Section 16 | Savings and dividend income to be treated as highest part of total income

(1)This section has effect for determining —^F1

(za)which part of a Scottish taxpayer's income consists of savings income,^F1F2

(zb)the rate at which income tax would be charged on the income of a Welsh taxpayer which is neither property income nor savings income apart from section 11B but taking into account the effect of section 16A,^F1F3

(a)the extent to which a person's income up to the starting rate limit for savings consists of savings income,^F1

(aa)the extent to which a person's income above the starting rate limit for savings consists of savings income, and^F1F4

(ab)the rate at which income tax would be charged on a person’s savings income above the starting rate limit for savings apart from sections 11D and 12A,^F1F5

(b)the rate at which income tax would be charged on a person's dividend income apart from section 13.^F1

(2)It also has effect for all other income tax purposes except for the purposes of—

(a)Repealed^F6

(b)sections 535 to 537 of ITTOIA 2005 (gains from contracts for life insurance etc: top slicing relief).

(3)If a person has savings income but no dividend income, the savings income is treated as the highest part of the person's total income.

(4)If a person has dividend income but no savings income, the dividend income is treated as the highest part of the person's total income.

(5)If a person has both savings income and dividend income—

(a)the savings income and dividend income are together treated as the highest part of the person's total income, and

(b)the dividend income is treated as the higher part of that part of the person's total income.

(6)See section 1012 for the relationship between—

(a)the rules in this section, and

(b)other rules requiring particular income to be treated as the highest part of a person's total income.

(7)References in this section to dividend income do not include dividend income which is relevant foreign income charged in accordance with section 832 of ITTOIA 2005 (relevant foreign income charged on the remittance basis).