C1PART 7Investigatory powers of Revenue Scotland
C1CHAPTER 1Investigatory powers: introductory
Overview
I1C1119C1Investigatory powers of Revenue Scotland: overview
This Part is arranged as follows—
a
Chapter 2 sets out Revenue Scotland's investigatory powers in relation to information and documents,
b
Chapter 3 contains restrictions on the powers in Chapter 2,
c
Chapter 4 sets out Revenue Scotland's investigatory powers in relation to premises and other property,
d
Chapter 5 sets out further investigatory powers,
e
Chapter 6 is about reviews and appeals against information notices, and
f
Chapter 7 sets out offences relating to information notices.
Interpretation
I2C1120C1Meaning of “tax position”
1
In this Part unless otherwise stated “tax position”, in relation to a person, means the person's position as regards any devolved tax, including the person's position as regards—
a
past, present and future liability to pay any devolved tax,
b
penalties and other amounts that have been paid, or are or may be payable, by or to the person in connection with any devolved tax, and
c
claims, elections, applications and notices that have been or may be made or given in connection with the person's liability to pay any devolved tax,
(and references to a person's position as regards a particular tax (however expressed) are to be interpreted accordingly).
2
References in this Part to the tax position of a person include the tax position of—
a
an individual who has died,
b
a company that has ceased to exist.
3
References in this Part to a person's tax position are to the person's tax position at any time or in relation to any period, unless otherwise stated.
4
References to checking a person's tax position include carrying out an investigation or enquiry of any kind.
I3C1121C1Meaning of “carrying on a business”
1
In this Part references to carrying on a business include—
a
the letting of property,
b
the activities of a charity, and
c
the activities of a local authority and any other public authority.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that for the purposes of this Part—
a
the carrying on of an activity specified in the regulations, or
b
the carrying on of such an activity (or any activity) by a person specified in the regulations,
is or is not to be treated as the carrying on of a business.
I4C1122C1Meaning of “statutory records”
1
For the purposes of this Part information or a document forms part of a person's statutory records if it is information or a document which the person is required to keep and preserve by or under this Act, subject to subsections (2) and (3).
2
To the extent that any information or document that is required to be kept and preserved by or under this Act—
a
does not relate to the carrying on of a business, and
b
is not also required to be kept or preserved by or under any other enactment relating to devolved tax,
it forms part of a person's statutory records only to the extent that any accounting period or periods to which it relates has or have ended.
3
Information and documents cease to form part of a person's statutory records when the period for which they are required to be preserved by or under this Act has expired.
Pt. 7 applied (1.4.2015) by The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/375), regs. 1, 6