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23. Repayments by a borrower who in respect of any tax year is required to make and deliver to HMRC a return under section 8 of the 1970 Act must be made, accounted for and recovered in the same manner as income tax payable under the Taxes Acts; and in such cases the provisions of this Part (which with extensions and modifications include provisions of the Taxes Acts) will apply to and for the purposes of such repayments.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 23 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
24.—(1) Every borrower who has received a notice from the Department of a requirement to make repayments of a student loan under regulation 11(3)(a) must make repayment in respect of any tax year—
(a)which is specified in a notice under regulation 11(3)(a) or which is any subsequent year up to and including any year specified in a notice under regulation 11(3)(c); and
(b)for which the borrower has been required to make and deliver a return under section 8 of the 1970 Act.
(2) The repayment must be an amount equal to 9% of the borrower’s total income for that year calculated in accordance with paragraph (3).
(3) A borrower’s total income for the purposes of paragraph (2) will be calculated by identifying the borrower’s total income in accordance with step 1 of section 23 of the 2007 Act and from that total income:
(a)excluding the [F1repayment threshold];
(b)excluding unearned income unless the amount of such income for that year exceeds £2,000;
(c)excluding incapacity benefit payable under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);
(d)excluding amounts chargeable to tax under Chapters 5, 6, 7 or 10 of Part 3 of the 2003 Act (benefits in kind);
(e)excluding employment and support allowance paid under the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(2);
[F2(f)deducting the amount of any loss in respect of which relief is given under any of the following—
(i)section 64 of the 2007 Act (trade loss relief against general income);
(ii)section 83 of the 2007 Act (carry-forward trade loss relief);
(iii)section 118 of the 2007 Act (carry-forward property loss relief);
(iv)section 120 of the 2007 Act (property loss relief against general income);
(v)section 128 of the 2007 Act (in respect of losses in an employment); and]
(g)deducting the amount of any payment in respect of which relief is given under section 96 of the 2007 Act (relief for post-cessation expenditure);
(h)deducting any amounts in respect of which relief is given under Part 4 Chapter 4 of the Finance Act 2004 (pension schemes etc)(3) and that have not been included in the calculation of total income at step 1 of section 23 of the 2007 Act(4).
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, unearned income is income other than—
(a)income charged under the provisions of either the 2003 Act or Part 2 of the 2005 Act except jobseeker’s allowance to which Chapter 3 of Part 10 of the 2003 Act applies; and
(b)the profits of a UK furnished holiday lettings business within the meaning of section 127(2) of the 2007 Act.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, “jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance within the meaning of Part II of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(5).
[F3(6) The repayment threshold is—
(a)for any repayment threshold year ending on or before 5th April 2012, an amount of £15,000;
(b)for any repayment threshold year ending on or after 6th April 2012 but before or on 5th April 2016, an amount equal to X + (X x Y%) and rounded up to the nearest £5 where—
X is the repayment threshold for the previous repayment threshold year,
Y is the percentage increase between the retail prices all items index published by the Office for National Statistics for the two Marches immediately before the commencement of the previous tax year; and
(c)for any repayment threshold year ending on or after 6th April 2016, the amount of the repayment threshold for the previous repayment threshold year;]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 24(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2011) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/137), regs. 1(1), 5(a)
F2Reg. 24(3)(f) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/91), regs. 1, 5
F3Reg. 24(6) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/137), regs. 1(1), 5(b)
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 24 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
25. For the purposes of establishing the amount of the repayment which a borrower is required to make for a tax year under regulation 24, HMRC may require the borrower—
(a)to include such information as may reasonably be required, in a return required to be made and delivered under section 8 of the 1970 Act ; and
(b)to deliver with the return such accounts, statements and documents as may reasonably be required relating to information contained in the return as a result of paragraph (a).
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 25 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
26.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), every return made and delivered by a borrower under section 8 of the 1970 Act must include a self-assessment, namely—
(a)an assessment of the amount of the repayment which, on the basis of the information contained in the return and taking into account any relief or allowance mentioned in regulation 24 the borrower is required to make for the tax year under regulation 24; and
(b)an assessment of the amount payable by the borrower by way of repayment, being the difference between the amount of the repayment which the borrower is assessed to make for the tax year under sub-paragraph (a) and the aggregate amount of any repayments deducted from earnings under Part 4 during that year.
