Commentary on Sections Overview Overview Section 45: Marriages before 5 December 2005
176.This section applies if a marriage took place before 5 December 2005 unless an election for the new rules is in force. It is based on sections 256 and 257A of ICTA.
177.Subsection (1) provides that the husband may claim the relief and that if the conditions in subsection (2) are met he is entitled to a tax reduction. The amount of the tax reduction is 10% of the amount specified in subsection (3).
178.Subsection (4) provides that the allowance is reduced if the husband’s adjusted net income exceeds a threshold. The calculation of adjusted net income for this purpose is similar to, but slightly more complicated than, that under section 36(2) because it takes into account the fact that he will have already suffered a reduction in his personal allowance if he is aged 65 or over.