SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 55Penalty for failure to make returns etc

Amount of penalty: occasional returns and annual returnsAmount of penalty: occasional returns and returns for periods of 6 months or more

5

(1)

P is liable to a penalty under this paragraph if (and only if) P's failure continues after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the penalty date.

(2)

The penalty under this paragraph is the greater of—

(a)

5% of any liability to tax which would have been shown in the return in question, and

(b)

£300.