After section 12 of the Management Act there shall be inserted the following section—

“ Partnerships

12AA Partnership return.

(1)

Where a trade, profession or business is carried on by two or more persons in partnership, for the purpose of facilitating—

(a)

the assessment to income tax for a year of assessment, and

(b)

the assessment to corporation tax for any period,

of each partner who is liable to be so assessed, an officer of the Board may act under subsection (2) or (3) below (or both).

(2)

An officer of the Board may by a notice given to the partners require such person as is identified in accordance with rules given with the notice—

(a)

to make and deliver to the officer in respect of such period as may be specified in the notice, on or before such day as may be so specified, a return containing such information as may reasonably be required in pursuance of the notice, and

(b)

to deliver with the return such accounts and statements as may reasonably be so required.

(3)

An officer of the Board may by notice given to any partner require the partner—

(a)

to make and deliver to the officer in respect of such period as may be specified in the notice, on or before such day as may be so specified, a return containing such information as may reasonably be required in pursuance of the notice, and

(b)

to deliver with the return such accounts and statements as may reasonably be so required;

and a notice may be given to any one partner or separate notices may be given to each partner or to such partners as the officer thinks fit.

(4)

In the case of a partnership which includes one or more individuals, the day specified in a notice under subsection (2) or (3) above shall not be earlier than—

(a)

the 31st January next following the year of assessment concerned, or

(b)

where the notice under this section is given after the 31st October next following the year, the last day of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the notice is given.

(5)

In the case of a partnership which includes one or more companies, the day specified in a notice under subsection (2) or (3) above shall not be earlier than—

(a)

the first anniversary of the end of the relevant period, or

(b)

where the notice under this section is given more than nine months after the end of the relevant period, the last day of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the notice is given;

and the relevant period for the purposes of this subsection and subsection (6) below is the period in respect of which the return is required.

(6)

Every return under this section shall include—

(a)

a declaration of the name, residence and tax reference of each of the persons who have been partners—

(i)

for the whole of the relevant period, or

(ii)

for any part of that period,

and, in the case of a person falling within sub-paragraph (ii) above, of the part concerned; and

(b)

a declaration by the person making the return to the effect that it is to the best of his knowledge correct and complete.

(7)

Every return under this section shall also include, if the notice under subsection (2) or (3) above so requires—

(a)

with respect to any disposal of partnership property during a period to which any part of the return relates, the like particulars as if the partnership were liable to tax on any chargeable gain accruing on the disposal, and

(b)

with respect to any acquisition of partnership property, the particulars required under section 12(2) of this Act.

(8)

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.

(9)

Notices under this section may require different information, accounts and statements in relation to different descriptions of partnership.

(10)

In this section “residence”, in relation to a company, means its registered office.”