SCHEDULES

C1C5C3C2C4C6C7C8C9C10C13C12C11SCHEDULE 24Penalties for errors

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4

Sch. 24 modified (8.4.2010) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), Sch. 1 para. 37

C6

Sch. 24 applied (with modifications) (19.4.2013) by The Small Charitable Donations Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/938), regs. 1, 15

C7

Sch. 24 excluded (17.7.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 35 para. 13(a)

C9

Sch. 24 applied (with modifications) by 1992 c. 4, s. 11A(1)(3) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 35 of the amending Act) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 3)

C10

Sch. 24 applied (with modifications) by 1992 c.7 (N.I.) s. 11A(1)(3) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 35 of the amending Act) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 12)

C13

Sch. 24 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 85(4)

C12

Sch. 24 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 50(3)

C11

Sch. 24 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 24(3)

C15Part 1Liability for penalty

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C15

Sch. 24 Pt. 1 modified (10.6.2021 for specified purposes, 1.7.2021 for specified purposes) by 1994 c. 23, Sch. 9ZF para. 9 (as inserted by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 95(6)(a), Sch. 18 para. 6); S.I. 2021/770, regs. 3, 4 (with regs. 5-7) (as amended (1.4.2022) by The Value Added Tax (Enforcement Related to Distance Selling and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/226), regs. 1, 26(b))

Error in taxpayer's document

I1C141

1

A penalty is payable by a person (P) where—

a

P gives HMRC a document of a kind listed in the Table below, and

b

Conditions 1 and 2 are satisfied.

2

Condition 1 is that the document contains an inaccuracy which amounts to, or leads to—

a

an understatement of F5a liability to tax,

b

a false or inflated statement of a loss F6..., or

c

a false or inflated claim to repayment of tax.

3

Condition 2 is that the inaccuracy was F7careless (within the meaning of paragraph 3) or deliberate on P’s part.

4

Where a document contains more than one inaccuracy, a penalty is payable for each inaccuracy.

Tax

Document

Income tax or capital gains tax

Return under section 8 of TMA 1970 (personal return).

Income tax or capital gains tax

Return under section 8A of TMA 1970 (trustee's return).

Income tax or capital gains tax

Return, statement or declaration in connection with a claim for an allowance, deduction or relief.

Income tax or capital gains tax

Accounts in connection with ascertaining liability to tax.

Income tax or capital gains tax

Partnership return.

Income tax or capital gains tax

Statement or declaration in connection with a partnership return.

Income tax or capital gains tax

Accounts in connection with a partnership return.

F21Apprenticeship levy

Return under regulations under section 105 of FA 2016.

F19Capital gains tax

Return under F24Schedule 2 to FA 2019.

F1Income tax

Return under section 254 of FA 2004.

Income tax

Return for the purposes of PAYE regulations.

Construction industry deductions

Return for the purposes of regulations under section 70(1)(a) of FA 2004 in connection with deductions on account of tax under the Construction Industry Scheme.

Corporation tax

Company tax return under paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to FA 1998.

Corporation tax

Return, statement or declaration in connection with a claim for an allowance, deduction or relief.

Corporation tax

Accounts in connection with ascertaining liability to tax.

F25Digital services tax

DST return under paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to FA 2020.

VAT

VAT return under regulations made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to VATA 1994.

VAT

Return, statement or declaration in connection with a claim.

F26. . .

F26. . .

F2Insurance premium tax

Return under regulations under section 54 of FA 1994.

Insurance premium tax

Return, statement or declaration in connection with a claim.

Inheritance tax

Account under section 216 or 217 of IHTA 1984.

Inheritance tax

Information or document under regulations under section 256 of IHTA 1984.

Inheritance tax

Statement or declaration in connection with a deduction, exemption or relief.

Stamp duty land tax

Return under section 76 of FA 2003.

Stamp duty reserve tax

Return under regulations under section 98 of FA 1986.

F18Annual tax on enveloped dwellings

Annual tax on enveloped dwellings return.

F18Annual tax on enveloped dwellings

Return of adjusted chargeable amount.

Petroleum revenue tax

Return under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Oil Taxation Act 1975.

F15Petroleum revenue tax

Statement or declaration in connection with a claim under paragraph 13A of Schedule 2 to the Oil Taxation Act 1975.

Petroleum revenue tax

Statement or declaration in connection with a claim under Schedule 5, 6, 7 or 8 to the Oil Taxation Act 1975.

Petroleum revenue tax

Statement under section 1(1)(a) of the Petroleum Revenue Tax Act 1980.

F23Soft drinks industry levy

Return under regulations under section 52 of FA 2017

Aggregates levy

Return under regulations under section 25 of FA 2001.

