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  "legislation_title": "Finance Act 2007",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "(1) A penalty is payable by a person (P) where—\n(a) an assessment issued to P by HMRC understates P's liability to a relevant tax, and\n(b) P has failed to take reasonable steps to notify HMRC, within the period of 30 days beginning with the date of the assessment, that it is an under-assessment.\n(2) In deciding what steps (if any) were reasonable HMRC must consider—\n(a) whether P knew, or should have known, about the under-assessment, and\n(b) what steps would have been reasonable to take to notify HMRC.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “relevant tax” means any tax mentioned in the Table in paragraph 1.\n(4) In this paragraph (and in Part 2 of this Schedule so far as relating to this paragraph)—\n(a) “assessment” includes determination, and\n(b) accordingly, references to an under-assessment include an under-determination.",
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 24 para. 2(1) substituted (1.4.2009) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 122(2), Sch. 40 para. 4(2); S.I. 2009/571, art. 2"
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      "text": "Sch. 24 para. 2(4) inserted (21.7.2009) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 57 para. 2"
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "Sch. 24 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2008 for certain purposes, 1.7.2008 for certain purposes, 1.1.2009 for certain purposes, and 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/568, art. 2 (with art. 3)"
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