Finance Act 2021

21 (1) This paragraph applies where— U.K.

(a) a person is liable to a penalty point or a penalty under this Schedule in relation to a failure to make a return in paragraph (1) or (2) of group 1A or 1B, and

(b) HMRC decide (on the request of the person or otherwise) to give the person a notice under section 8B of TMA 1970 withdrawing a notice under section 8 of that Act.

(2) This paragraph also applies where—

(a) the trustees of a settlement are, as a deemed single person (see paragraph 26), liable to a penalty point or a penalty under this Schedule in relation to a failure to make a return in paragraph (1) or (2) of group 2A or 2B, and

(b) HMRC decide (on the request of a trustee of the settlement or otherwise) to give a trustee of the settlement a notice under section 8B of TMA 1970 withdrawing a notice under section 8A of that Act.

(3) This paragraph also applies where—

(a) the partners in a partnership are, as a deemed single person (see paragraph 25), liable to a penalty point or a penalty under this Schedule in relation to a failure to make a return in paragraph (1) or (2) of group 3A, and

(b) HMRC decide, on a request by a partner in the partnership under section 12AAA of TMA 1970, to give a notice under that section withdrawing a notice under section 12AA of that Act.

(4) The notice under section 8B or 12AAA of TMA 1970 may include provision cancelling liability to the penalty point or the penalty.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 24 para. 21 in force at 1.1.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/1278, reg. 2(1)

I2 Sch. 24 para. 21 in force at 6.4.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/440, reg. 2(1)