Commentary on Sections Structure of Chapters Overview Section 510: Requirement for transaction-related calculations in certain part surrender and assignment cases
2014.This section is based on section 546C of ICTA.
2015.Where the section applies, subsection (2) substitutes a fresh calculation under section 511, for each “relevant transaction” in the insurance year, for the discarded single calculation for that year under section 507. This is a change of approach from that taken in the source legislation, which is drafted in terms of a “section 546 excess occurring at the end of any year” being charged to tax under section 546C of ICTA. But the outcome is the same whichever approach is taken.
2016.Any assignment for money or money’s worth in that year of a part of, or share in, the rights is relevant. Any surrender in that year of a part of, or share in, the rights is relevant. That is, the section applies to any such surrender in the year, regardless of whether that surrender was instrumental in triggering the section or whether it preceded or followed an assignment of any kind. This is described by subsection (3) as a “relevant transaction”. That term is used also in sections 511 to 514.
2017.By carrying out a series of calculations, any of which may give rise to a chargeable event (see section 514), the gain is attributed to those liable at the time of that event, in accordance with sections 464 to 468, rather than to those liable by reference to how the rights are held in respect of chargeable events occurring at the end of the insurance year.
2018.Subsection (6) indicates that subsections (2) and (4) are modified by the rules in section 513 for the final insurance year (which provides that no subsequent calculations are made once a “gains limit” has been reached).