S. 144 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/33, art. 3

Word in s. 144(1) inserted (1.4.2018) by Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 1), s. 81(2)(3), Sch. 23 para. 54; S.I. 2018/34, art. 3

Ss. 143-145 applied (1.4.2018) by The Tax Collection and Management (Reimbursement Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/88), regs. 1(2), 8(1)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/6/section/144Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to establish the Welsh Revenue Authority; to make provision about the collection and management of devolved taxes; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-13Expert Participation2024-07-12PART 5PENALTIESCHAPTER 4PENALTIES RELATING TO RECORD-KEEPING AND REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTSPenalty for failure to keep and preserve records in connection with tax returns or claims
144Reasonable excuse for failure to keep and preserve records(1)

If a person who fails to comply with section 38 , 38A or 69 satisfies WRA or (on appeal) the tribunal that there is a reasonable excuse for the failure, there is no liability to a penalty under section 143 in relation to the failure.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)

an insufficiency of funds is not a reasonable excuse unless attributable to events outside the person's control;

(b)

where the person relies on another person to do anything, that is not a reasonable excuse unless the first person took reasonable care to avoid the failure;

(c)

where the person had a reasonable excuse for the failure but the excuse has ceased, the person is to be treated as having continued to have the excuse if the failure is remedied without unreasonable delay after the excuse ceased.

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