Commentary on Sections Overview Overview Section 24: Reliefs deductible at Step 2
96.This section lists all the reliefs that may be deducted from components of total income at Step 2 of the calculation. It is based on many provisions in the source legislation.
97.The section is arranged to highlight those reliefs which apply only to individuals, and to avoid duplication of references to particular reliefs.
98.This section, and others in the Chapter, contains lists of provisions some of which are in this Act and some which are elsewhere. Such lists are arranged by reference to the order that the provisions appear in this Act and by reference to the date on which other legislation was enacted.
99.The entries in the lists are not each given their own sub-paragraph reference. This will reduce the scope for confusion should any amendments need to be made to the lists in future Finance Acts.
100.One of the reliefs deducted at this step is for annual payments and patent royalties under Chapter 4 of Part 8. See Change 81 in Annex 1 and the overview commentary on Chapter 4 of Part 8.
101.The opportunity has been taken to clarify the way in which reliefs under sections 446 and 454 of ITTOIA work. See the amendments made to those sections in Schedule 1.
102.The list of reliefs does not include section 811 of ICTA. That section allows a reduction of a component of income for foreign tax suffered on that income where no credit is available. It has been excluded on the basis that the relief reduces the amount of income from the source (and where appropriate can create or augment a trading loss) before it enters into the calculation in section 23.
103.For the same reason, the list does not include relief under section 798C of ICTA which was introduced by FA 2005.
104.For the rules about what (if anything) may be done with any excess relief over the amount of income from which it can be deducted it is necessary to refer to the particular provisions dealing with the relief concerned. But see also the provisions of section 25.