Textual Amendments
F1Words in heading to Sch. 1 inserted (6.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), art. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 58(1); S.R. 1998/312, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. III
F2Words in Sch. 1 heading substituted (12.10.2015) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(1), Sch. 15 para. 21; S.I. 2015/1670, art. 2(b)
7(1)This paragraph applies where regulations under [F3sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 6] above make provision requiring any return which is to be made in accordance with a specified provision of regulations under [F3that sub-paragraph] (the “contributions return”) to be made—N.I.
(a)at the same time as any specified return required to be made in accordance with a provision of [F4PAYE regulations or regulations made under] [F5section 70(1)(a) or 71 (sub-contractors) of the Finance Act 2004] to which section 98A of the M1Taxes Management Act 1970 applies (the “tax return”); or
(b)if the circumstances are such that the return mentioned in paragraph (a) above does not fall to be made, at a time defined by reference to the time for making that return, had it fallen to be made;
and, in a case falling within paragraph (b) above, any reference in the following provisions of this paragraph to the tax return shall be construed as a reference to the return there mentioned.
(2)Where this paragraph applies, regulations under [F6paragraph 6(1)] above may provide that section 98A of the M2Taxes Management Act 1970 (penalties for late, fraudulent or negligent returns) shall apply in relation to any specified provision of regulations in accordance with which the contributions return is required to be made; and where they so provide then, subject to the following provisions of this paragraph—
(a)that section shall apply in relation to the contributions return as it applies in relation to the tax return; and
(b)sections 100 to 100D and 102 to [F7105] of that Act shall apply in relation to a penalty under section 98A of that Act to which a person is liable by virtue of this sub-paragraph as they apply in relation to any other penalty under that section.
(3)Where a person [F8has been required to pay] a penalty under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 98A of that Act (first 12 months’ default) in consequence of a failure in respect of a tax return, he shall not also [F9be required to pay] a penalty under that paragraph in respect of any failure in respect of the associated contributions return.
(4)In any case where—
(a)a person is liable to a penalty under subsection (2)(b) or (4) of that section (tax-related penalties) in respect of both a tax return and its associated contributions return, and
(b)an officer of the Inland Revenue authorised for the purposes of section 100 of that Act has determined that a penalty is to be imposed under that provision in respect of both returns,
the penalty so imposed shall be a single penalty of an amount not exceeding the limit determined under sub-paragraph (5) below.
(5)The limit mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) above is an amount equal to the sum of—
(a)the maximum penalty that would have been applicable under subsection (2)(b) or (4) of section 98A of that Act (as the case may be) for a penalty in relation to the tax return only; and
(b)the maximum penalty that would have been so applicable in relation to the associated contributions return only.
(6)So much of any single penalty imposed by virtue of sub-paragraph (4) above as is recovered by the Inland Revenue shall, after the deduction of any administrative costs of the Inland Revenue attributable to its recovery, [F10for the purposes of making any payment into the National Insurance Fund be apportioned between income tax and contributions] in the ratio T:C, where—
T is the maximum penalty that could have been imposed under the provision in question in relation to the tax return only; and
C is the maximum penalty that could have been so imposed in relation to the associated contributions return only.
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(8)[F12Sub-paragraph (6)] above shall have effect notwithstanding any provision which treats a penalty under section 98A of that Act as if it were tax charged in an assessment and due and payable.
(9)In the application of section 98A of that Act by virtue of this paragraph, any reference to a year of assessment shall be construed, in relation to a contributions return, as a reference to the tax year corresponding to that year of assessment.
(10)In the application of section 100D of that Act (court proceedings for penalties in cases of fraud) by virtue of this paragraph—
(a)subsection (2) shall have effect with the omission of the words “England, Wales or” and paragraphs (a) and (b); and
(b)subsection (3) shall have effect with the omission of the words from “instituted in England and Wales” to “and any such proceedings” and the substitution for “that Part of that Act” of “ Part II of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 ”.
(11)In the application of section 103 of that Act (time limit for recovery) by virtue of this paragraph—
(a)any reference in subsection (1) to tax shall be taken to include a reference to Class 1 [F13, Class 1A and Class 1B] contributions;
(b)any penalty by virtue of sub-paragraph (4) above shall be regarded as a penalty in respect of the tax return in question; and
(c)where, by virtue of subsection (2) (death), subsection (1)(b) does not apply in relation to a penalty under section 98A(2)(b) or (4) of that Act in respect of a tax return, it shall also not apply in relation to a penalty so imposed in respect of the associated contributions return.
[(12)F14A penalty under section 98A of that Act as it applies by virtue of this paragraph shall not be imposed where—
(a)a decision relating to contributions falls to be made under or by virtue of Article 7, 9 or 10 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, and has not yet been made; and
(b)the decision will affect a person’s liability for the penalty, or the amount of it.]
(13)For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)“contributions return” and “tax return” shall be construed in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above; and
(b)a contributions return and a tax return are “associated” if the contributions return is required to be made—
(i)at the same time as the tax return, or
(ii)where sub-paragraph (1)(b) above applies, at a time defined by reference to the time for making the tax return.
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(1) substituted (24.3.1999 for specified purposes and 1.4.1999 otherwise) by S.I. 1999/671, arts. 1(2)(b), 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 21(2) (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 7); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-6)
F4Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(1)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by virtue of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), s. 723, Sch. 6 para. 204(d) (with Sch. 7)
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(1)(a) substituted (with effect in relation to payments made on or after 6.4.2007 under contracts relating to construction operations) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 77, Sch. 12 para. 14; S.I. 2006/3240
F6Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2) substituted (24.3.1999 for specified purposes and 1.4.1999 otherwise) by S.I. 1999/671, arts. 1(2)(b), 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 21(3) (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 7); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-6)
F7Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(b) substituted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 19, s. 80(2)
F8Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(3) substituted (6.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), art. 53(1)(a); S.R. 1999/102, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. III
F9Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(3) substituted (6.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), art. 53(1)(b); S.R. 1999/102, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. III
F10Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(6) substituted (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/671, art. 4, Sch. 3 para. 35(2) (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 7); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-6)
F11Sch. 1 para. 7(7) repealed (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/671, arts. 4, 24(3), Sch. 3 para. 35(3), Sch. 9 Pt. I (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 7); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-6)
F12Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(8) substituted (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/671, art. 4, Sch. 3 para. 35(4) (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 7); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-6)
F13Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(11)(a) substituted (6.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), art. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 58(12); S.R. 1998/312, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. III
F14Sch. 1 para. 7(12) substituted (26.3.1999 for specified purposes and 6.4.1999 otherwise) by S.I. 1999/671, art. 17, Sch. 6 para. 8 (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 7); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(b)(d), Schs. 1, 3 (subject to arts. 3-6)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 para. 7 modified (1.4.2008 for specified purposes, 1.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.1.2009 for specified purposes, 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 97(2), Sch. 24 para. 31; S.I. 2008/568, art. 2(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (with art. 3)
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