Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, section 80

Trustees ceasing to be resident in U.K

Part III Individuals, partnerships, trusts and collective investment schemes etc

(1) This section applies if the trustees of a settlement become at any time (“the relevant time”) [F304 not resident F304] in the United Kingdom.

(2)The trustees shall be deemed for all purposes of this Act—

(a)to have disposed of the defined assets immediately before the relevant time, and

(b)immediately to have reacquired them,

at their market value at that time.

(3)Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, the defined assets are all assets constituting settled property of the settlement immediately before the relevant time.

(4)If immediately after the relevant time—

(a)the trustees carry on a trade in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency, and

(b)any assets are situated in the United Kingdom and either used in or for the purposes of the trade or used or held for the purposes of the branch or agency,

the assets falling within paragraph (b) above shall not be defined assets.

(5)Assets shall not be defined assets if—

(a)they are of a description specified in any double taxation relief arrangements, and

(b)were the trustees to dispose of them immediately before the relevant time, the trustees would fall to be regarded for the purposes of the arrangements as not liable in the United Kingdom to tax on gains accruing to them on the disposal.

(6)Section 152 shall not apply where the trustees—

(a)have disposed of the old assets, or their interest in them, before the relevant time, and

(b)acquire the new assets, or their interest in them, after that time,

unless the new assets are excepted from this subsection by subsection (7) below.

(7)If at the time when the new assets are acquired—

(a)the trustees carry on a trade in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency, and

(b)any new assets are situated in the United Kingdom and either used in or for the purposes of the trade or used or held for the purposes of the branch or agency,

the assets falling within paragraph (b) above shall be excepted from subsection (6) above.

(8) In this section “the old assets” and “the new assets” have the same meanings as in section 152.

Definitions used in section 80 17

trustee

(7A) In this section, sections 86A to 96 and Schedule 4C “trustee”, in relation to a settlement in relation to which there would be no trustees apart from this subsection, means any person in whom the settled property or its management is for the time being vested (and a person who is treated as a trustee of the settlement by virtue of this subsection shall be treated as a trustee of the settlement for the purposes of section 69).

Defined in s.97(7A) · see it in the full Act

(b) “trustee”, in relation to a settlement in relation to which there would be no trustees apart from this paragraph, means any person in whom the settled property or its management is for the time being vested.

Defined in s.286(3ZA) · see it in the full Act
settlement

(a) “settlement” has the same meaning as in section 620 of ITTOIA 2005, and

Defined in s.286(3ZA) · see it in the full Act

“settlement” has the meaning given by section 620 of ITTOIA 2005, and

Defined in s.97(7) · see it in the full Act
the residents

(b) if 2 or more of them are then resident ... in the United Kingdom (“the residents”) it shall be treated as being as many equal capital payments as there are residents and each of them shall be treated as receiving one of the payments.

Defined in s.96(4) · see it in the full Act
resident

“resident” means resident in accordance with the statutory residence test in Part 1 of Schedule 45 to the Finance Act 2013 ;

Defined in s.288(1) · see it in the full Act
assets

(a) the reference to “assets” were a reference to “property”, and

Defined in Sch.4ZA para.22(2) · see it in the full Act
asset

In this sub-paragraph “asset” includes part of an asset.

Defined in Sch.8B para.6(1) · see it in the full Act
the relevant time

(2) In this paragraph “the relevant time”, in relation to a group of companies, and in relation to each of the elections referred to in paragraph 4(8) above, is the first occasion after 19th March 1968 when any company which is then a member of a group disposes of quoted securities of a kind covered by that election, and for the purposes of paragraph 4(11) above that occasion is, in relation to the group, “the first relevant disposal".

Defined in Sch.2 para.5(2) · see it in the full Act

10 (1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, the current use value of an interest in land shall be ascertained in accordance with the following provisions of this Part, and in this Part the time as at which current use value is to be ascertained is referred to as “the relevant time”.

Defined in Sch.2 para.10(1) · see it in the full Act

(b) but for this paragraph, the election would, as a result of paragraph 20, have ceased to have effect from a particular time for all purposes of this Part of this Schedule (“the relevant time”),

Defined in Sch.5AAA para.28(1) · see it in the full Act

(b) but for this paragraph, the election would, as a result of paragraph 20, have ceased to have effect from a particular time (“the relevant time”) for all purposes of this Part of this Schedule, and

Defined in Sch.5AAA para.30(1) · see it in the full Act
relevant time

and, in the case of a transfer of property from Settlement 1 to Settlement 2 in relation to which section 68B applies, “relevant time” in relation to a settlor of the transferred property in respect of Settlement 2 includes any time which, immediately before the time of the disposal by the trustees of Settlement 1, was a relevant time in relation to that settlor in respect of Settlement 1.

Defined in s.69(2C) · see it in the full Act
market value

(5AA) In this Act “market value” in relation to shares of a given class in an open-ended investment company the prices of which are published regularly by the authorised corporate director of that company (whether or not those shares are also quoted in The Stock Exchange Daily Official List) shall mean an amount equal to the price so published on the relevant date, or if no price was published on that date, on the latest date before that date.

