The International Tax Compliance (Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar) Regulations 2014

Penalties for inaccurate information

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11.—(1) A person is liable to a penalty not exceeding £3,000 if—

(a)in complying with an obligation under regulation 8 the person provides inaccurate information, and

(b)condition A, B or C is met.

(2) Condition A is that the inaccuracy is—

(a)due to a failure to comply with regulation 6, or

(b)deliberate on the part of the person.

(3) Condition B is that the person knows of the inaccuracy at the time the information is provided but does not inform HMRC at that time.

(4) Condition C is that the person—

(a)discovers the inaccuracy some time later, and

(b)fails to take reasonable steps to inform HMRC.