Commentary on Sections Overview Section 1282: Income from Ulster Savings Certificates
3283.This section provides an exemption for income from Ulster Savings Certificates for holdings within specified limits. It is based on section 46 of ICTA, which also deals with savings certificates generally (see section 1281). The corresponding rule for income tax is in section 693 of ITTOIA.
3284.Although Ulster Savings Certificates have not been issued since March 1997, there are still holdings which have not been redeemed. Consequently it is necessary to rewrite this provision to ensure that interest continuing to be paid in respect of these holdings is exempt from corporation tax.
3285.Subsection (4) introduces the words “so far as”. This allows exemption to be conferred in part in respect of multiple savings certificates. See Change 92 in Annex 1.
3286.Subsection (4) uses “acquisition” rather than purchase and refers to a person’s holding in line with the way the regulations are written.
3287.Subsection (5) does not specify that the claim for exemption is to be made to the Board. Where a notice to deliver a corporation tax return has been issued, paragraphs 57 and 58 of Schedule 18 to FA 1998 require the claim to be made in the return or by amendment of the return if possible. See Change 1 in Annex 1.