Finance Act 2007

28 U.K. In this Schedule—

(a) a reference to corporation tax includes a reference to tax or duty which by virtue of an enactment is assessable or chargeable as if it were corporation tax,

(b) a reference to tax includes a reference to construction industry deductions under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of FA 2004,

(c) “direct tax” means—

(i) income tax,

(ii) capital gains tax, and

(iii) corporation tax,

(d) a reference to understating liability to VAT includes a reference to overstating entitlement to a VAT credit,

(e) a reference to a loss includes a reference to a charge, expense, deficit and any other amount which may be available for, or relied on to claim, a deduction or relief,

(f) a reference to repayment of tax includes a reference to allowing a credit,

(g) “tax period” means a tax year, accounting period or other period in respect of which tax is charged,

(h) a reference to giving a document to HMRC includes a reference to communicating information to HMRC in any form and by any method (whether by post, fax, email, telephone or otherwise),

(i) a reference to giving a document to HMRC includes a reference to making a statement or declaration in a document,

(j) a reference to making a return or doing anything in relation to a return includes a reference to amending a return or doing anything in relation to an amended return, and

(k) a reference to action includes a reference to omission.