Finance Act 1998

25 (1) An enquiry into a company tax return extends to anything contained in the return, or required to be contained in the return, including— U.K.

(a) any claim or election included in the return,

(b) any amount that affects or may affect—

(i) the tax payable by that company for another accounting period, or

(ii) the tax liability of another company for any accounting period,

[F1 and also extends to consideration of whether to give the company a transfer pricing notice under paragraph 5C of Schedule 28AA to the Taxes Act 1988 (provision not at arm’s length: medium-sized enterprise) [F2 or a notice under section 804ZA of the Taxes Act 1988 (schemes and arrangements designed to increase relief)] [F3 or a notice under section 24 or 26 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (avoidance involving tax arbitrage)]. But this is subject to the following limitation.]

(2) If the notice of enquiry is given—

(a) as a result of an amendment by the company of its return, and

(b) at a time when it is no longer possible to give notice of enquiry under paragraph 24(2) or (3),

the enquiry into the return is limited to matters to which the amendment relates or which are affected by the amendment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 18 para. 25(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 37 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 5 para. 10

F2 Words in Sch. 18 para. 25(1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 88(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), s. 88(3)

F3 Words in Sch. 18 para. 25(1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 31 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), s. 29(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 18 para. 25 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Lloyds Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3338), regs. 1(1), 5