Taxes Management Act 1970

8 [Personal return. U.K.

(1) For the purposes of assessing a person to income tax, he may be required by a notice given to him by an inspector—

(a) to make and deliver to the inspector within the time limited by the notice a return containing such information as may be required in pursuance of the notice, and

(b) to deliver with the return such accounts and statements, relating to information contained in the return, as may be required in pursuance of the notice.

(2) Every return under this section shall include a declaration by the person making the return to the effect than the return is to the best of his knowledge correct and complete.

(3) A notice under this section may require different information, accounts and statements for different periods or in relation to different descriptions of source of income.

(4) Notices under this section may require different information, accounts and statements in relation to different descriptions of person F1 .

Textual Amendments

F1 See—Finance Act 1974 s. 24—notice may require particulars of emoluments of certain employments etc. under non-residents duties performed for benefit of a person resident or trading etc., in the United Kingdom.Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 (c. 14, SIF 63:2) S. 5(5)and Sch. 1—return of small deposits and gains.Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1, SIF 63:1) s. 140(3)—inclusion in returns of income of any claim for capital allowances.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 8 modified (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289(1)(2) of the amending Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 3(6)(b), 289 (with ss. 60, 101(1), 171, 201(3))