(2) Section 9(2) to (3A) (self-assessment) and section 9A (power to enquire into returns) of the 1970 Act apply to a self-assessment under this regulation as they apply to a self-assessment under section 9(1) of that Act, and any references in the Taxes Acts to those sections is to be construed as a reference to them as extended by this regulation.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 26 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
27. Section 12B of the 1970 Act (records to be kept for the purposes of returns) applies in the case of a borrower as if any reference to a return includes reference to a return including the information required by regulation 25(b).
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 27 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
28.—[F4(1) Sections 20BA (orders for the delivery of documents) and 20BB (falsification etc of documents) of the 1970 Act, Schedule 23 to the Finance Act 2011 and Schedule 38 to the Finance Act 2012 apply for the purposes of establishing the amount of the repayment a borrower may be required to make under this Part as they apply for the purposes of establishing the amount in respect of which a person is chargeable to income tax.]
(2) Schedule 36 to the Finance Act 2008(6) (information and inspection powers) applies in relation to checking a borrower’s compliance with this Part as it applies in relation to checking a person’s tax position (as defined in that Schedule) subject to the modifications in paragraph (3).
(3) The modifications are —
(a)any reference to any provision of the Taxes Acts is to be treated as a reference to this Part;
(b)any reference to prejudice to the assessment or collection of tax is to be treated as a reference to prejudice to the assessment or collection of student loan repayments;
(c)the reference to information relating to the conduct of a pending appeal relating to tax is to be treated as a reference to information relating to the conduct of a pending appeal relating to compliance with this Part; and
(d)in paragraph 21(6)—
(i)paragraphs (a) and (c) are omitted; and
(ii)in paragraph (b) the reference to relevant tax for the chargeable period is to be treated as a reference to the amount of the student loan repayment shown in the self-assessment under regulation 26.
Textual Amendments
F4Reg. 28(1) substituted (6.4.2013) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/68), regs. 1, 4
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 28 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
29.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), Parts 4 (assessment and claims) and 5 (appeals and other proceedings) of the 1970 Act apply with any necessary modifications for the purposes of—
(a)assessing the amount of the repayment a borrower is required to make under this Part;
(b)claims or other matters concerning such assessment; and
(c)appeals against any such assessment,
as if any reference to an assessment or a self-assessment included a reference to an assessment or self-assessment for the purposes of this Part.
(2) HMRC may not determine the amount of a repayment which a borrower may be required to make under this Part under section 28C of the 1970 Act (determination of tax where no return delivered).
Commencement Information
I7Reg. 29 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
30.—(1) Any repayment by a borrower under this Part must be paid as if the repayment were an amount of income tax payable by the borrower under section 59B of the 1970 Act (payment of income tax and capital gains tax) in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In a case where the borrower—
(a)gave the notice required by section 7 of the 1970 Act within 6 months from the end of the tax year, but
(b)was not given notice under section 8 of the 1970 Act until after 31st October next following that year,
any repayment by a borrower must be made at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the notice under section 8 of the 1970 Act was given.
(3) In any other case the repayment must be made on or before 31st January next following the tax year.
(4) Section 59B(4A), (5) or (6) of the 1970 Act applies where an enquiry, an amendment of a self-assessment or an assessment is made in respect of a repayment under this Part respectively, and any reference to tax payable in those subsections is to be treated as a reference to a repayment by a borrower.
(5) Sections 59B(5A), (7) and (8) of the 1970 Act do not apply for the purposes of this regulation.
Commencement Information
I8Reg. 30 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
31. Schedule 56 to the Finance Act 2009 (penalty for failure to make payments on time) applies to repayments which have become payable by a borrower under this Part as it applies to an amount of income tax which—
(a)is payable in relation to the tax year 2010-11 or any subsequent tax year, and
(b)falls within—
(i)item 1, 12, 18 or 19 of the Table in paragraph 1 of that Schedule, or
(ii)insofar as the tax falls within item 1 of that Table, item 17, 23 or 24 of that Table.]
