Finance Act 2003

81 Further return where relief withdrawn U.K.

(1) Where relief is withdrawn to any extent under—

[F1 (za) paragraph 11 of Schedule 6A (relief for certain acquisitions of residential property),]

(a) Part 1 of Schedule 7 (group relief),

(b) Part 2 of that Schedule (reconstruction or acquisition relief), or

(c) Schedule 8 (charities relief),

the purchaser must deliver a further return before the end of the period of 30 days after the date on which the disqualifying event occurred.

[F2 (1A) Where relief is withdrawn to any extent under any of paragraphs 5G to 5K of Schedule 4A (higher rate for certain transactions) the purchaser must deliver a further return before the end of the period of 30 days after the relevant date.

(1B) In subsection (1A) “the relevant date” means—

(a) in the case of relief under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4A (businesses of letting, trading in or redeveloping properties), the first day in the period mentioned in paragraph 5G(2) on which a requirement under paragraph 5G(3) was not met in the case of the chargeable interest in question;

(b) in the case of relief under paragraph 5B of that Schedule (trades involving making a dwelling available to the public), the first day in the period mentioned in paragraph 5H(2) on which a requirement under paragraph 5H(3) was not met in the case of the chargeable interest in question;

(c) in the case of relief under paragraph 5C of that Schedule (financial institutions acquiring dwellings in the course of lending), the first day in the period mentioned in paragraph 5I(2) on which a requirement under paragraph 5I(3) was not met in the case of the chargeable interest in question;

(d) in the case of relief under paragraph 5D of that Schedule (dwellings for occupation by certain employees etc), the first day in the period mentioned in paragraph 5J(2) on which a requirement under paragraph 5J(3) was not met in the case of the chargeable interest in question;

(e) in the case of relief under paragraph 5F of that Schedule (farmhouses), the first day in the period mentioned in paragraph 5K(2) on which a requirement under paragraph 5K(3) was not met in the case of the chargeable interest in question.]

(2) The return must—

(a) include a self-assessment of the amount of tax chargeable, F3 ...

F3 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4 (2A) [F5 Where subsection (1) applies any tax] payable must be paid not later than the filing date for the return.]

(3) The provisions of Schedule 10 (returns, assessments and other matters) apply to a return under [F6 subsection (1)] as they apply to a [F7 return under section 76 (general requirement to deliver land transaction return)], with the following adaptations—

(a) references to the transaction to which the return relates shall be read as references to the disqualifying event;

(b) references to the effective date of the transaction shall be read as references to the date on which the disqualifying event occurs.

(4) In this section “the disqualifying event” means—

[F8 (za) in relation to the withdrawal of relief under Schedule 6A, an event mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 11(2), (3), (4) or (5) of that Schedule;]

(a) in relation to the withdrawal of group relief, the purchaser ceasing to be a member of the same group as the vendor within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 7;

(b) in relation to the withdrawal of reconstruction or acquisition relief, the change of control of the acquiring company mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a) of Schedule 7 or, as the case may be, the event mentioned in paragraph 11(1)(a) or (2)(a) of that Schedule;

(c) in relation to the withdrawal of charities relief, a disqualifying event as defined in paragraph 2(3) [F9 or 3(2)] of Schedule 8.

[F10 (5) The provisions of Schedule 10 apply to a return under subsection (1A) as they apply to a return under section 76, but with the adaptation that references to the effective date of the transaction are to be read as references to the relevant date (as defined in subsection (1B)).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 81(1)(za) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 26 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 17(3)(a) (which amending provision re-enacts, subject to certain changes, a corresponding amendment made by the now revoked Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2816), see Sch. 39 para. 14)

F2 S. 81(1A)(1B) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 40 para. 8 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 40 para. 3(2)

F3 S. 81(2)(b) and word repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 80(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 80(4)(a), Sch. 27 Pt. 4(4)

F4 S. 81(2A) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 80(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 80(4)(b)

F5 Words in s. 81(2A) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 40 para. 8 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 40 para. 3(3)

F6 Words in s. 81(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 40 para. 8 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 40 para. 3(4)

F7 Words in s. 81(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 26 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 19(2) (which amending provision re-enacts, subject to certain changes, a corresponding amendment made by the now revoked Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2816), see Sch. 39 para. 14)

F8 S. 81(4)(za) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 26 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 17(3)(b) (which amending provision re-enacts, subject to certain changes, a corresponding amendment made by the now revoked Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2816), see Sch. 39 para. 14)

F9 Words in s. 81(4)(c) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 302(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 302(5)

F10 S. 81(5) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 40 para. 8 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 40 para. 3(5)

Commencement Information

I1 Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)