PART 5PENALTIES

CHAPTER 2PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO MAKE RETURNS OR PAY TAX F1OR AMOUNTS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TAX CREDITS

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Penalty for failure to make tax return

I1121Reduction in penalty for failure to make tax return: disclosure

1

WRA may reduce a penalty under section 118, F2118A, 119 or 120 if the person discloses information which has been withheld as a result of a failure to make a tax return (“relevant information”).

2

A person discloses relevant information by—

a

telling WRA about it,

b

giving WRA reasonable help in quantifying any devolved tax unpaid by reason of the information having been withheld, and

c

allowing WRA access to records for the purpose of checking how much devolved tax is so unpaid.

3

In reducing a penalty under this section, WRA may take account of—

a

whether the disclosure was prompted or unprompted, and

b

the quality of the disclosure.

4

Disclosure of relevant information—

a

is “unprompted” if made at a time when the person making the disclosure has no reason to believe that WRA has discovered or is about to discover the relevant information, and

b

otherwise, is “prompted”.

5

Quality”, in relation to disclosure, includes timing, nature and extent.