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Finance Act 1994 in Scotland

1994 c. 9 · Enacted 3 May 1994 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 19 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 April 2026.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 7 para. 1(6)(e)repealed (NI) (prosp.)The Civil Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 art. 13(2) Sch. 2
Sch. 7 para. 1(6)(f)words repealedThe Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 Sch. 3
s. 22(2)(f)words repealedThe Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 Sch. 3
Sch. 7A para. 3(4)(b)repealedThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Sch. 12 Pt. 8
Sch. 7A para. 3(2)(a)words repealedThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Sch. 12 Pt. 8
Sch. 7A para. 3(3)words repealedThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Sch. 12 Pt. 8
Sch. 7A para. 3(4)(b)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 9
s. 30(2A)(b)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(4)(b)(7)
s. 30(4A)(a)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(5)(a)(7)
s. 30(4A)(b)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(5)(b)(7)
s. 30(4E)(a)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(6)(b)(7)
s. 30(4E)(aa)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(6)(c)(7)
s. 30(4E)(d)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(6)(d)(7)
s. 30(4E)(za)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(6)(a)(7)
s. 30(1B)(a)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(2)(a)(7)
s. 30(1B)(b)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(2)(b)(7)
s. 30(2)(a)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(3)(a)(7)
s. 30(2A)(a)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(4)(a)(7)
s. 30(2)(b)sum substitutedFinance Act 2026 s. 99(3)(b)(7)

An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.

[3rd May 1994] C1

Most Gracious Sovereign,

WE, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled, towards raising the necessary supplies to defray Your Majesty’s public expenses, and making an addition to the public revenue, have freely and voluntarily resolved to give and grant unto Your Majesty the several duties hereinafter mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act restricted (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 86(11)(14) (with Sch. 8 paras. 55(2), 57(1))

Contents

  1. Part I: Customs and Excise
  2. Chapter I: General
  3. Rates of duty
  4. 1Wine, made-wine and cider.
  5. 2Tobacco products.
  6. 3Hydrocarbon oil.
  7. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. Other provisions
  9. 5Vehicles excise duty: miscellaneous provisions.
  10. 6Gaming machine licence duty.
  11. Chapter II: Appeals and Penalties
  12. The meaning of tribunal
  13. 7Meaning of tribunal
  14. Civil penalties
  15. 8Penalty for evasion of excise duty. Repealed
  16. 9Penalties for contraventions of statutory requirements.
  17. 10Exceptions to liability under section 9.
  18. 10ABreaches of controlled goods agreements Repealed
  19. Assessments to excise duty or to penalties
  20. 12Assessments to excise duty.
  21. 12AOther assessments relating to excise duty matters.
  22. 12BSection 12A: supplementary provisions.
  23. 13Assessments to penalties.
  24. Customs and excise reviews and appeals
  25. 13AMeaning of “relevant decision”
  26. 14Requirement for review of decision under section 152(b) of the Management Act etc
  27. 14AReview out of time
  28. 15Review procedure.
  29. 15AOffer of review of relevant decision
  30. 15BRight to require review
  31. 15CReview by HMRC
  32. 15DExtensions of time
  33. 15EReview out of time
  34. 15FNature of review etc
  35. 16Appeals to a tribunal.
  36. 16ATemporary approvals etc pending review or appeal: eligibility
  37. 16BTemporary approvals etc pending review or appeal: process
  38. 16CTemporary approvals etc pending review or appeal: modifications
  39. Supplemental provisions
  40. 17Interpretation.
  41. 18Consequential modifications of enactments.
  42. 19Commencement of Chapter.
  43. Chapter III: Customs: Enforcement Powers
  44. 20Interpretation, etc.
  45. 21Requirements about keeping records.
  46. 22Records and rules of evidence.
  47. 23Furnishing of information and production of documents.
  48. 24Power of entry.
  49. 25Order for production of documents.
  50. 26Procedure when documents are removed.
  51. 27Failure of officer to comply with requirements under section 26.
  52. Chapter IV: Air Passenger Duty
  53. The duty
  54. 28Air passenger duty.
  55. 29Chargeable aircraft.
  56. 29AChargeable aircraft: exceptions
  57. 30The rate of duty.
  58. 30ANorthern Ireland long haul and ultra-long haul rates of duty
  59. 31Passengers: exceptions.
  60. 32Change of circumstances after ticket issued etc.
  61. Persons liable for the duty
  62. 33Registration of aircraft operators.
  63. 33ARegistration of Northern Ireland long haul aircraft operators
  64. 34Fiscal representatives.
  65. 34AAdministrative representatives.
  66. 35Fiscal representatives: supplementary.
  67. 36Security for payment of duty.
  68. 37Handling agents.
  69. 38Accounting for and payment of duty.
  70. 39Schemes for simplified operation of Chapter
  71. Administration and enforcement
  72. 40Administration and enforcement.
  73. 41Offences.
  74. 41ANorthern Ireland long haul rates of duty: disclosure of information
  75. Supplementary
  76. 42Regulations and orders.
  77. 43Interpretation.
  78. 44Commencement.
  79. Part II: Value Added Tax
  80. 45Section 45 Repealed
  81. 46Repayment supplement.
