SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Administration and collection of windfall tax

General power to make assessments

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1

Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the amount of windfall tax with which a company is charged may be assessed on that company by the Board.

2

An assessment of the amount of windfall tax with which a company is charged may be made whether or not any amount has been paid by that company in respect of that tax when the assessment is made.

3

Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, where—

a

a company has delivered a return to the Board in pursuance of paragraph 1 above, and

b

the Board are satisfied that the return is correct and complete,

the Board shall make an assessment in accordance with the return.

4

The Board shall not be required to make an assessment under sub-paragraph (3) above in the case of a company whose return shows that it is not charged with windfall tax.

5

Where the Board make an assessment under this paragraph in a case in which the assessment is not one which the Board are required to make under sub-paragraph (3) above in accordance with a return, the Board’s assessment shall be made to the best of their judgement.