Income Tax Act, 1967.

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Right of husband to disclaim liability for tax on deceased wife's income.

195.—(1) Where a woman dies who, at any time before her death, was a married woman living with her husband, he or, if he is dead, his executors or administrators may, not later than two months from the date of the grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of her estate or, with the consent of her executors or administrators, at any later date, give to her executors or administrators and to the inspector a notice in writing declaring that, to the extent permitted by this section, he or they disclaims or disclaim responsibility for unpaid income tax or unpaid sur-tax in respect of all income of hers for any year of assessment or part of a year of assessment, being a year of assessment or part of a year of assessment which began on or after the 6th day of April, 1958, and during which he was her husband and she was living with him.

(2) A notice given pursuant to this section to the inspector shall be deemed not to be a valid notice unless it specifies the names and addresses of the woman's executors or administrators.

(3) Where a notice under this section has been given to a woman's executors or administrators and to the inspector—

(a) it shall be the duty of the Revenue Commissioners and the Special Commissioners to exercise such powers as they may then or thereafter be entitled to exercise under section 194 in connection with any assessment made on or before the date when the giving of the said notice is completed, being an assessment in respect of any of the income to which the said notice relates, and

(b) the assessments (if any), whether to income tax or to sur-tax, which may be made after that date shall, in all respects and in particular as respects the persons assessable and the tax payable, be the assessments which would have fallen to be made if—

(i) an application for separate assessment under section 197 or under section 198, as the case may be, had been in force in respect of the year of assessment in question, and

(ii) all assessments previously made had been made accordingly.

(4) In this section “the inspector” means, in relation to a notice, any inspector who might reasonably be considered by the person giving the notice to be likely to be concerned with the subject-matter thereof or who declares himself ready to accept the notice.

(5) Any notice under this section may be served by post.