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Paragraph 5

United Kingdom

F1(A1)

A person meets this condition if the person fails to comply with any of the following provisions of—

(a)

Part 7 of FA 2004 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes);

(b)

Schedule 17 to F(No. 2)A 2017 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes: VAT and other indirect taxes).

(1)

F2The provisions of Part 7 of FA 2004 are—

(a)

section 308(1) and (3) (duty of promoter in relation to notifiable proposals and notifiable arrangements);

(b)

section 309(1) (duty of person dealing with promoter outside the United Kingdom);

(c)

section 310 (duty of parties to notifiable arrangements not involving promoter);

F3(ca)

section 310C (duty of promoter to provide updated information);

(cb)

section 312(2) (duty of promoter to notify client of reference number);

(d)

section 313ZA (duty of promoter to provide details of clients).

F4(e)

section 316A (duty to provide additional information).

F5(1A)

The provisions of Schedule 17 to F(No.2)A 2017 are—

(a)

paragraph 11(1) (duty of promoter in relation to notifiable proposals);

(b)

paragraph 21(3) (duty of promoter to provide updated information);

(c)

paragraph 23(2) (duty of promoter to notify client of reference number);

(d)

paragraph 27(3) (duty of promoter to provide details of clients);

(e)

paragraph 33 (duty to provide additional information).

F6(2)

For the purposes of F7sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A), a person (“P”) fails to comply with a provision mentioned in F8any of those sub-paragraphs if and only if any of conditions A to C are met.

(3)

Condition A is met if—

(a)

F9an authorised officer has determined that P has failed to comply with the provision concerned,

(b)

the appeal period has ended, and

(c)

the determination has not been overturned on appeal.

(4)

Condition B is met if—

(a)

F10on appeal, the tribunal has determined for the purposes of F11section 315D(1) of FA 2004 F12or paragraph 48 of Schedule 17 to F(No.2)A 2017 that P is to be deemed not to have failed to comply with the provision concerned as P had a reasonable excuse for not doing the thing required to be done,

(b)

the appeal period has ended, and

(c)

the determination has not been overturned on appeal.

(5)

Condition C is met if P has admitted in writing to HMRC that P has failed to comply with the provision concerned.

(F136)

For the purposes of this paragraph—

  • “appeal period” means—

    1. (a)

      the period during which an appeal could be brought against the determination of an authorised officer or the tribunal, as applicable, or

    2. (b)

      where an appeal mentioned in paragraph (a) has been brought, the period during which that appeal has not been finally determined, withdrawn or otherwise disposed of;

  • “authorised officer” means an officer of Revenue and Customs who is, or is a member of a class of officers who are, authorised by HMRC for the purposes of the provision concerned.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 34 para. 5(A1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(3)

F2

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(4)(a)

F3

Sch. 34 para. 5(1)(ca)(cb) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(4)(b)

F4

Sch. 34 para. 5(1)(e) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(4)(c)

F5

Sch. 34 para. 5(1A) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(5)

F6

Sch. 34 para. 5(2)-(6) substituted for Sch. 34 para. 5(2) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 19 para. 9 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), Sch. 19 para. 6

F7

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(6)(a)

F8

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(6)(b)

F9

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(3)(a) substituted (18.3.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 218(1)(a) (with s. 219)

F10

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(4)(a) inserted (18.3.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 218(1)(b)(i) (with s. 219)

F11

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(4)(a) substituted (18.3.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 218(1)(b)(ii) (with s. 219)

F12

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5(4) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(7)

F13

Sch. 34 para. 5(6) substituted (18.3.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 218(1)(c) (with s. 219)

Notes on Non-compliance with avoidance disclosure requirements

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 34 para. 5 cross-heading substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 29(2)