VCM51080 | VCT: investor income tax reliefs: ‘front-end’ income tax relief: assessments and claims cases

Income from employment

HMRC officers should give relief as a tax adjustment.

Enter the total amount on which relief is due, for example £5,000, then compute the tax adjustment at the appropriate rate, for example ‘Venture Capital Trust £10,000 @ 20% = £2,000.00' for shares issued on or after 6 April 2026 (30% to 5 April 2026).

Income from self employment

There is no assessing descriptor for ‘front-end' Income Tax relief. HMRC officers must therefore:

• include the relief due as a tax adjustment

• use the abbreviation ‘sundry'

• include an explanation in the ‘notes' field.

Claims cases

HMRC officers should give relief in the repayment computation (Function CL):

• include the relief as a tax adjustment using the abbreviation ‘sundry' (RM2560),

• send a letter of explanation to the taxpayer.