Textual Amendments
F5Reg. 31 substituted (6.4.2011) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/137), regs. 1(1), 6 (with reg. 12)
32. Part 6 of the 1970 Act (collection and recovery) applies to repayments, interest and penalties which have become due and payable by a borrower under this Part as it applies to income tax and interest charged and penalties imposed under that Act.
Commencement Information
I9Reg. 32 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
[F633. Sections 74 (Personal representatives) and 75 (Receivers appointed by a court) of the 1970 Act apply in the case of repayments due and payable by a borrower under this Part as they apply in the case of income tax chargeable to any person.]
Textual Amendments
F6Reg. 33 substituted (6.4.2012) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/136), regs. 1, 5
34.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any repayment due and payable under this Part carries interest at the rate applicable under section 103 of the Finance Act 2009 for the purposes of section 101 of the Finance Act 2009 from whichever of the following days is applicable—
(a)the last day of the period referred to in regulation 30(2); or
(b)the date mentioned in regulation 30(3),
until payment, whether or not the applicable day is a non-business day with the meaning of section 92 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882.
(2) In relation to any repayment amount due under this Part and outstanding immediately prior to 31st October 2011—
(a)section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 for the purposes of section 86 of the 1970 Act 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.
(3) Sections 90 and 91 of the 1970 Act apply to interest under this regulation as they apply to interest on income tax.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), a refund by HMRC to a borrower of an overpayment of amounts payable under this Part carries interest at the rate applicable under section 103 of the Finance Act 2009 from the date on which the overpayment arose to the date on which the order for the refund is issued.
(5) In relation to any refund by HMRC where the date of overpayment arose on or before 30th October 2011—
(a)section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 has effect for any period up to and including 30th October 2011; and
(ii)sections 102 and 103 of the Finance Act 2009 has effect for any period on or after 31st October 2011.]
Textual Amendments
F7Reg. 34 substituted (31.10.2011) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/137), regs. 1(2), 7
35.—[F8(1) Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 (penalty for failure to make returns etc) applies—
(a)in relation to a return or other document which is required to be made or delivered to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the tax year 2010-11 or any subsequent tax year,
(b)which falls within item 1 of the Table in paragraph 1 of that Schedule, and
(c)which is required to include information under regulation 25,
as it applies to income tax on that same return.]
[F9(2) The references to liability to tax in Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 are construed as references to the aggregate of the amounts which, if a proper return had been delivered on the filing date, would have been payable—
(a)by the taxpayer under section 59B of that Act (payment of income tax and capital gains tax); and
(b)where the taxpayer is a borrower, by way of repayment under regulation 24.]
(3) For tax years ending on or before 5th April 2008—
(a)section 95 of the 1970 Act (incorrect return or accounts for income tax or capital gains tax) applies in relation to anything done for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability of a borrower to make a repayment under this Part as it applies for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability to income tax, and for that purpose the difference referred to in section 95(2) is the difference between—
(i)the amount calculated under regulation 24(1); and
(ii)the amount which would have been the amount so calculated if the return, statement, declaration or accounts as made or submitted by the borrower had been correct;
(b)section 97 (incorrect returns or accounts; supplemental) of the 1970 Act applies in the case of returns, statements, declarations, accounts, information or documents for the purposes of repayments under this Part as it applies for the purposes of income tax.
(4) For tax years commencing on or after 6th April 2008, where the date on which the return is due to be filed is on or after 6th April 2009, Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007(7) (penalties for errors) applies—
(a)in relation to anything done for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability of a borrower to make a repayment under this Part as it applies for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability to income tax; and
(b)in the case of returns, statements, declarations, accounts, information or documents for the purposes of repayments under this Part as it applies for the purposes of income tax.
Textual Amendments
F8Reg. 35(1) substituted (6.4.2011) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/137), regs. 1(1), 8(a) (with reg. 12)
F9Reg. 35(2) substituted (6.4.2011) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/137), regs. 1(1), 8(b) (with reg. 12)
Commencement Information
I10Reg. 35 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)
The requirements to ‘exclude’ certain income and to ‘deduct’ other sources of income from a borrower’s total income for the purposes of student loan repayments reflects the structure of section 23 of the 2007 Act
2007 c.11. Schedule 24 was amended by the Finance Act 2008 (c.9) section 122 and Schedule 40
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