Part 1 New Part 5B of ITA 2007

SCHEDULE 11 Tax Relief for Social Investments

Section 57

Part 1 New Part 5B of ITA 2007

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In ITA 2007, after Part 5A (seed enterprise investment scheme) insert—

“Part 5B
Tax Relief for Social Investments
Chapter 1
Introduction
257J Meaning of “SI relief†and “social enterpriseâ€

(1)     This Part provides for income tax relief for social investments (“SI reliefâ€), that is, entitlement to tax reductions in respect of amounts invested in social enterprises by individuals.

(2)     In this Part “social enterprise†means—

(a)     a community interest company,

(b)     a community benefit society (see section 257JB) that is not a charity,

(c)     a charity,

(d)     an accredited social impact contractor (see section 257JD), or

(e)     any other body prescribed, or of a description prescribed, by an order made by the Treasury.

(3)     An order under subsection (2)(e) may make provision as to the bodies which are social enterprises for the purposes of this Part at times before the order comes into force or FA 2014 is passed but, where a body is a social enterprise for the purposes of this Part as a result of an order under subsection (2)(e) that has come into force, no subsequent order

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