Section 845F | Effect of claim on relief for contributions to registered pension schemes

(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)an individual makes a foreign income claim for a tax year,

(b)the individual is entitled to relief under section 188 of FA 2004 (relief for contributions) for that tax year, and

(c)the maximum amount of relief to which the individual is entitled under that section for that tax year is greater than the basic amount within the meaning of section 190(4) of that Act.

(2)The maximum amount of relief to which the individual is entitled under section 188 of that Act for that tax year is to be reduced by the lesser of—

(a)the relevant amount, and

(b)the amount that would reduce the maximum amount of relief to the basic amount.

(3)The “relevant amount” is the amount of the relief to which the individual is entitled under section 845A(2) of this Act as a result of making the foreign income claim, so far as that amount reflects relevant qualifying foreign income.

(4)An amount of qualifying foreign income is “relevant qualifying foreign income” if the income is relevant UK earnings within the meaning of section 189(2) of FA 2004.