Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

[F1 Notices and returns to be given electronically etc U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Pt. 10 substituted (6.4.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 8 paras. 28, 89 (with Sch. 8 paras. 90-96)

81D (1) A notice under paragraph 81A, and any information accompanying the notice, must be given electronically. U.K.

(2) A return under paragraph 81B, and any information accompanying the return, must be given electronically.

(3) But, if HMRC consider it appropriate to do so, HMRC may allow the company to give a notice or return or any accompanying information in another way; and, if HMRC do so, the notice, return or information must be given in that other way.

(4) The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs—

(a) must prescribe how notices, returns and accompanying information are to be given electronically;

(b) may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

81E (1) This paragraph applies if a return under paragraph 81B, or any information accompanying such a return— U.K.

(a) is given otherwise than in accordance with paragraph 81D, or

(b) contains a material inaccuracy—

(i) which is careless or deliberate, or

(ii) which is not corrected as required by paragraph 81B(11).

(2) The company is liable for a penalty of an amount decided by HMRC.

(3) The penalty must not exceed £5,000.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) an inaccuracy is careless if it is due to a failure by the company to take reasonable care.]