TTM12060 - Tonnage tax groups: Control

Meaning of ‘settlement’ and ‘settlor’

‘Settlement’ includes any disposition, trust, covenant, agreement, arrangement or transfer of assets.

‘Settlor’ in relation to a settlement, means any person by whom the settlement was made.

See FA00/SCH22/PARA144 (3) and ITTOIA05/S620 (1).

A person shall be deemed to have made a settlement if:
 

  • he has made or entered into the settlement directly or indirectly, or
  • he has provided or undertaken to provide funds directly or indirectly for the purposes of the settlement, or
  • he has made with any other person a reciprocal arrangement for that other person to make or enter into the settlement.

References

FA00/SCH22/PARA144(3) (meaning of ‘settlement’ and ‘settlor’) TTM17796
   
Control by an individual TTM12020