  82. 47Section 47 Repealed
  83. Part III: Insurance Premium Tax
  84. The basic provisions
  85. 48Insurance premium tax.
  86. 49Charge to tax.
  87. 50Chargeable amount.
  88. 51Rate of tax.
  89. 51APremiums liable to tax at the higher rate.
  90. 52Liability to pay tax.
  91. 52ACertain fees to be treated as premiums under higher rate contracts.
  92. Administration
  93. 53Registration of insurers.
  94. 53AARegistration of taxable intermediaries.
  95. 53AInformation required to keep register up to date.
  96. 54Accounting for tax and time for payment.
  97. 55Credit.
  98. 56Power to assess.
  99. Tax representatives
  100. 57Tax representatives. Repealed
  101. 58Rights and duties of tax representatives. Repealed
  102. Review and appeal
  103. 59Appeals
  104. 59AOffer of review
  105. 59BRight to require review
  106. 59CReview by HMRC
  107. 59DExtensions of time
  108. 59EReview out of time
  109. 59FNature of review etc
  110. 59GBringing of appeals
  111. 60Further provisions relating to appeals
  112. 61Review and appeal: commencement.
  113. Miscellaneous
  114. 62Partnership, bankruptcy, transfer of business, etc.
  115. 63Groups of companies.
  116. 64Information, powers, penalties, etc.
  117. 65Liability of insured in certain cases.
  118. 66Directions as to amounts of premiums.
  119. 66ARate increases: deemed date of receipt of certain premiums
  120. 66BSection 66A: exceptions and apportionments
  121. 66CRate changes: premiums relating to more than one period of cover
  122. 67Deemed date of receipt of certain premiums. Repealed
  123. 67AAnnounced increase in rate of tax: certain premiums treated as received on date of increase. Repealed
  124. 67BAnnounced increase in rate of tax: certain contracts treated as made on date of increase. Repealed
  125. 67CAnnounced increase in rate of tax: exceptions and apportionments. Repealed
  126. 68Special accounting schemes.
  127. 69Charge to tax where different rates of tax apply.
  128. 69APart-exempt contracts: excepted premiums
  129. 69BTreatment of excepted premiums where limits breached after receipt
  130. 69CPart-exempt contracts: exemption from requirement to make returns
  131. 69DWithdrawal of exemption
  132. Supplementary
  133. 70Interpretation: taxable insurance contracts.
  134. 71Taxable insurance contracts: power to change definition.
  135. 72Interpretation: premium.
  136. 73Interpretation: other provisions.
  137. 74Orders and regulations.
  138. Part IV: Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
  139. Chapter I: General
  140. Income tax: charge, rates and reliefs
  141. 75Charge and rates of income tax for 1994-95. Repealed
  142. 76Personal allowance. Repealed
  143. 77Rate of relief to married couples etc.
  144. 78Amount by reference to which MCA is reduced. Repealed
  145. 79Relief for maintenance payments.
  146. 80Limit on relief for interest.
  147. 81Mortgage interest relief etc.
  148. 82Relief for blind persons.
  149. 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  150. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  151. Corporation tax charge and rate
  152. 85Charge and rate of corporation tax for 1994.
  153. 86Small companies. Repealed
  154. Benefits in kind
  155. 87Car fuel.
  156. 88Beneficial loan arrangements. Repealed
  157. 89Vouchers and credit-tokens. Repealed
  158. Chargeable gains
  159. 90Annual exempt amount for 1994-95.
  160. 91Relief on re-investment.
  161. 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  162. 93Indexation losses.
  163. 94Set-off of pre-entry losses. Repealed
  164. 95Commodity and financial futures.
  165. 96Cash-settled options.
  166. 97Settlements with foreign element: information.
  167. Profit-related pay
  168. 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  169. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  170. Profit sharing schemes
  171. 100Relevant age for purpose of appropriate percentage.
  172. 101Acceptance of qualifying corporate bonds for shares.
  173. Employee share ownership trusts
  174. 102Employee share ownership trusts.
  175. Retirement benefits schemes
  176. 103The administrator. Repealed
  177. 104Default of administrator etc. Repealed
  178. 105Information. Repealed
  179. 106False statements etc. Repealed
  180. 107Discretionary approval. Repealed
  181. 108Taxation of benefits of non-approved schemes.
  182. Annuities
  183. 109Annuities derived from personal pension schemes. Repealed
  184. 110Annuities derived from retirement benefits schemes. Repealed
  185. Authorised unit trusts
  186. 111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  187. 112Distributions of authorised unit trusts.
  188. 113Umbrella schemes. Repealed
  189. Exchange gains and losses
  190. 114Assets and liabilities. Repealed
  191. 115Currency contracts: net payments. Repealed
  192. 116Currency contracts: matching. Repealed
  193. Capital allowances
  194. 117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  195. 118Expenditure on machinery or plant: notification.
  196. 119Transactions between connected persons.
  197. 120. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  198. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  199. Securities
  200. 122Sale and repurchase of securities: deemed manufactured payments. Repealed
  201. 123Manufactured payments.
