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2(1)Section 12B (records to be kept for purposes of income tax and capital gains tax returns) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (b), for “in any other case” substitute “ otherwise ”, and
(b)after that paragraph insert— “ or (in either case) such earlier day as may be specified in writing by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (and different days may be specified for different cases). ”
(3)In subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “and” before it.
(4)After that subsection insert—
“(3A)The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may by regulations—
(a)provide that the records required to be kept and preserved under this section include, or do not include, records specified in the regulations, and
(b)provide that those records include supporting documents so specified.”
(5)For subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)The duty under subsection (1) or (2A) to preserve records may be discharged—
(a)by preserving them in any form and by any means, or
(b)by preserving the information contained in them in any form and by any means,
subject to subsection (4A) and any conditions or further exceptions specified in writing by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.”
(6)In subsection (4A), for “The records which fall within this subsection are” substitute “ Subsection (4)(b) does not apply in the case of the following kinds of records ”.
(7)After subsection (5B) insert—
“(5C)Regulations under this section may—
(a)make different provision for different cases, and
(b)make provision by reference to things specified in a notice published by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in accordance with the regulations (and not withdrawn by a subsequent notice).”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 37 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2009 for the purposes of the amendments made by that paragraph by S.I. 2009/402, art. 2
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