{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-2009/schedule-54/paragraph-12C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-2009/schedule-54/paragraph-12C.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/10",
  "legislation_title": "Finance Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/54/paragraph/12C",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12C",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies in the case of a repayment of the amount by which—\n(a) the total amount of payments on account made in respect of a prescribed accounting period, exceeds\n(b) the amount of VAT payable in respect of that accounting period.\n(2) The repayment interest start date is the date on which the VAT return for the prescribed accounting period is due.\n(3) In this paragraph—\n“payment on account” means a payment on account required under section 28 of VATA 1994;\n“prescribed accounting period” has the same meaning as in VATA 1994;\n“VAT return” means a return required to be made by regulations under VATA 1994.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 54 para. 12C and cross-heading inserted (1.1.2023) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 120(2), Sch. 29 para. 3(2); S.I. 2022/1277, reg. 2(2)(a) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2012/14",
      "affecting_title": "Finance Act 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2010/33",
      "affecting_title": "Finance (No. 3) Act 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2010/33",
      "affecting_title": "Finance (No. 3) Act 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2010/33",
      "affecting_title": "Finance (No. 3) Act 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/994",
      "affecting_title": "The Finance Act 2009, Sections 101 and 102 (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) (Interest) (Appointed Day) Order 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/10/schedule/54/paragraph/12C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:08.872832+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}