  202. 124. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  203. PAYE
  204. 125Payment by intermediary. Repealed
  205. 126Employees working for persons other than their employers, etc. Repealed
  206. 127Tradeable assets. Repealed
  207. 128Non-cash vouchers. Repealed
  208. 129Credit-tokens. Repealed
  209. 130Cash vouchers. Repealed
  210. 131Supplementary. Repealed
  211. 132Payments etc. received free of tax. Repealed
  212. 133PAYE regulations: past cases.
  213. Miscellaneous provisions about companies
  214. 134Controlled foreign companies. Repealed
  215. 135Prevention of avoidance of corporation tax. Repealed
  216. 136Parts of trades: computations in different currencies.
  217. Miscellaneous
  218. 137Enterprise investment scheme.
  219. 138Foreign income dividends.
  220. 139Taxation of incapacity benefit. Repealed
  221. 140Restriction on deduction from income. Repealed
  222. 141Expenditure involving crime. Repealed
  223. 142Mortgage interest payable under deduction of tax: qualifying lenders.
  224. 143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  225. 144Debts released in voluntary arrangement: relief from tax. Repealed
  226. 145Relief for business donations. Repealed
  227. 146Minor corrections.
  228. Chapter II: Interest Rate and Currency Contracts
  229. Qualifying contracts
  230. 147Qualifying contracts. Repealed
  231. 147ADebt contracts and options to be qualifying contracts. Repealed
  232. 148Contracts which may become qualifying contracts. Repealed
  233. Interest rate and currency contracts and options
  234. 149Interest rate contracts and options. Repealed
  235. 150Currency contracts and options. Repealed
  236. 150ADebt contracts and options. Repealed
  237. 151Provisions which may be included. Repealed
  238. 152Provisions which may be disregarded. Repealed
  239. Other basic definitions
  240. 153Qualifying payments. Repealed
  241. 154Qualifying companies. Repealed
  242. Accrual of profits and losses
  243. 155Accrual of profits and losses. Repealed
  244. 156Basis of accounting: general. Repealed
  245. 157Basis of accounting for linked currency options. Repealed
  246. 158Adjustments for changes in basis of accounting. Repealed
  247. Treatment of profits and losses
  248. 159Trading profits and losses. Repealed
  249. 160Non-trading profits and losses. Repealed
  250. Special cases
  251. 161Termination etc. of qualifying contracts. Repealed
  252. 162Exchange gains and losses on currency contracts. Repealed
  253. 163Irrecoverable payments. Repealed
  254. 164Released payments. Repealed
  255. Anti-avoidance and related provisions
  256. 165Transfers of value by qualifying companies. Repealed
  257. 166Transfers of value to associated companies. Repealed
  258. 167Transactions not at arm’s length. Repealed
  259. 168Qualifying contracts with non-residents. Repealed
  260. 168AQualifying contracts for unallowable purposes Repealed
  261. Miscellaneous
  262. 169Insurance and mutual trading companies. Repealed
  263. 170Investment trusts. Repealed
  264. 171. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  265. 172Partnerships involving qualifying companies. Repealed
  266. Supplemental
  267. 173Prevention of double charging etc. Repealed
  268. 174Prevention of deduction of tax. Repealed
  269. 175Transitional provisions. Repealed
  270. 176Minor and consequential amendments.
  271. 177Interpretation of Chapter II. Repealed
  272. Chapter III: Management: Self-Assessment etc.
  273. Income tax and capital gains tax
  274. 178Personal and trustee’s returns.
  275. 179Returns to include self-assessment.
  276. 180. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  277. Corporation tax
  278. 181. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  279. 182. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  280. 183. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  281. Partnerships
  282. 184Partnership return.
  283. 185Partnership return to include partnership statement.
  284. 186. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  285. Enquiries: procedure
  286. 187Power to call for documents. Repealed
  287. 188. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  288. 189. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  289. Determinations and assessments to protect revenue
  290. 190Determination of tax where no return delivered.
  291. 191Assessment where loss of tax discovered.
  292. Payment of tax
  293. 192Payments on account of income tax.
  294. 193Payment of income tax and capital gains tax.
  295. 194Surcharges on unpaid income tax and capital gains tax.
  296. 195. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  297. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  298. 196Management: other amendments.
  299. 197. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  300. 198. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  301. 199Interpretation and commencement of Chapter III.
  302. Chapter IV: Changes for Facilitating Self-Assessment
  303. Assessment under Cases I and II of Schedule D
  304. 200Assessment on current year basis. Repealed
  305. 201Basis of assessment at commencement. Repealed
  306. 202Change of basis period. Repealed
  307. 203Conditions for such a change. Repealed
  308. 204Basis of assessment on discontinuance. Repealed
  309. 205Overlap profits and overlap losses. Repealed
  310. Assessment under Cases III to VI of Schedule D
  311. 206Basis of assessment under Case III. Repealed
  312. 207Basis of assessment under Cases IV and V. Repealed
  313. 208Basis of assessment under Case VI. Repealed
  314. Loss relief
  315. 209Loss relief: general. Repealed
  316. 210Relief for losses on unquoted shares. Repealed
  317. Capital allowances
  318. 211Income tax allowances and charges in taxing a trade etc.
