Overview Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Sections 256, 256A, 256B, 256C, 256D: Charities and gifts of non-business assets etc
3399.The separation between income tax and corporation tax also results in a separation of the legislation giving relief from tax for charities. Bodies constituted as charitable trusts are within the charge to income tax and capital gains tax while those constituted as companies or other forms of body corporate are within the charge to corporation tax.
3400.ITA amended section 256 of TCGA and inserted sections 256A and 256B to make specific provision for charitable trusts. This Act completes the process by making specific provision for charitable companies by amendment to section 256 and by the insertion of sections 256C and 256D. See the commentary on section 493.