Section 939B | Relievable charity donations ^F1

(1)In this Chapter “ relievable charity donation ” means a gift or other disposal which—

(a)is made by a person to a charity, and

(b)is eligible for tax relief.

(2)A gift or other disposal is eligible for tax relief if one or both of the following apply—

(a)(ignoring the tainted donation provisions) tax relief would be available in respect of it under a relevant relieving provision;

(b)the charity is entitled to claim a repayment of tax in respect of it.

(3)“The tainted donation provisions” are—

(a)this Part,

(b)sections 257A and 257B of TCGA 1992 (tainted charity donations: disapplication of section 257), and^F2

(c)Chapter 8 of Part 13 of ITA 2007 (tainted charity donations: removal of income tax relief etc ).

(4)The following are “relevant relieving provisions”—

(a)section 257 of TCGA 1992 (gifts of chargeable assets),

(b)section 63(2)(a), (aa) and (ab) of CAA 2001 (gifts of plant and machinery),

(c)Part 12 of ITEPA 2003 (payroll giving),

(d)section 108 of ITTOIA 2005 (gifts of trading stock),

(e)Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 8 of ITA 2007 (gift aid and gifts of shares),

(f)section 105 of CTA 2009 (gifts of trading stock), and

(g)Part 6 of this Act (charitable donations relief).

(5)For the purposes of this Part, an amount of income which arises under a UK settlement and to which a charity is entitled under the terms of the settlement is to be regarded as an amount gifted to the charity by the trustees of the settlement. “ UK settlement ” has the same meaning as in section 628 of ITTOIA 2005.