# Finance Act 2007, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purposes of a penalty under paragraph 1, inaccuracy in a document given by P to HMRC is—
(a) “careless” if the inaccuracy is due to failure by P to take reasonable care,
(b) “deliberate but not concealed” if the inaccuracy is deliberate on P's part but P does not make arrangements to conceal it, and
(c) “deliberate and concealed” if the inaccuracy is deliberate on P's part and P makes arrangements to conceal it (for example, by submitting false evidence in support of an inaccurate figure).
(2) An inaccuracy in a document given by P to HMRC, which was neither careless nor deliberate on P's part when the document was given, is to be treated as careless if P—
(a) discovered the inaccuracy at some later time, and
(b) did not take reasonable steps to inform HMRC.
(3) Paragraph 47 of Schedule 19 to FA 2016 (special measures for persistently unco-operative large businesses) provides for certain inaccuracies to be treated, for the purposes of this Schedule, as being due to a failure by P to take reasonable care.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/11/schedule/24/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-2007/schedule-24/paragraph-3
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