Commentary on Sections Part 7: Income charged under this Act: rent-a-room and foster-care relief Overview Section 803: Overview of Chapter 2
2990.This section introduces the relief. It is based on paragraph 1 of Schedule 36 to FA 2003.
2991.Subsection (2) introduces the key factor in determining the form of relief available: the level of gross foster-care receipts, that is receipts before any deductions for expenses.
2992.Subsection (3) introduces the full form of the relief where gross receipts are modest: they are simply not charged to tax.
2993.Subsection (4) introduces the alternative method of calculation form of the relief where gross receipts are larger.
2994.Not all taxpayers prepare accounts to 5 April. Subsection (5) alerts the reader to the fact that special rules apply in that case.
2995.The nature of the activity requires a rather different approach to capital allowances than that in rent-a-room. Subsection (5)(b) introduces the special provisions.