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(1)Every employer, when required to do so by notice from an officer of the Board, shall, within the time limited by the notice, prepare and deliver to the officer a return relating to persons who are or have been employees of his, containing the information required under the following provisions of this section.
(2)An employer shall not be required to include in his return information relating to any year of assessment if the notice is given more than five years after the 31st January next following that year.
(3)A notice under subsection (1) above—
(a)shall specify the employees for whom a return is to be made and may, in particular, specify individuals (by name or otherwise) or all employees of an employer or all his employees who are or have been in [F3employment which, for the purposes of the benefits code in ITEPA 2003, is a taxable employment under Part 2 of that Act (see section 66) but is not an excluded employment (see section 63 of that Act)]; and
(b)shall specify the years of assessment or other periods with respect to which the information is to be provided.
(4)A notice under subsection (1) above may require the return to state the name and place of residence of an employee to whom it relates.
(5)A notice under subsection (1) above may require the return to contain, in respect of an employee to whom it relates, the following particulars—
(a)in the case of relevant payments made by the employer, particulars of the payments;
(b)in the case of relevant payments not falling within paragraph (a) above the making of which by another person has been arranged by the employer—
(i)particulars of the payments; and
(ii)the name and business address of the other person; and
(c)in the case of relevant payments not falling within either of the preceding paragraphs, the name and business address of any person who has, to the employer’s knowledge, made the payments.
(6)Any payments made to an employee in respect of his employment are relevant payments for the purposes of this section, including—
(a)payments to him in respect of expenses (including sums put at his disposal and paid away by him);
(b)payments made on his behalf and not repaid; and
(c)payments to him for services rendered in connection with a trade or business, whether the services were rendered in the course of his employment or not.
(7)Where, for the purposes of his return, an employer apportions expenses incurred partly in or in connection with a particular matter and partly in or in connection with other matters—
(a)the return shall contain a statement that the sum included in the return is the result of such an apportionment; and
(b)if required to do so by notice from an officer of the Board, the employer shall prepare and deliver to the officer, within the time limited by the notice, a return containing full particulars as to the amount apportioned and the manner in which, and the grounds on which, the apportionment has been made.
(8)A notice under subsection (1) above may require the return—
(a)to state in respect of an employee to whom it relates whether any benefits are or have been provided for him (or for any other person) by reason of his employment, such as may give rise to charges to tax under [F4the relevant provisions, that is to say, Chapters 4 to 10 of Part 3 and sections 222 and 223 of ITEPA 2003] (miscellaneous benefits in cash or in kind); and
(b)if such benefits are or have been provided, to contain such particulars of those benefits as may be specified in the notice.
(9)Where such benefits are provided the notice may, without prejudice to subsection (8)(b) above, require the return to contain the following particulars—
(a)in the case of benefits which are or have been provided by the employer, particulars of the amounts which may be chargeable to tax by virtue of [F5the relevant provisions];
(b)in the case of benefits not falling within paragraph (a) above the provision of which by another person is or has been arranged by the employer—
(i)particulars of the amounts which may be so chargeable; and
(ii)the name and business address of the other person; and
(c)in the case of benefits not falling within either of the preceding paragraphs, the name and business address of any person who has, to the employer’s knowledge, provided the benefits.
(10)Where it appears to an officer of the Board that a person has, in any year of assessment, been concerned in making relevant payments to, or providing benefits to or in respect of, employees of another, the officer may at any time up to five years after the 31st January next following that year by notice require that person—
(a)to deliver to the officer, within the time limited by the notice, such particulars of those payments or benefits, or of the amounts which may be chargeable to tax in respect of the benefits, as may be specified in the notice (so far as known to him); and
(b)to include with those particulars the names and addresses (so far as known to him) of the employees concerned.
(11)In determining, in pursuance of a notice under subsection (1) or (10) above, amounts which may be chargeable to tax by virtue of [F6the relevant provisions], a person—
(a)shall not make—
(i)any deduction or other adjustment which he is unable to show, by reference to information in his possession or otherwise available to him, is authorised or required by [F6the relevant provisions]; or
(ii)any deduction authorised by [F7section 328(1), 362, 363, 364 or 365 of ITEPA 2003]; but
(b)subject to that, shall make all such deductions and other adjustments as may be authorised or required by [F6the relevant provisions].
(12)Where the employer is a body of persons, the secretary of the body or other officer (by whatever name called) performing the duties of secretary shall be treated as the employer for the purposes of this section.
Where the employer is a body corporate, that body corporate, as well as the secretary or other officer, shall be liable to a penalty for failure to comply with this section.
(13)In this section—
“arranged” includes guaranteed and in any way facilitated;
“employee” means an office holder or employee [F8whose earnings are within the charge to tax under ITEPA 2003], and related expressions are to be construed accordingly;
“relevant payments” has the meaning given by subsection (6) above; and
[F9“the relevant provisions” has the meaning given by section (8)(a) above.]]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 15 heading substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(2) (with Sch. 7)
F2S. 15 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 106(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), s. 106(1)
F3Words in s. 15(3)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(3) (with Sch. 7)
F4Words in s. 15(8)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(4) (with Sch. 7)
F5Words in s. 15(9)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(5) (with Sch. 7)
F6Words in s. 15(11) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(6)(a) (with Sch. 7)
F7Words in s. 15(11)(a)(ii) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(6)(b) (with Sch. 7)
F8Words in s. 15(13) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(7)(a) (with Sch. 7)
F9Words in s. 15(13) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 126(7)(b) (with Sch. 7)
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