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3(1)Paragraph 4A (categorisation of inaccuracies) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)For sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

(A1)An inaccuracy is in category 0 if—

(a)it involves a domestic matter,

(b)it involves an offshore matter or an offshore transfer, the territory in question is a category 0 territory and the tax at stake is income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax, or

(c)it involves an offshore matter and the tax at stake is a tax other than income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax.

(1)An inaccuracy is in category 1 if—

(a)it involves an offshore matter or an offshore transfer,

(b)the territory in question is a category 1 territory, and

(c)the tax at stake is income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)in paragraph (a), after “matter” insert “ or an offshore transfer ”, and

(b)in paragraph (c), for “or capital gains tax” substitute “ , capital gains tax or inheritance tax ”.

(4)In sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)in paragraph (a), after “matter” insert “ or an offshore transfer ”, and

(b)in paragraph (c), for “or capital gains tax” substitute “ , capital gains tax or inheritance tax ”.

(5)After sub-paragraph (4) insert—

(4A)Where the tax at stake is inheritance tax, assets are treated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) as situated or held in a territory outside the UK if they are so situated or held immediately after the transfer of value by reason of which inheritance tax becomes chargeable.

(4B)An inaccuracy “involves an offshore transfer” if—

(a)it does not involve an offshore matter,

(b)it is deliberate (whether or not concealed) and results in a potential loss of revenue,

(c)the tax at stake is income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax, and

(d)the applicable condition in paragraph 4AA is satisfied.

(6)In sub-paragraph (5), for the words following “revenue” substitute “ and does not involve either an offshore matter or an offshore transfer ”.

(7)In sub-paragraph (6)(a), after “matters” insert “ or transfers ”.

(8)In sub-paragraph (7), for “ “Category 1” substitute “ “Category 0 territory”, “category 1”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 20 para. 3(3)-(7) in force at 1.4.2016 and the amendments therein have effect in accordance with art. 3(2) of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2016/456, art. 3(1)

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