Commentary on Sections Example 3 Ne = £5,000; Da = 183; De = 183; Smg = 0 Section 631: Taxable pension income
2499.This section deals with the basis of assessment. It identifies the amount of taxable pension income, which feeds into the computation of net taxable pension income in section 567.
2500.It derives from section 616(3) of ICTA and invokes sections 65 and 68 of ICTA.
2501.Section 616(3) of ICTA treats the pension as if the original overseas government or body paid it. This section adopts a different approach. The practical effect of section 616(3) is to tax the pension as a foreign pension. The section legislates the practical effect.
2502.In ICTA the basis of assessment for a foreign pension is given by the rules of Schedule D Case V. The pension income Part does not repeat those rules but cross-refers the reader to them. There is no cross-reference to sections 584 and 585 of ICTA. These sections will not apply if the United Kingdom government pays the pensions.