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Finance Act 2016 in England

2016 c. 24 · Enacted 15 September 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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.

[15th September 2016]

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 to 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:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Income tax
  2. Charge and principal rates etc
  3. 1Income tax charge and rates for 2016-17
  4. 2Basic rate limit for 2017-18
  5. 3Personal allowance for 2017-18
  6. Rate structure
  7. 4Savings allowance, and savings nil rate etc
  8. 5Rates of tax on dividend income, and abolition of dividend tax credits etc
  9. 6Structure of income tax rates
  10. Employment income: taxable benefits
  11. 7Taxable benefits: application of Chapters 5 to 7 of Part 3 of ITEPA 2003
  12. 8Cars: appropriate percentage for 2019-20 and subsequent tax years
  13. 9Cars which cannot emit CO2: appropriate percentage for 2017-18 and 2018-19
  14. 10Diesel cars: appropriate percentage
  15. 11Cash equivalent of benefit of a van
  16. 12Tax treatment of payments from sporting testimonials
  17. 13Exemption for trivial benefits provided by employers
  18. 14Travel expenses of workers providing services through intermediaries
  19. 15Taxable benefits: PAYE
  20. Employment income: other provision
  21. 16Employee share schemes
  22. 17Securities options
  23. 18Employment income provided through third parties
  24. Pensions
  25. 19Standard lifetime allowance from 2016-17
  26. 20Pensions bridging between retirement and state pension
  27. 21Dependants' scheme pensions
  28. 22Pension flexibility
  29. 23Netherlands Benefit Act for Victims of Persecution 1940-1945
  30. Trading and other income
  31. 24Fixed-rate deductions for use of home for business purposes
  32. 25Averaging profits of farmers etc
  33. 26Relief for finance costs related to residential property businesses
  34. 27Individual investment plans of deceased investors
  35. Reliefs: enterprise investment scheme, venture capital trusts etc
  36. 28EIS, SEIS and VCTs: exclusion of energy generation
  37. 29EIS and VCTs: definition of certain periods
  38. 30EIS and VCTs: election
  39. 31VCTs: requirements for giving approval
  40. Reliefs: peer-to-peer lending
  41. 32Income tax relief for irrecoverable peer-to-peer loans
  42. Transactions in securities
  43. 33Transactions in securities: company distributions
  44. 34Transactions in securities: procedure for counteraction of advantage
  45. 35Distributions in a winding up
  46. Disguised fees and carried interest
  47. 36Disguised investment management fees
  48. 37Income-based carried interest
  49. 38Income-based carried interest: persons coming to the UK
  50. Deduction at source
  51. 39Deduction of income tax at source
  52. 40Deduction of income tax at source: intellectual property
  53. 41Deduction of income tax at source: intellectual property - tax avoidance
  54. Receipts from intellectual property
  55. 42Receipts from intellectual property: territorial scope
  56. 43Receipts from intellectual property: diverted profits tax
  57. Supplementary welfare payments: Northern Ireland
  58. 44Tax treatment of supplementary welfare payments: Northern Ireland
  59. Part 2: Corporation tax
  60. Charge and rates
  61. 45Charge for financial year 2017
  62. 46Rate of corporation tax for financial year 2020
  63. Research and development
  64. 47Abolition of vaccine research relief
  65. 48Cap on R&D aid
  66. Loan relationships
  67. 49Loan relationships and derivative contracts
  68. 50Loans to participators etc: rate of tax
  69. 51Loans to participators etc: trustees of charitable trusts
  70. Intangible fixed assets
  71. 52Intangible fixed assets: pre-FA 2002 assets
  72. 53Intangible fixed assets: transfers treated as at market value
