The Income Tax (Purchased Life Annuities) Regulations 2008
These Regulations provide a new procedure for obtaining the exemption for purchased life annuities under sections 717 to 719 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”). This new procedure reflects the amendments and repeals effected by section 46 of the Finance Act 2007 of sections 717, 723 and 873 of the 2005 Act, and of sections 656 and 658 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. As a consequence, the Income Tax (Purchased Life Annuity) Regulations 1956 (S.I. 1956/1230, as amended by S.I. 1960/2308, S.I. 1990/626 and S.I. 1991/2808) are revoked, save for the transitional provision in relation to the mortality tables to be used for annuities purchased in the 2007-2008 tax year (regulation 27).