Climate change levy

Return under regulations under paragraph 41 of Schedule 6 to FA 2000.

Landfill tax

Return under regulations under section 49 of FA 1996.

Air passenger duty

Return under section 38 of FA 1994.

Alcoholic liquor duties

Return under regulations under section 13, 49, 56 or 62 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.

Alcoholic liquor duties

Statement or declaration in connection with a claim for repayment of duty under section 4(4) of FA 1995.

Tobacco products duty

Return under regulations under section 7 of the Tobacco Products Duties Act 1979.

Hydrocarbon oil duties

Return under regulations under section 21 of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979.

Excise duties

Return under regulations under section 93 of CEMA 1979.

Excise duties

Return under regulations under section 100G or 100H of CEMA 1979.

Excise duties

Statement or declaration in connection with a claim.

General betting duty

Return under regulations under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to BGDA 1981.

Pool betting duty

Return under regulations under paragraph 2A of Schedule 1 to BGDA 1981.

Bingo duty

Return under regulations under paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to BGDA 1981.

Lottery duty

Return under regulations under section 28(2) of FA 1993.

Gaming duty

Return under directions under paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to FA 1997.

Remote gaming duty

Return under regulations under section 26K of BGDA 1981.

F17Machine games duty

Return under regulations under paragraph 18 of Schedule 24 to FA 2012

F3Any of the taxes mentioned above

Any document which is likely to be relied upon by HMRC to determine, without further inquiry, a question about—

  1. a

    P's liability to tax,

  2. b

    payments by P by way of or in connection with tax,

  3. c

    any other payment by P (including penalties), or

  4. d

    repayments, or any other kind of payment or credit, to P.

F274A

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F274B

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F274C

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F45

In relation to a return under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Oil Taxation Act 1975 F16or a statement or declaration under paragraph 13A of that Schedule, references in this Schedule to P include any person who, after the giving of the return for a taxable field (within the meaning of that Act), becomes the responsible person for the field (within the meaning of that Act).

F13Error in taxpayer's document attributable to another person

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Amendments (Textual)
F13

Sch. 24 para. 1A and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2009) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 122(2), Sch. 40 para. 3; S.I. 2009/571, art. 2

1A

1

A penalty is payable by a person (T) where—

a

another person (P) gives HMRC a document of a kind listed in the Table in paragraph 1,

b

the document contains a relevant inaccuracy, and

c

the inaccuracy was attributable to T deliberately supplying false information to P (whether directly or indirectly), or to T deliberately withholding information from P, with the intention of the document containing the inaccuracy.

2

A “relevant inaccuracy” is an inaccuracy which amounts to, or leads to—

a

an understatement of a liability to tax,

b

a false or inflated statement of a loss, or

c

a false or inflated claim to repayment of tax.

3

A penalty is payable under this paragraph in respect of an inaccuracy whether or not P is liable to a penalty under paragraph 1 in respect of the same inaccuracy.

Under-assessment by HMRC

I22

1

A penalty is payable by a person (P) where—

a

an assessment issued to P by HMRC understates P's liability to F8a relevant tax, and

b

P has failed to take reasonable steps to notify HMRC, within the period of 30 days beginning with the date of the assessment, that it is an under-assessment.

2

In deciding what steps (if any) were reasonable HMRC must consider—

a

whether P knew, or should have known, about the under-assessment, and

b

what steps would have been reasonable to take to notify HMRC.

F93

In sub-paragraph (1) “relevant tax” means any tax mentioned in the Table in paragraph 1.

F144

In this paragraph (and in Part 2 of this Schedule so far as relating to this paragraph)—

a

assessment” includes determination, and

b

accordingly, references to an under-assessment include an under-determination.

Degrees of culpability

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1

F10For the purposes of a penalty under paragraph 1, inaccuracy in a document given by P to HMRC is—

a

“careless” if the inaccuracy is due to failure by P to take reasonable care,

b

“deliberate but not concealed” if the inaccuracy is deliberate F11on P's part but P does not make arrangements to conceal it, and

c

“deliberate and concealed” if the inaccuracy is deliberate F11on P's part and P makes arrangements to conceal it (for example, by submitting false evidence in support of an inaccurate figure).

2

An inaccuracy in a document given by P to HMRC, which was neither careless nor deliberate F12on P's part when the document was given, is to be treated as careless if P—

a

discovered the inaccuracy at some later time, and

b

did not take reasonable steps to inform HMRC.

F203

Paragraph 47 of Schedule 19 to FA 2016 (special measures for persistently unco-operative large businesses) provides for certain inaccuracies to be treated, for the purposes of this Schedule, as being due to a failure by P to take reasonable care.