  319. 212. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  320. 213. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  321. 214Amendments of other enactments.
  322. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  323. 215Treatment of partnerships. Repealed
  324. 216Effect of change in ownership of trade, profession or vocation.
  325. 217Double taxation relief in respect of overlap profits. Repealed
  326. 218Commencement, transitional provisions and savings.
  327. Chapter V: Lloyd’s Underwriters: Corporations etc.
  328. Main provisions
  329. 219Taxation of profits.
  330. 220Accounting period in which certain profits or losses arise.
  331. 221Assessment and collection of tax. Repealed
  332. Trust funds
  333. 222Premium trust funds.
  334. 223Ancillary trust funds.
  335. Other special cases
  336. 224. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  337. 225Stop-loss and quota share insurance.
  338. Miscellaneous
  339. 226Provisions which are not to apply.
  340. 227Cessation: final underwriting year.
  341. 227ARestriction of group relief
  342. 227BTransfer of underwriting business without change of ownership
  343. 227CExemption for profits or losses of foreign permanent establishments
  344. 228Lloyd’s underwriters: individuals.
  345. Supplemental
  346. 229Regulations.
  347. 230Interpretation and commencement.
  348. Part V: Oil Taxation
  349. Chapter I: Election by Reference to Pipe-Line Usage
  350. 231Election by reference to pipe-line with excess capacity.
  351. 232Restriction on electing participator’s allowable expenditure on elected assets.
  352. 233Tax relief for certain receipts of an electing participator.
  353. 234Interpretation of Chapter and supplementary provisions.
  354. Chapter II: Miscellaneous
  355. 235Valuation of oil.
  356. 236Valuation of certain light gases.
  357. 237Abortive exploration expenditure.
  358. 238Disposals of assets producing tariff receipts.
  359. Part VI: Stamp duty
  360. 239Execution of deeds.
  361. 240Time for presenting agreement for lease.
  362. 240ARequirements before lease treated as duly stamped.
  363. 241Exchange, partition, etc.
  364. 242Where consideration not ascertainable from conveyance or lease.
  365. 243Agreements to surrender leases.
  366. 244Production of documents on transfer of land in Northern Ireland.
  367. 245Production of documents: supplementary.
  368. Part VII: Inheritance Tax
  369. 246Rate bands: no indexation in 1994.
  370. 247Business and agricultural relief.
  371. 248Corporate Lloyd’s underwriters.
  372. Part VIII: Miscellaneous and General
  373. Companies treated as non-resident
  374. 249Certain companies treated as non-resident. Repealed
  375. 250Companies treated as non-resident: supplementary. Repealed
  376. 251Companies treated as non-resident: repeals.
  377. Privatisations
  378. 252Railways.
  379. 253Northern Ireland Airports Limited.
  380. Management
  381. 254Practice and procedure in connection with appeals.
  382. 255Calling for documents of taxpayers and others. Repealed
  383. Assigned matters
  384. 256Minor corrections.
  385. General
  386. 257Interpretation and construction.
  387. 258Repeals.
  388. 259Short title.
  389. Schedule 1Table of rates of duty on wine and made-wine
  390. Schedule 2: Vehicles excise duty: miscellaneous provisions
  391. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  392. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  393. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  394. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  395. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  396. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  397. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  398. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  399. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  400. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  401. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  402. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  403. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  404. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  405. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  406. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  407. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  408. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  409. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  410. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  411. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  412. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  413. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  414. 24Paragraph 24
  415. 25Paragraph 25
  416. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  417. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  418. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  419. 29Paragraph 29
  420. Schedule 3: Amendments about gaming machine licence duty
  421. Licences for periods beginning on or after 1st May 1994
  422. 1Paragraph 1
  423. Special licences
  424. 2Paragraph 2
  425. 3Paragraph 3
  426. Seasonal licences
  427. 4Paragraph 4
  428. Amendment and surrender of licences
  429. 5Paragraph 5
  430. Schedule 4: Penalties for statutory contraventions
  431. Part I: Contraventions under the Management Act
  432. 1Paragraph 1
  433. 2Paragraph 2
  434. 3Paragraph 3
  435. 4Paragraph 4
  436. 5Paragraph 5
  437. 6Paragraph 6
  438. 7Paragraph 7
  439. 8Paragraph 8
  440. 9Paragraph 9
