PenaltiesU.K.
40.—(1) Section 93 of the 1970 Act (failure to make a return for income tax and capital gains tax) applies to returns under section 8 of that Act which are required to include information under regulation 30 as it applies to any other such returns.
(2) In the case of such returns the references in section 93 of the 1970 Act to liability to tax which would have been shown in the return are construed as references to the aggregate of the amounts which, if a proper return had been delivered on the filing date, would have been payable—
(a)by the taxpayer under section 59B of that Act (payment of income tax and capital gains tax); and
(b)where the taxpayer is a borrower, by way of repayment under regulation 29.
(3) For tax years ending on or before 5 April 2008—
(a)section 95 of the 1970 Act (incorrect return or accounts for income tax or capital gains tax) applies in relation to anything done for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability of a borrower to make a repayment under this Part as it applies for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability to income tax, and for that purpose the difference referred to in section 95(2) is the difference between–
(i)the amount calculated under regulation 29(1); and
(ii)the amount which would have been the amount so calculated if the return, statement, declaration or accounts as made or submitted by the borrower had been correct;
(b)section 97 (incorrect returns or accounts; supplemental) of the 1970 Act applies in the case of returns, statements, declarations, accounts, information or documents for the purposes of repayments under this Part as it applies for the purposes of income tax.
(4) For tax years commencing on or after 6 April 2008, where the date on which the return is due to be filed is on or after 6 April 2009, Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007(1) (penalties for errors) applies—
(a)in relation to anything done for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability of a borrower to make a repayment under this Part as it applies for the purposes of or in connection with the ascertainment of liability to income tax; and
(b)in the case of returns, statements, declarations, accounts, information or documents for the purposes of repayments under this Part as it applies for the purposes of income tax.
2007 c.11. Schedule 24 was amended by the Finance Act 2008 (c.9) section 122 and Schedule 40