Finance Act, 1894

Exemption where income does not exceed 160l. [1] Abatement where income does not exceed 500l. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 16

34. The provisions of the Income Tax Acts with respect to the exemption granted to persons whose respective incomes are less than one hundred and fifty pounds a year, shall extend to persons whose respective incomes do not exceed one hundred and sixty pounds a year,[1] and in lieu of the relief or abatement from income tax granted by section eight of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1876, to persons whose respective incomes are less than four hundred pounds a year, the following provisions shall have effect:—

(1) Any person who shall be assessed or charged to any of the duties of income tax granted by this Act, or who shall have paid the same either by deduction or otherwise, and who shall claim and prove in the manner prescribed by the Income Tax Acts, that his total income from all sources, although exceeding one hundred and sixty pounds or upwards, does not exceed five hundred pounds, shall be entitled to relief or abatement as follows:—

(a) If the total income of such person does not exceed four hundred pounds, to relief from so much of the said duties assessed upon or paid by him as an assessment or charge upon one hundred and sixty pounds of his income would amount to; and

(b) If the total income of such person exceeds four hundred pounds, and does not exceed five hundred pounds, to the relief from so much of the said duties assessed upon or paid by him as an assessment or charge upon one hundred pounds of his income would amount to.

[Sub-s. (2) rep. 60 & 61 Vict. c. 24. s. 5 (3). As to income of married women, see now that section.]

[1 Provided that for the purposes of section eighteen of this Act such institute or heir of entail shall not be deemed to be a person competent to dispose of such estate, unless he is entitled to disentail it without obtaining the consent of any subsequent heir of entail, or having the consent of any subsequent heir valued and dispensed with]:

[1 As to abatement on incomes between 160land 700l.seenow 61&62 Vict.c.10.s.8,and7 Edw.7.c.13.s.19(8).