  441. 10Paragraph 10
  442. 11Paragraph 11
  443. 12Paragraph 12
  444. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  445. Part II: Contraventions under the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979
  446. 14Paragraph 14
  447. 15Paragraph 15
  448. 16Paragraph 16
  449. 17Paragraph 17
  450. 18Paragraph 18
  451. 19Paragraph 19
  452. 20Paragraph 20
  453. 21Paragraph 21
  454. 22Paragraph 22
  455. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  456. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  457. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  458. 26Paragraph 26
  459. 27Paragraph 27
  460. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  461. 29Paragraph 29
  462. 30Paragraph 30
  463. 31Paragraph 31
  464. 32Paragraph 32
  465. 33Paragraph 33
  466. 34Paragraph 34
  467. 35Paragraph 35
  468. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  469. 37Paragraph 37
  470. 38Paragraph 38
  471. 39Paragraph 39
  472. 40Paragraph 40
  473. 41Paragraph 41
  474. 42Paragraph 42 Repealed
  475. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  476. 44Paragraph 44 Repealed
  477. 45Paragraph 45
  478. 46Paragraph 46
  479. 47Paragraph 47 Repealed
  480. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  481. Part III: Contraventions under the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979
  482. 49Paragraph 49
  483. 50Paragraph 50
  484. 51Paragraph 51
  485. 52Paragraph 52
  486. 53Paragraph 53 Repealed
  487. 54Paragraph 54
  488. 55Paragraph 55
  489. 56Paragraph 56
  490. 57Paragraph 57
  491. 58Paragraph 58
  492. Part IV: Contraventions under the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979
  493. 59Paragraph 59
  494. Part V: Contraventions under the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981
  495. 60Paragraph 60
  496. 61Paragraph 61
  497. 62Paragraph 62
  498. 63Paragraph 63 Repealed
  499. 64Paragraph 64
  500. 65Paragraph 65
  501. Part VI: Contraventions relating to lottery duty
  502. 66Paragraph 66
  503. 67Paragraph 67
  504. 68Paragraph 68
  505. Schedule 5: Decisions subject to review and appeal
  506. Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018
  507. 1Paragraph 1
  508. The Management Act
  509. 2Paragraph 2
  510. Part 2 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (alcohol duty)
  511. 3Paragraph 3
  512. The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979
  513. 4Paragraph 4
  514. The Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979
  515. 5Paragraph 5
  516. 5AParagraph 5A
  517. Part 4 of FA 2026 (vaping products duty)
  518. 5BParagraph 5B
  519. The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981
  520. 6Paragraph 6
  521. The Finance Act 1993
  522. 7Paragraph 7
  523. Chapter III of Part I of this Act
  524. 8Paragraph 8
  525. Chapter IV of Part I of this Act
  526. 9Paragraph 9
  527. ...
  528. 9ZAParagraph 9ZA Repealed
  529. The Finance Act 2001
  530. 9AParagraph 9A
  531. The Finance (No. 2) Act 2017
  532. 9BParagraph 9B
  533. Interpretation of Schedule
  534. 10Paragraph 10
  535. Schedule 5A: Air passenger duty: territories etc
  536. 1Part 1 territories
  537. 1APart 1A territories
  538. 2Part 2 territories Repealed
  539. 3Part 3 territories Repealed
  540. Schedule 6: Air passenger duty: administration and enforcement
  541. Application of excise enactments
  542. 1Paragraph 1
  543. 2Paragraph 2
  544. 3Paragraph 3
  545. 4Paragraph 4
  546. Information
  547. 5Paragraph 5
  548. Application of Chapter II
  549. 6Paragraph 6
  550. Interest payable to Commissioners
  551. 7Paragraph 7
  552. 8Paragraph 8
  553. Interest payable by the Commissioners
  554. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  555. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  556. Interest: specified rate
  557. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  558. Assessment of interest
  559. 11AParagraph 11A
  560. Evidence by certificate
  561. 12Paragraph 12
  562. Preferential debt
  563. 13Paragraph 13
  564. Schedule 6A: Premiums liable to tax at the higher rate
  565. Part I: Interpretation
  566. 1Paragraph 1
  567. Part II: Descriptions of premium
  568. Insurance relating to motor cars or motor cycles
  569. 2Paragraph 2
  570. Insurance relating to domestic appliances etc.
  571. 3Paragraph 3
  572. Insurance provided by divided company
  573. 3AParagraph 3A
  574. Travel insurance
  575. 4Paragraph 4
  576. Insurance relating to motor cars, motor cycles, domestic appliances, etc provided at a discount
  577. 5Paragraph 5
  578. Schedule 7: Insurance premium tax
  579. Part I: Information
  580. Records
  581. 1Paragraph 1
  582. Other provisions
  583. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  584. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  585. Part II: Powers
  586. Entry, arrest, etc.
  587. 4Paragraph 4
  588. Order for access to recorded information etc.
  589. 4AParagraph 4A
  590. Removal of documents etc.
  591. 5Paragraph 5
  592. 6Paragraph 6
  593. Part III: Recovery
  594. Recovery of tax etc.
  595. 7Paragraph 7
  596. Recovery of overpaid tax
  597. 8Paragraph 8
  598. Part IV: Penalties
  599. Criminal offences
  600. 9Paragraph 9
  601. Criminal penalties
  602. 10Paragraph 10
  603. Criminal proceedings etc.
  604. 11Paragraph 11
  605. Civil penalties
  606. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  607. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  608. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  609. 15Paragraph 15
