PART 5PENALTIES

CHAPTER 3PENALTIES FOR INACCURACIES

Penalties under Chapter 3: general

I1140Special reduction in penalty under Chapter 3

1

WRA may reduce a penalty under this Chapter if it thinks it right to do so because of special circumstances.

2

In subsection (1), “special circumstances” does not include—

a

ability to pay, or

b

the fact that a potential loss of revenue from one person is balanced by a potential over-payment by another.

3

In subsection (1), the reference to reducing a penalty includes a reference to—

a

remitting a penalty entirely,

b

suspending a penalty, and

c

agreeing a compromise in relation to proceedings for a penalty.

4

In this section, references to a penalty include references to any interest in relation to a penalty.