Section 18 | Meaning of “savings income”

(1)This section applies for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts.

(2)“Savings income” is income—

(a)which is within subsection (3) or (4), and

(b)which is not relevant foreign income charged in accordance with section 832 of ITTOIA 2005 (relevant foreign income charged on the remittance basis).

(3)Income is within this subsection if it is—

(a)income chargeable under Chapter 2 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (interest),

(b)income chargeable under Chapter 7 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (purchased life annuity payments), other than income from annuities specified in section 718(2) of that Act (annuities purchased from certain life assurance premium payments or under wills etc),

(c)income chargeable under Chapter 8 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (profits from deeply discounted securities), or

(d)income chargeable under Chapter 2 of Part 12 of this Act (accrued income profits).

(4)Income is within this subsection if—

(a)it is chargeable under Chapter 9 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (gains from contracts for life insurance etc), and

(b)an individual is, or personal representatives or trustees are, liable for income tax on it (under section 465 , 466 or 467 of that Act).