of qualifying assets other than a disposal of the whole of such assets, by a husband to a wife or by a wife to a husband shall, notwithstanding section 1028
(5), a disposal of qualifying assets other than a disposal of the whole of such assets, by a husband to a wife or by a wife to a husband, or by an individual to his or her civil partner, shall, notwithstanding section 1028
(5)or section 1031M
(5), as the case may be, 162 section 599
(6)Relief under this section may be claimed, if all other conditions of this section have been met, where a disposal is made to— (
- a)a child of the civil partner of the individual, (
- b)a child of a deceased child of the civil partner of the individual, (
- c)a child of the civil partner of a deceased child of the individual, or (
- d)a child of the civil partner of a deceased child of the civil partner of the individual. 163 section 603A
(2)(a) parent to a child of the parent parent or the civil partner of a parent to a child of the parent 164 section 603A
(3)(a) spouse spouse or civil partner 165 section 603A
(5)(a)This section applies to the disposal of a site to a child of an individual’s civil partner if all other conditions of this section have been met. (b)For the purposes of paragraph (a), “disposal” includes a simultaneous disposal by both civil partners concerned. 166 section 604
(9)a man and his wife living with him a man and his wife living with him, or civil partners living together 167 section 604
(9)(a) both the husband and his wife both the husband and his wife or both civil partners 168 section 604
(9)(d) owned by the husband and a residence owned by the wife owned by the husband and a residence owned by the wife, or a residence owned by one civil partner and a residence owned by the other civil partner, 169 section 604
(11)(
- c)Relief under paragraph (
- b)shall also be given where all other conditions of this section have been met but the residence concerned has been the sole residence of a dependent relative of the civil partner of the individual. 170 section 657
(1)in the definition of “an individual to whom subsection
(1)applies” whose spouse, in a case where the individual is a married person, whose spouse, in a case where the individual is a married person, or whose civil partner, in a case where the individual is in a civil partnership, 171 section 657
(1)in the definition of “an individual to whom subsection
(1)applies” the wife of an individual is treated for tax purposes as not living with her husband; the wife of an individual is treated for tax purposes as not living with her husband, or the civil partner of an individual is treated for tax purposes as not living with his or her civil partner; 172 section 657
(2)a married person whose wife is carrying on farming a married person whose wife is carrying on farming or a civil partner whose civil partner is carrying on farming 173 section 657
(2)individual’s wife individual’s wife or civil partner 174 section 657
(3)the spouse or a minor child the spouse or civil partner, or a minor child or minor child of the civil partner, 175 section 664
(3)
(3)The amount of any deduction due under subsection
(2)shall— (
- a)where by virtue of section 1017 a woman’s income is deemed to be her husband’s income, be determined separately as regards the part of his income which is his by virtue of that section and the part which is his apart from that section, or (
- b)where by virtue of section 1017 a man’s income is deemed to be his wife’s income, be determined separately as regards the part of her income which is hers by virtue of that section and the part which is hers apart from that section, and where section 1023 applies any deduction allowed by virtue of subsection
(2)shall be allocated to the person and to his or her spouse as if they were not married.
(3)The amount of any deduction due under subsection
(2)shall— (
- a)where by virtue of section 1017 a woman’s income is deemed to be her husband’s income, be determined separately as regards the part of his income which is his by virtue of that section and the part which is his apart from that section, (
- b)where by virtue of section 1017 a man’s income is deemed to be his wife’s income, be determined