Section 968 — Income Tax Act 2007: Treatment of sums representing income tax

Treatment of sums representing income tax 968 1 This section applies if, in accordance with section 966(3) or (4), a person pays a sum to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

2 The sum is treated as paid on account of a liability of another person to income tax or corporation tax.

3 The liability and the other person are to be found in accordance with prescribed rules.

4 If the sum exceeds the liability concerned, the Commissioners must pay so much of the sum as is appropriate to the other person.

5 If no liability is found, the Commissioners must pay the sum to the recipient of the relevant payment or transfer.

6 The relevant payment or transfer is the payment or transfer—

a to which section 966 applies, and b which gave rise to the payment of the sum.

7 A reference to a sum in this section does not include anything representing interest.