  73. Creative industry reliefs
  74. 54Tax relief for production of orchestral concerts
  75. 55Television and video games tax relief: consequential amendments
  76. Banking companies
  77. 56Banking companies: excluded entities
  78. 57Banking companies: restrictions on loss relief etc
  79. Oil and gas
  80. 58Reduction in rate of supplementary charge
  81. 59Investment allowance: disqualifying conditions
  82. 60Investment allowance: power to expand meaning of “relevant income”
  83. 61Onshore allowance: disqualifying conditions
  84. 62Cluster area allowance: disqualifying conditions
  85. 63Cluster area allowance: power to expand meaning of “relevant income”
  86. Exploitation of patents etc
  87. 64Profits from the exploitation of patents etc
  88. Miscellaneous
  89. 65Power to make regulations about the taxation of securitisation companies
  90. 66Hybrid and other mismatches
  91. 67Insurance companies carrying on long-term business
  92. 68Taking over payment obligations as lessee of plant or machinery
  93. Part 3: Income tax and corporation tax
  94. Capital allowances
  95. 69Capital allowances: designated assisted areas
  96. 70Capital allowances: anti-avoidance relating to disposals
  97. Trade and property business profits
  98. 71Trade and property business profits: money's worth
  99. 72Replacement and alteration of tools
  100. Property business deductions
  101. 73Property business deductions: replacement of domestic items
  102. 74Property business deductions: wear and tear allowance
  103. Transfer pricing
  104. 75Transfer pricing: application of OECD principles
  105. Transactions in UK land
  106. 76Corporation tax: territorial scope etc
  107. 77Corporation tax: transactions in UK land
  108. 78Income tax: territorial scope etc
  109. 79Income tax: transactions in UK land
  110. 80Pre-trading expenses
  111. 81Commencement and transitional provision: sections 76, 77 and 80
  112. 82Commencement and transitional provision: sections 78 and 79
  113. Part 4: Capital gains tax
  114. Rate
  115. 83Reduction in rate of capital gains tax
  116. Entrepreneurs' relief
  117. 84Entrepreneurs' relief: associated disposals
  118. 85Entrepreneurs' relief: disposal of goodwill
  119. 86Entrepreneurs' relief: “trading company” and “trading group”
  120. Investors' relief
  121. 87Investors' relief
  122. Employee shareholder shares
  123. 88Employee shareholder shares: limit on exemption
  124. 89Employee shareholder shares: disguised fees and carried interest
  125. Other provisions
  126. 90Disposals of UK residential property by non-residents etc
  127. 91NRCGT returns
  128. 92Addition of CGT to Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968
  129. Part 5: Inheritance tax etc
  130. 93Inheritance tax: increased nil-rate band
  131. 94Inheritance tax: pension drawdown funds
  132. 95Inheritance tax: victims of persecution during Second World War era
  133. 96Inheritance tax: gifts for national purposes etc
  134. 97Estate duty: objects of national, scientific, historic or artistic interest
  135. Part 6: Apprenticeship levy
  136. Basic provisions
  137. 98Apprenticeship levy
  138. 99Charge to apprenticeship levy
  139. 100A person's pay bill for a tax year
  140. Connected companies and charities
  141. 101Connected companies
  142. 102Connected charities
  143. Anti-avoidance
  144. 103Anti-avoidance
  145. 104Application of other regimes to apprenticeship levy
  146. Payment, collection and recovery
  147. 105Assessment, payment etc
  148. 106Recovery from third parties
  149. 107Real time information
  150. 108Time limits for assessment
  151. 109No deduction in respect of levy to be made from earnings
  152. 110Collectors and court proceedings
  153. Information and penalties
  154. 111Records
  155. 112Information and inspection powers
  156. 113Penalties
  157. Appeals
  158. 114Appeals
  159. General