  610. 16Paragraph 16
  611. 17Paragraph 17
  612. 18Paragraph 18
  613. 18AParagraph 18A Repealed
  614. 20Paragraph 20
  615. Part V: Interest
  616. Interest on tax etc.
  617. 21Paragraph 21
  618. Interest payable by Commissioners
  619. 22Paragraph 22
  620. 23Paragraph 23
  621. Part VI: Miscellaneous
  622. Security for tax
  623. 24Paragraph 24
  624. Assessments to penalties etc.
  625. 25Paragraph 25
  626. Assessments: time limits
  627. 26Paragraph 26
  628. Supplementary assessments
  629. 27Paragraph 27
  630. Disclosure of information
  631. 28Paragraph 28
  632. 28AParagraph 28A
  633. 28BParagraph 28B
  634. Evidence by certificate
  635. 29Paragraph 29
  636. Service of notices etc.
  637. 30Paragraph 30
  638. No deduction of penalties or interest
  639. 31Paragraph 31
  640. Destination of receipts
  641. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  642. Provisional collection of tax
  643. 33Paragraph 33
  644. 34Paragraph 34
  645. Adjustment of contracts
  646. 35Paragraph 35
  647. Schedule 7A: INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX: CONTRACTS THAT ARE NOT TAXABLE
  648. Part I: DESCRIPTIONS OF CONTRACT
  649. Contracts of reinsurance
  650. 1Paragraph 1
  651. Contracts constituting long term business
  652. 2Paragraph 2
  653. Contracts relating to motor vehicles let on relevant benefit terms
  654. 3Paragraph 3
  655. Contracts relating to commercial ships
  656. 4Paragraph 4
  657. Contracts relating to lifeboats and lifeboat equipment
  658. 5Paragraph 5
  659. 6Paragraph 6
  660. Contracts relating to commercial aircraft
  661. 7Paragraph 7
  662. Contracts relating to spacecraft
  663. 7AParagraph 7A
  664. Contracts relating to risks outside the United Kingdom
  665. 8Paragraph 8
  666. Contracts relating to foreign or international railway rolling stock
  667. 9Paragraph 9
  668. Contracts relating to the Channel tunnel
  669. 10Paragraph 10
  670. 11Paragraph 11
  671. Contracts relating to goods in foreign or international transit
  672. 12Paragraph 12
  673. Contracts relating to credit
  674. 13Paragraph 13
  675. Contracts relating to exchange losses
  676. 14Paragraph 14
  677. Contracts relating to the provision of financial facilities
  678. 15Paragraph 15
  679. Part II: INTERPRETATION
  680. 16Paragraph 16
  681. 16AParagraph 16A
  682. Schedule 8: Supplemental provisions relating to personal reliefs
  683. The Taxes Act 1988
  684. 1Paragraph 1
  685. 2Paragraph 2
  686. 3Paragraph 3
  687. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  688. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  689. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  690. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  691. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  692. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  693. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  694. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  695. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  696. The Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9)
  697. 13Paragraph 13
  698. Schedule 9: Mortgage interest relief etc.
  699. The Taxes Act 1988
  700. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  701. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  702. 3Paragraph 3
  703. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  704. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  705. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  706. 7Paragraph 7
  707. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  708. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  709. 10Paragraph 10
  710. 11Paragraph 11
  711. The Finance Act 1993 (c. 34)
  712. 12Paragraph 12
  713. Schedule 10: Medical insurance
  714. Introductory
  715. 1Paragraph 1
  716. Reduction of relief
  717. 2Paragraph 2
  718. 3Paragraph 3
  719. Surviving spouse
  720. 4Paragraph 4
  721. Small benefits and abolition of certification
  722. 5Paragraph 5
  723. 6Paragraph 6
  724. Schedule 11: Extension of roll-over relief on re-investment
  725. 1Paragraph 1
  726. Disposals on which relief available
  727. 2Paragraph 2
  728. 3Paragraph 3
  729. 4Paragraph 4
  730. 5Paragraph 5
  731. 6Paragraph 6
  732. Acquisitions on which relief available
  733. 7Paragraph 7
  734. Retirement relief
  735. 8Paragraph 8
  736. Clawback
  737. 9Paragraph 9
  738. Anti-avoidance
  739. 10Paragraph 10
  740. Miscellaneous
  741. 11Paragraph 11
  742. Schedule 12: Indexation losses: transitional relief
  743. Introductory
  744. 1Paragraph 1
  745. 2Paragraph 2
  746. 3Paragraph 3
  747. Capital gains tax
  748. 4Paragraph 4
  749. 5Paragraph 5
  750. Income tax
  751. 6Paragraph 6
  752. 7Paragraph 7
  753. Supplementary
  754. 8Paragraph 8
  755. Schedule 13: Employee share ownership trusts
  756. Introduction
  757. 1Paragraph 1
  758. Trustees
  759. 2Paragraph 2
  760. 3Paragraph 3
  761. 4Paragraph 4
  762. 5Paragraph 5
  763. Securities
  764. 6Paragraph 6
  765. 7Paragraph 7
  766. Interpretation
  767. 8Paragraph 8
  768. Schedule 14: Distributions of authorised unit trusts
  769. 1Paragraph 1
  770. The new sections
  771. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  772. Other amendments
  773. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  774. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  775. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  776. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  777. Commencement
  778. 7Paragraph 7
  779. Schedule 15: Enterprise investment scheme
  780. Amendments of the Taxes Act 1988
  781. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  782. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  783. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  784. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  785. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  786. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  787. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  788. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  789. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  790. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  791. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  792. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  793. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  794. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  795. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  796. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  797. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  798. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  799. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  800. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  801. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  802. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  803. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  804. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  805. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  806. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  807. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  808. Amendments of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
  809. 28Paragraph 28
  810. 29Paragraph 29
  811. 30Paragraph 30
  812. 31Paragraph 31
  813. 32Paragraph 32
  814. 33Paragraph 33
  815. 34Paragraph 34
  816. Schedule 16: Foreign income dividends
  817. Part I: The new Chapter
  818. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  819. Part II: Liability for and collection of advance corporation tax