Defined in s.272(5AA) · see it in the full Act

(5) In this Act “market value” in relation to any rights of unit holders in any unit trust scheme the buying and selling prices of which are published regularly by the managers of the scheme shall mean an amount equal to the buying price (that is the lower price) so published on the relevant date, or if none were published on that date, on the latest date before.

Defined in s.272(5) · see it in the full Act

(1) In this Act “market value” in relation to any assets means the price which those assets might reasonably be expected to fetch on a sale in the open market.

Defined in s.272(1) · see it in the full Act

(4) In particular, for the purposes of paragraphs 5 and 7 of this Schedule “market value” has the meaning given by paragraph 92 of Schedule 2 to that Act (determination of market value); and Part 8 of this Act has effect subject to this paragraph.

Defined in Sch.7D para.1(4) · see it in the full Act
settled property

“settled property” and references (however expressed) to property comprised in a settlement shall be construed accordingly .

Defined in s.97(7) · see it in the full Act

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “settled property” means any property held in trust other than property to which section 60 applies (and references, however expressed, to property comprised in a settlement are references to settled property) .

Defined in s.68 · see it in the full Act
trade

“trade” has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Acts;

Defined in s.288(1) · see it in the full Act

(b) “trade”, “profession” and “vocation” have the same meaning as in the Income Tax Acts.

Defined in s.165(8) · see it in the full Act

(9) In this section and Schedule 7 and in determining whether a company is a trading company for the purposes of this section and that Schedule, the expression “trade” shall be taken to include the occupation of woodlands where the woodlands are managed by the occupier on a commercial basis and with a view to the realisation of profits.

Defined in s.165(9) · see it in the full Act
branch or agency

(5) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “branch or agency”—

(a)means any factorship, agency, receivership, branch or management, but

(b)does not include any person within any of the exemptions under sections 835G to 835K of ITA 2007 (persons who are not UK representatives).

Defined in s.1B(5) · see it in the full Act
double taxation relief arrangements

“double taxation relief arrangements”—

(a)

in relation to a company means arrangements that have effect under section 2(1) of TIOPA 2010 except so far as they have effect in relation to petroleum revenue tax, and

(b)

in relation to any other person means arrangements that have effect under section 2(1) of TIOPA 2010 but only so far as they have effect in relation to capital gains tax;

Defined in s.288(1) · see it in the full Act
arrangements

“arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable), and

Defined in s.16A(2) · see it in the full Act

(1) In sections 169B to 169E “arrangement” or “arrangements” includes any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or not legally enforceable.

Defined in s.169G(1) · see it in the full Act
arrangement

(1) In sections 169B to 169E “arrangement” or “arrangements” includes any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or not legally enforceable.

Defined in s.169G(1) · see it in the full Act
tax

and for the purposes of this definition “tax” means capital gains tax, corporation tax or income tax.

Defined in s.16A(2) · see it in the full Act
the new assets

Any shares so received by the transferor in exchange for the business are referred to below as “the new assets”.

Defined in s.162(1) · see it in the full Act

Cases considering section 80 3

The Trustees of the Panico Panayi Accumulation and Maintenance Settlements Nos. 1 to 4 v The Commissioners for HMRC

[2026] EWCA Civ 744 · 12 June 2026

The trustees’ deemed-disposal exit charge was treated as capable of operating consistently with freedom of establishment when paired with deferred payment. The defect lay in the payment provisions, not the existence of the charge. (see paras [9]; [120]) Cited only. The deemed-disposal and immediate-reacquisition mechanism was treated as capable of operating consistently with freedom of establishment when accompanied by deferred payment. (see paras [9]; [120])

The Trustees of the Panico Panayi Accumulation and Maintenance Settlements Numbers 1 to 4 & Anor v The Commissioners for HMRC

[2024] UKUT 319 (TCC) · 8 October 2024

Section 80 validly imposed the deemed-disposal exit charge on trustees. The EU-law defect was not the charge but the absence of an option to defer payment under the payment provisions. (see paras [131]-[134]; [155])

Jasmine Trustees Ltd & Ors v Wells & Hind (A Firm) & Anor

[2007] EWHC 38 (Ch) · 19 January 2007

Considers the deemed disposal when trustees of a settlement become neither resident nor ordinarily resident. The relevant trustees for this purpose are the properly appointed trustees identified under section 69 (see paras [37]-[38], [48]).

What each judgment says about section 80 is in the case-law panel in the full Act.

Amendments and notes

3 notes from legislation.gov.uk

Amendments

  1. F304Words in s. 80(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 112 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 84

Modifications

  1. C145S. 80(4)(a)(b) modified (with effect in accordance with s. 153(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 153(2)(b)
  2. C146S. 80(7)(b) modified (with effect in accordance with s. 153(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 153(2)(b)