TSEM5665 - Trusts for particular purposes: discretionary payments taxed as employment income - 2010-2011 onwards - example

The trustees must meet the conditions of the statute (TSEM5655).

This is how relief is calculated

2010-11 Tax due Total Tax pool
Tax pool brought forward as reduced by compensation paid under ESC A68 - - £ 1,000
Interest received - £100,000 -
Tax due at standard rate and trust rate (20% and 50%) before relief under ITA/S496B - £ 49,700 £49,700
Amount of tax pool before relief under ITA/S496B - - £50,700
Amount distributed subject to PAYE - £ 50,000 -
Relief given* - - £25,000
Tax pool carried forward - - £25,7000
*The relief due to trustees is the lesser of - - -
- Tax at trust rate, on the total payments in the year which are treated as employment income £50,000 @ 50% - £25,000
- Tax which the trustees have available in the ‘tax pool’ above - - £50,700
The relief given is therefore - - £25,000

If the claim for relief is made in the tax return for 2010-2011 the tax due for the year is £25,700.

If the claim is made outside the return the tax due for 2010-2011 is £50,700 of which £25,000 will be repaid on the making of a valid claim.