  820. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  821. 3Paragraph 3
  822. Part III: Insurance companies etc.
  823. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  824. 5Paragraph 5
  825. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  826. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  827. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  828. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  829. Part IV: Other provisions
  830. Penalties
  831. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  832. Small companies’ relief
  833. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  834. Expenses of management
  835. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  836. Group income
  837. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  838. Mutual business etc.
  839. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  840. Discretionary trusts
  841. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  842. Personal representatives
  843. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  844. Purchase and sale of securities
  845. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  846. Manufactured dividends
  847. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  848. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  849. Interest on tax overpaid
  850. 20Paragraph 20
  851. Schedule 17: Minor corrections
  852. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  853. 2Paragraph 2
  854. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  855. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  856. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  857. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  858. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  859. 8Paragraph 8
  860. 9Paragraph 9
  861. Schedule 18
  862. Application of insurance companies provisions relating to loan relationships
  863. 1Paragraph 1
  864. 1AParagraph 1A
  865. Life assurance business: Case I of Schedule D
  866. 2Paragraph 2
  867. Non-life mutual business
  868. 3Paragraph 3
  869. Interpretation
  870. 4Paragraph 4
  871. Schedule 19: Management: other amendments
  872. Part I: Amendments of Management Act
  873. Notice of liability to income tax and capital gains tax
  874. 1Paragraph 1
  875. European Economic Interest Groupings
  876. 2Paragraph 2
  877. Records for purposes of returns
  878. 3Paragraph 3
  879. Recovery of overpayment of tax etc.
  880. 4Paragraph 4
  881. Assessing procedure
  882. 5Paragraph 5
  883. Amendment of partnership statement where loss of tax discovered
  884. 6Paragraph 6
  885. Right of appeal
  886. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  887. Error or mistake
  888. 8Paragraph 8
  889. 9Paragraph 9
  890. Time limits for assessments
  891. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  892. 11Paragraph 11
  893. 12Paragraph 12
  894. Claims etc.
  895. 13Paragraph 13
  896. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  897. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  898. Determination of Commissioners
  899. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  900. Procedure on appeal
  901. 17Paragraph 17
  902. Postponement of tax pending appeal
  903. 18Paragraph 18
  904. Collection and recovery
  905. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  906. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  907. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  908. 22Paragraph 22
  909. Interest on overdue tax or tax recovered
  910. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  911. 24Paragraph 24
  912. Penalties
  913. 25Paragraph 25
  914. 26Paragraph 26
  915. 27Paragraph 27
  916. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  917. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  918. 30Paragraph 30
  919. 31Paragraph 31
  920. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  921. 33Paragraph 33
  922. Interpretation
  923. 34Paragraph 34
  924. Claims etc. not included in returns
  925. 35Paragraph 35
  926. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  927. Part II: Amendments of Taxes Act 1988
  928. Time limits for claims under section 96
  929. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  930. Interest on Schedule E tax
  931. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  932. Time limits for claims under sections 534 and 537A
  933. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  934. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  935. Repayment supplements: income tax
  936. 41Paragraph 41
  937. Interest on tax overpaid
  938. 42Paragraph 42
  939. Time limits for elections under Schedule 5
  940. 43Paragraph 43
  941. Part III: Amendments of other enactments
  942. Setting of rates of interest
  943. 44Paragraph 44
  944. Class 4 contributions
  945. 45Paragraph 45
  946. Repayment supplements: capital gains tax
  947. 46Paragraph 46
  948. Schedule 20: Changes for facilitating self-assessment: transitional provisions and savings
  949. Assessment under Cases I and II of Schedule D
  950. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  951. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  952. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  953. Assessment under Case III of Schedule D
  954. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  955. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  956. Assessment under Cases IV and V of Schedule D
  957. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  958. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  959. Loss relief
  960. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  961. Capital allowances
  962. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  963. Double taxation relief
  964. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  965. 11Paragraph 11
  966. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  967. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  968. Supplemental
