PART II RETURNS OF INCOME AND GAINS

Income tax

9ZBF1 Correction of personal or trustee return by Revenue

1

An officer of the Board may amend a return under section 8 or 8A of this Act so as to correct obvious errors or omissions in the return (whether errors of principle, arithmetical mistakes or otherwise).

2

A correction under this section is made by notice to the person whose return it is.

3

No such correction may be made more than nine months after—

a

the day on which the return was delivered, or

b

if the correction is required in consequence of an amendment of the return under section 9ZA of this Act, the day on which that amendment was made.

4

A correction under this section is of no effect if the person whose return it is gives notice rejecting the correction.

5

Notice of rejection under subsection (4) above must be given—

a

to the officer of the Board by whom the notice of correction was given,

b

before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the date of issue of the notice of correction.