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Article ID: 2775
Last updated: 24 Mar, 2021
The HMRC guidance document confirms below the factors which have to be applicable in order for the relief to be available. Individuals will be able to claim a basic rate tax reduction from their Income Tax liability on the portion of finance costs not deducted in calculating the profit. In practice this tax reduction will be calculated as 20% of the lower of the:
Therefore if there is no property profit, you will not be eligible for the relief OR if the total income (excluding savings income and dividend income) is lower than the PA and BPA in the year, this would not be available either. Outside of this, if the relief is being applied to the return, you may need to look at the HMRC restriction calculation below: HMRC restrict the relief to the lower ‘Adjusted Total Income’ and the ‘Allowable Amount’. The allowable amount being entered in box 44 on the tax return. The calculation that HMRC apply is Adjusted Total Income is calculated as Net Income - (Savings income + Dividend income + Allowances). Adjusted income can be found in box A115 on the HMRC tax calculation summary in Section 4.
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