  969. 14Paragraph 14
  970. Schedule 21: Lloyd’s underwriters: individuals
  971. Year of assessment in which profits or losses arise
  972. 1Paragraph 1
  973. 2Paragraph 2
  974. Premiums trust funds
  975. 3Paragraph 3
  976. Reinsurance to close
  977. 4Paragraph 4
  978. Stop-loss and quota share insurance
  979. 5Paragraph 5
  980. Cessation etc.
  981. 6Paragraph 6
  982. Regulations
  983. 7Paragraph 7
  984. Interpretation
  985. 8Paragraph 8
  986. Assessment and collection of tax
  987. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  988. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  989. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  990. Special reserve funds
  991. 12Paragraph 12
  992. 13Paragraph 13
  993. 14Paragraph 14
  994. 15Paragraph 15
  995. 16Paragraph 16
  996. Schedule 22: Supplementary provisions as to elections by reference to pipe-line usage
  997. Part I: Procedure for and in connection with an election
  998. The election
  999. 1Paragraph 1
  1000. Conditions for acceptance of an election
  1001. 2Paragraph 2
  1002. Notice of acceptance or rejection
  1003. 3Paragraph 3
  1004. Appeals
  1005. 4Paragraph 4
  1006. Information to the responsible person
  1007. 5Paragraph 5
  1008. Penalties for incorrect information
  1009. 6Paragraph 6
  1010. Re-opening election decisions on grounds of incorrect information
  1011. 7Paragraph 7
  1012. Appeals against re-opening notices
  1013. 8Paragraph 8
  1014. Part II: Supplementary provisions
  1015. Assets used in connection with more than one taxable field
  1016. 9Paragraph 9
  1017. Transfer of interests
  1018. 10Paragraph 10
  1019. 11Paragraph 11
  1020. Transfer of elected assets
  1021. 12Paragraph 12
  1022. Restriction of relief for expenditure incurred after 30th November 1993 and before the date of an election
  1023. 13Paragraph 13
  1024. Schedule 23: Amendments of the principal Act relating to valuation of light gases
  1025. 1Paragraph 1
  1026. 2Paragraph 2
  1027. 3Paragraph 3
  1028. 4Paragraph 4
  1029. Schedule 24: Provisions relating to the Railways Act 1993
  1030. Interpretation
  1031. 1Paragraph 1
  1032. Chargeable gains: transfer to be without gain or loss
  1033. 2Paragraph 2
  1034. Chargeable gains: receipt of compensation or insurance policies
  1035. 3Paragraph 3
  1036. Chargeable gains: section 30 of the Gains Act
  1037. 4Paragraph 4
  1038. Chargeable gains: section 41 of the Gains Act
  1039. 5Paragraph 5
  1040. Chargeable gains: roll-over relief
  1041. 6Paragraph 6
  1042. Chargeable gains: agreements and instruments by virtue of section 91(1)(c) of the Railways Act 1993
  1043. 7Paragraph 7
  1044. Chargeable gains: group transactions
  1045. 8Paragraph 8
  1046. Chargeable gains: disposal of debts
  1047. 9Paragraph 9
  1048. Chargeable gains: assets held before 6th April 1965
  1049. 10Paragraph 10
  1050. Chargeable gains: miscellaneous disposals and acquisitions
  1051. 11Paragraph 11
  1052. Transfers of trading stock
  1053. 12Paragraph 12
  1054. Transfer of rights to receipts
  1055. 13Paragraph 13
  1056. Transfer of liabilities
  1057. 14Paragraph 14
  1058. Trading losses
  1059. 15Paragraph 15
  1060. No reduction in allowable losses on extinguishment of certain liabilities
  1061. 16Paragraph 16
  1062. Group relief
  1063. 17Paragraph 17
  1064. Securities issued under section 98 or 106 of the Railways Act 1993
  1065. 18Paragraph 18
  1066. Leased assets
  1067. 19Paragraph 19
  1068. Continuity in relation to capital allowances etc where trade transferred
  1069. 20Paragraph 20
  1070. Capital allowances in certain cases where paragraph 20 does not apply
  1071. 21Paragraph 21
  1072. Capital allowances: actual consideration to be the disposal value in certain other cases
  1073. 22Paragraph 22
  1074. Sale and lease-back: limitation on tax reliefs
  1075. 23Paragraph 23
  1076. Sales of land with right to reconveyance
  1077. 24Paragraph 24
  1078. Modifications of restructuring scheme
  1079. 25Paragraph 25
  1080. Income tax exemption for certain interest
  1081. 26Paragraph 26
  1082. Employee benefits: transport vouchers
  1083. 27Paragraph 27
  1084. Schedule 25: Northern Ireland Airports Limited
  1085. Interpretation
  1086. 1Paragraph 1
  1087. Transfers from NIAL to successor company: general
  1088. 2Paragraph 2
  1089. Roll-over relief
  1090. 3Paragraph 3
  1091. Transfers from Holding Company to successor company
  1092. 4Paragraph 4
  1093. Leasehold interests in industrial buildings or structures
  1094. 5Paragraph 5
  1095. Securities of successor company
  1096. 6Paragraph 6
  1097. Schedule 26: Repeals
  1098. IVehicles excise duty
  1099. IIGaming machine licence duty
  1100. IIIExcise duties: enforcement and appeals
  1101. IVValue added tax
  1102. VIncome tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax
  1103. Paragraph
  1104. Paragraph
  1105. Paragraph
  1106. Paragraph
  1107. Paragraph
  1108. Paragraph
  1109. Paragraph
  1110. 4Paragraph 4
  1111. Paragraph
  1112. 1Paragraph 1
  1113. 2Paragraph 2
  1114. 3Paragraph 3
  1115. 4Paragraph 4
  1116. 5Paragraph 5
  1117. 6Paragraph 6
  1118. VIOil taxation
  1119. 1Paragraph 1
  1120. 2Paragraph 2
  1121. VIIStamp duty
  1122. VIIIMiscellaneous