Citation, commencement and effect

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2009, Sections 101 to 103 (Income Tax Self Assessment) (Appointed Days and Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st April 2011.

(2) The amendments made by articles 6 to 11 have effect on and after 31st October 2011.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“HMRC” means Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

“self-assessment amount” means any tax or other amount in relation to which, for any tax year—

and includes any penalties assessed in relation to that tax or amount.

Appointed days

3.—(1) 31st October 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 101 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 (late payment interest on sums due to HMRC)(6) for the purposes of any self-assessment amount payable by a person to HMRC.

(2) 31st October 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 102 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 (repayment interest on sums to be paid by HMRC)(7) for the purposes of any self-assessment amount payable or repayable by HMRC to any person.

Transitional provision

4.—(1) In relation to any self-assessment amount payable by a person to HMRC and outstanding immediately prior to 31st October 2011—

(a)section 86 of the Taxes Management 1970 (interest on overdue income tax and capital gains tax)(8) has effect up to and including 30th October 2011, and

(b)sections 101 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 have effect on and after 31st October 2011.

(2) In relation to any self-assessment amount payable or repayable by HMRC to a person and outstanding immediately prior to 31st October 2011—

(a)section 824 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (repayment supplements: individuals and others)(9) and section 283 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (repayment supplements)(10) have effect up to and including 30th October 2011, and

(b)sections 102 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 have effect on and after 31st October 2011.

5.  For the avoidance of doubt, section 86 of the Taxes Management Act 1970, section 824 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and section 283 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 do not have effect in relation to any self-assessment amount which becomes payable or repayable on or after 31st October 2011.

Consequential provision

6.  The Taxes Management Act 1970 is amended as follows.

7.  In section 69(1) (recovery of penalty, surcharge or interest)(11), at the end of paragraph (c) insert—

“; and

(d)interest charged under section 101 of the Finance Act 2009.”

8.—(1) Section 107A (relevant trustees)(12) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “section 103A of this Act” substitute “section 101 of the Finance Act 2009”;

(b)in paragraph (c), after “Schedule 56 to the Finance Act 2009” insert “, or to interest under section 101 of that Act on such a penalty;”; and

(c)in paragraph (d), after “section 86 of this Act” insert “or section 101 of the Finance Act 2009”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)in relation to—

(i)a penalty under paragraph 4 of Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 in respect of a return or other document falling within item 1, 2 or 3 of the Table in paragraph 1 of that Schedule, or

(ii)interest under section 101 of that Act on a penalty within sub-paragraph (i),

the beginning of the penalty date as defined in paragraph 1(4) of that Schedule;”;

(b)in paragraph (b), for “section 103A of this Act” substitute “section 101 of the Finance Act 2009”; and

(c)in paragraph (c)—

(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (i), omit “or”; and

(ii)after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—

“or

(iii)interest under section 101 of that Act on a penalty within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii),”.

9.  In paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (other provisions)(13)—

(a)for “Section 86 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (interest on overdue tax)” substitute “Section 101 of the Finance Act 2009 (late payment interest on sums due to HMRC)”; and

(b)for “section 824 of the Act of 1988 (repayment supplements)” substitute “section 102 of the Finance Act 2009 (repayment interest on sums to be paid by HMRC)”.

10.  In the Taxes (Interest Rate) Regulations 1989(14), omit regulation 3(1)(ab).

11.  In regulation 4(1) of the Recovery of Social Security Contributions Due in Other Member States Regulations 2010 (interest for late payment of claims)(15) for the words from “under section 178” to “inclusive” substitute—

“under—

(a)section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 for the purposes of Class 1, 1A and 1B national insurance contributions, or

(b)sections 101 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 for the purposes of Class 4 national insurance contributions,

from the date of recognition until the date of payment inclusive.”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order comes into force on 1st April 2011. Article 3 of this Order appoints 31st October 2011 as the day on which the interest regime contained in sections 101 to 103 of the Finance Act 2009 (c. 10) comes into force for the purposes of self-assessment amounts that are payable by a person to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) or payable or repayable by HMRC to any person.

Article 4 provides for transitional arrangements which ensure that self-assessment amounts accruing interest or repayment supplement under the existing interest regimes will continue to accrue interest under sections 101 to 103 of the Finance Act 2009 from 31st October 2011 onwards.

Article 5 clarifies that the existing interest provisions do not have effect for self-assessment amounts payable or repayable from 31st October 2011 onwards.

Article 7 makes a consequential amendment to section 69(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9) applying that section to interest charged under section 101 of the Finance Act 2009 on self-assessment amounts.

Article 8 makes consequential amendments to section 107A of the Taxes Management Act 1970, replacing references to section 103A of that Act with references to section 101 of the Finance Act 2009 and ensuring that interest under that section is recoverable from the relevant trustees of a settlement.

Article 9 makes a consequential amendment to paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) which replaces references to section 86 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 and section 824 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1) with references to sections 101 and 102 of the Finance Act 2009, respectively.

Article 10 omits regulation 3(1)(ab) of the Taxes (Interest Rate) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/ 1297), which sets the rate applicable under section 178 for the purposes of section 103A of the Taxes Management Act 1970, so far as it relates to any person who may be required by a notice under section 8, 8A or 12AA of that Act (or under any of those sections as extended by section 12 of that Act) to make and deliver a return for a year of assessment or other period, and income tax or capital gains tax. The reference to section 103A in article 3(1)(ab) is omitted as section 178 will no longer be applicable to that section.

Article 11 makes a consequential amendment to regulation 4(1) of the Recovery of Social Security Contributions Due in Other Member States Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/926) which replaces a reference to section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26) with a reference to sections 101 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 for the purposes of Class 4 national insurance contributions.

A full Impact Assessment of the effect that the interest harmonisation and late filing and late payment penalties reform will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector was published by HMRC on 14th April 2009 and is available at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/better-regulation/ia.htm.