Taxes Management Act 1970

[F2 28A Completion of enquiry into personal or trustee return F1 ... U.K.

[F3 (1) This section applies in relation to an enquiry under section 9A(1) F4 ... of this Act.

(1A) Any matter to which the enquiry relates is completed when an officer of Revenue and Customs informs the taxpayer by notice (a “partial closure notice”) that the officer has completed his enquiries into that matter.

(1B) The enquiry is completed when an officer of Revenue and Customs informs the taxpayer by notice (a “final closure notice”) —

(a) in a case where no partial closure notice has been given, that the officer has completed his enquiries, or

(b) in a case where one or more partial closure notices have been given, that the officer has completed his remaining enquiries.]

(2) A [F5 partial or final closure notice] must [F6 state the officer's conclusions and]—

(a) state that in the officer’s opinion no amendment of the return is required, or

(b) make the amendments of the return required to give effect to his conclusions.

(3) A [F7 partial or final closure notice] takes effect when it is issued.

(4) The taxpayer may apply to the [F8 tribunal] for a direction requiring an officer of the Board to issue a [F9 partial or final closure notice] within a specified period.

[F10 (5) Any such application is to be subject to the relevant provisions of Part 5 of this Act (see, in particular, section 48(2)(b)).]

(6) The [F11 tribunal] shall give the direction applied for unless F12 ... satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for not issuing [F13 the partial or final closure notice] within a specified period.

[F14 (7) In this section “the taxpayer” means the person to whom notice of enquiry was given.

(8) In the Taxes Acts, references to a closure notice under this section are to a partial or final closure notice under this section.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 28A heading omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 32(1) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 2 para. 25(4)(b)

F2 S. 28A substituted (with effect and application in accordance with s. 88(3), Sch. 29 para. 8(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), Sch. 29 para. 8(1)

F3 S. 28A(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 28A(1) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(2)

F4 Words in s. 28A(1) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 32(1) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 2 para. 25(4)(a)

F5 Words in s. 28A(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(3)(a)

F6 Words in s. 28A(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(3)(b)

F7 Words in s. 28A(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(4)

F8 Word in s. 28A(4) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)

F9 Words in s. 28A(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(4)

F10 S. 28A(5) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)

F11 Word in s. 28A(6) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(4)(a)

F12 Words in s. 28A(6) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(4)(b)

F13 Words in s. 28A(6) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(5)

F14 S. 28A(7)(8) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 12(6)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pts. 4-6 applied (22.7.2020) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), Sch. 16 para. 9(3)

C2 S. 28A applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 24(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 2 para. 20(7)