Section 231: Powers to transfer property in satisfaction of tax.

Inheritance Tax Act 1984 · 1984 c. 51View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VIII: ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION

Where a person has power to sell any property in order to raise money for the payment of tax, he may agree with the Board for the property to be accepted in satisfaction of that tax in pursuance of section 230 above; and, except as regards the nature of the consideration and its receipt and application, any such agreement shall be subject to the same provisions and shall be treated for all purposes as a sale made in the exercise of the said power, and any conveyance or transfer made or purporting to be made to give effect to such an agreement shall have effect accordingly.

The references in subsection (1) above to tax include references to interest payable under section 233 below.

This section shall not affect paragraph 1(4) or 3(4) of Schedule 5 to this Act.

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