SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 28Follower notice penalties
PART 1Amendment of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of FA 2014
Appeal against a section 208A penalty
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After section 214 insert—
214AAppeal against a section 208A penalty
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P may appeal against a decision of HMRC that a penalty is payable by P under section 208A.
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P may appeal against a decision of HMRC as to the amount of a penalty payable by P under section 208A.
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An appeal under subsection (1) may be made only on one or more of the following grounds—
a
that section 208A did not apply when the decision was made or no longer applies;
b
that the condition in section 208A(3) was not met when the decision was made or is no longer met;
c
that the penalty was not assessed before the end of the period mentioned in section 211A(4).
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An appeal under this section must be made within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which notification of the penalty is given under section 211A.
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On an appeal under subsection (1), the tribunal may affirm or cancel HMRC's decision.
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On an appeal under subsection (2), the tribunal may—
a
affirm HMRC's decision, or
b
substitute for HMRC's decision another decision that HMRC had power to make.
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Subsections (5) to (7) of section 214 apply to an appeal under this section as they apply to an appeal under that section.
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In this section “tribunal” has the meaning it has for the purposes of section 214 (see section 214(5) and (11)).