  160. 115Tax agents: dishonest conduct
  161. 116Provisional collection of apprenticeship levy
  162. 117Crown application
  163. 118Charities which are “connected” with one another
  164. 119Connection between charities: further provision
  165. 120General interpretation
  166. 121Regulations
  167. Part 7: VAT
  168. 122VAT: power to provide for persons to be eligible for refunds
  169. 123VAT: representatives and security
  170. 124VAT: joint and several liability of operators of online marketplaces
  171. 125VAT: Isle of Man charities
  172. 126VAT: women's sanitary products
  173. Part 8: SDLT and ATED
  174. Stamp duty land tax
  175. 127SDLT: calculating tax on non-residential and mixed transactions
  176. 128SDLT: higher rates for additional dwellings etc
  177. 129SDLT higher rate: land purchased for commercial use
  178. 130SDLT higher rate: acquisition under regulated home reversion plan
  179. 131SDLT higher rate: properties occupied by certain employees etc
  180. 132SDLT: minor amendments of section 55 of FA 2003
  181. 133SDLT: property authorised investment funds and co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  182. Annual tax on enveloped dwellings
  183. 134ATED: regulated home reversion plans
  184. 135ATED: properties occupied by certain employees etc
  185. 136ATED: alternative property finance - land in Scotland
  186. Part 9: Other taxes and duties
  187. Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax
  188. 137Stamp duty: acquisition of target company's share capital
  189. 138Stamp duty: transfers to depositaries or providers of clearance services
  190. 139SDRT: transfers to depositaries or providers of clearance services
  191. Petroleum revenue tax
  192. 140Petroleum revenue tax: rate
  193. Insurance premium tax
  194. 141Insurance premium tax: standard rate
  195. Landfill tax
  196. 142Landfill tax: rates from 1 April 2017
  197. 143Landfill tax: rates from 1 April 2018
  198. Climate change levy
  199. 144CCL: abolition of exemption for electricity from renewable sources
  200. 145CCL: main rates from 1 April 2017
  201. 146CCL: main rates from 1 April 2018
  202. 147CCL: main rates from 1 April 2019
  203. 148CCL: reduced rates from 1 April 2019
  204. Air passenger duty
  205. 149APD: rates from 1 April 2016
  206. Vehicle excise duty
  207. 150VED: rates for light passenger vehicles, light goods vehicles, motorcycles etc
  208. 151VED: extension of old vehicles exemption from 1 April 2017
  209. Other excise duties
  210. 152Gaming duty: rates
  211. 153Fuel duties: aqua methanol etc
  212. 154Tobacco products duty: rates
  213. 155Alcoholic liquor duties: rates
  214. Part 10: Tax avoidance and evasion
  215. General anti-abuse rule
  216. 156General anti-abuse rule: provisional counteractions
  217. 157General anti-abuse rule: binding of tax arrangements to lead arrangements
  218. 158General anti-abuse rule: penalty
  219. Tackling frequent avoidance
  220. 159Serial tax avoidance
  221. 160Promoters of tax avoidance schemes
  222. 161Large businesses: tax strategies and sanctions for persistently unco-operative behaviour
  223. Offshore activities
  224. 162Penalties for enablers of offshore tax evasion or non-compliance
  225. 163Penalties in connection with offshore matters and offshore transfers
  226. 164Offshore tax errors etc: publishing details of deliberate tax defaulters
  227. 165Asset-based penalties for offshore inaccuracies and failures
  228. 166Offences relating to offshore income, assets and activities
  229. Part 11: Administration, enforcement and supplementary powers
  230. Assessment and returns
  231. 167Simple assessments
  232. 168Time limit for self assessment tax returns
  233. 169HMRC power to withdraw notice to file a tax return
  234. Judgment debts
  235. 172Rate of interest applicable to judgment debts etc: England and Wales
  236. Enforcement powers
