Commentary on Sections Part 7: Income charged under this Act: rent-a-room and foster-care relief Overview Section 799: Election not to apply full relief
2976.This section allows a taxpayer to opt out of full relief (it may not always be beneficial, for example, if he or she has losses to use). It is based on paragraph 10 of Schedule 10 to F(No 2)A 1992.
2977.It follows the approach of the source legislation in making the exemption automatic unless the taxpayer opts out. That is because, in the type of small case to which the exemption will most frequently apply, the likelihood is that it will be beneficial.
2978.Subsection (3) converts references, in the source legislation, to the Board of Inland Revenue and to an officer of the Board of Inland Revenue into references to the Inland Revenue. See Change 149 in Annex 1.
2979.Subsection (3) expresses the time limit by reference to the normal Self Assessment rules.