SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21Penalties in connection with offshore asset moves

“Relevant time”

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(1)

The relevant time” has the meaning given by this paragraph.

(2)

Where the original penalty is under Schedule 24 to FA 2007, the relevant time is—

(a)

if the tax at stake as a result of the inaccuracy is income tax or capital gains tax, the beginning of the tax year to which the document containing the inaccuracy relates, and

(b)

if the tax at stake as a result of the inaccuracy is inheritance tax, the time when liability to the tax first arises.

(3)

Where the original penalty is for a failure to comply with an obligation specified in the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 41 of FA 2008, the relevant time is the beginning of the tax year to which that obligation relates.

(4)

Where the original penalty is for a failure to make a return or deliver a document specified in the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 55 to FA 2009, the relevant time is—

(a)

if the tax at stake is income tax or capital gains tax, the beginning of the tax year to which the return or document relates, and

(b)

if the tax at stake is inheritance tax, the time when liability to the tax first arises.