  237. 173Gift aid: power to impose penalties on charities and intermediaries
  238. 174Proceedings under customs and excise Acts: prosecuting authority
  239. 175Detention and seizure under CEMA 1979: notice requirements etc
  240. 176Data-gathering powers: providers of payment or intermediary services
  241. 177Data-gathering powers: daily penalties for extended default
  242. Payment
  243. 178Extension of provisions about set-off to Scotland
  244. Raw tobacco
  245. 179Raw tobacco approval scheme
  246. State aids granted through provision of tax advantages
  247. 180Powers to obtain information about certain tax advantages
  248. 181Power to publish state aid information
  249. 182Information powers: supplementary
  250. Qualifying transformer vehicles
  251. 183Qualifying transformer vehicles
  252. Part 12: Office of Tax Simplification Repealed
  253. 184Office of Tax Simplification Repealed
  254. 185Functions of the OTS: general Repealed
  255. 186Functions of the OTS: reviews and reports Repealed
  256. 187Annual report Repealed
  257. 188Review of the OTS Repealed
  258. 189Commencement Repealed
  259. Part 13: Final
  260. 190Interpretation
  261. 191Short title
  262. Schedule 1: Abolition of dividend tax credits etc
  263. Main repeals
  264. 1Paragraph 1
  265. Further amendments in ITTOIA 2005
  266. 2Paragraph 2
  267. 3Paragraph 3
  268. 4Paragraph 4
  269. 5Paragraph 5
  270. 6Paragraph 6
  271. 7Paragraph 7
  272. 8Paragraph 8
  273. 9Paragraph 9
  274. 10Paragraph 10
  275. 11Paragraph 11
  276. 12Paragraph 12
  277. 13Paragraph 13
  278. 14Paragraph 14
  279. 15Paragraph 15
  280. 16Paragraph 16
  281. 17Paragraph 17
  282. 18Paragraph 18
  283. 19Paragraph 19
  284. 20Paragraph 20
  285. 21Paragraph 21
  286. 22Paragraph 22
  287. 23Paragraph 23
  288. 24Paragraph 24
  289. 25Paragraph 25
  290. 26Paragraph 26
  291. 27Paragraph 27
  292. Further amendments in CTA 2010
  293. 28Paragraph 28
  294. 29Paragraph 29
  295. 30Paragraph 30
  296. 31Paragraph 31
  297. 32Paragraph 32
  298. 33Paragraph 33
  299. 34Paragraph 34
  300. 35Paragraph 35
  301. 36Paragraph 36
  302. 37Paragraph 37
  303. 38Paragraph 38
  304. 39Paragraph 39
  305. 40Paragraph 40
  306. 41Paragraph 41
  307. 42Paragraph 42
  308. 43Paragraph 43
  309. 44Paragraph 44
  310. 45Paragraph 45
  311. 46Paragraph 46
  312. 47Paragraph 47
  313. 48Paragraph 48
  314. 49Paragraph 49
  315. 50Paragraph 50
  316. Other amendments
  317. 51Paragraph 51
  318. 52Paragraph 52
  319. 53Paragraph 53
  320. 54Paragraph 54
  321. 55Paragraph 55
  322. 56Paragraph 56
  323. 57Paragraph 57
  324. 58Paragraph 58
  325. 59Paragraph 59
  326. 60Paragraph 60
  327. 61Paragraph 61
  328. 62Paragraph 62
  329. 63Paragraph 63
  330. 64Paragraph 64
  331. 65Paragraph 65
  332. 66Paragraph 66
  333. 67Paragraph 67
  334. 68Paragraph 68
  335. 69Paragraph 69
  336. 70Paragraph 70
  337. 71Paragraph 71
  338. 72Paragraph 72
  339. Commencement
  340. 73Paragraph 73
  341. Schedule 2: Sporting testimonial payments
  342. Income tax: sporting testimonial payments treated as earnings
  343. 1Paragraph 1
  344. Income tax: limited exemption for sporting testimonial payments
  345. 2Paragraph 2
  346. Corporation tax: deductions from total profits for sporting testimonial payments and associated payments
  347. 3Paragraph 3
  348. Application of this Schedule
  349. 4Paragraph 4
  350. Schedule 3: Employee share schemes: minor amendments
  351. Enterprise management incentives and employee ownership trusts
  352. 1Paragraph 1
  353. Share incentive plans
  354. 2Paragraph 2
  355. Notification of plans and schemes to HMRC
  356. 3Paragraph 3
  357. 4Paragraph 4
  358. 5Paragraph 5
  359. Price for acquisition of shares under share option
  360. 6Paragraph 6
  361. 7Paragraph 7
  362. Tag-along rights
  363. 8Paragraph 8
  364. Exercise of EMI options
  365. 9Paragraph 9
  366. Schedule 4: Pensions: lump sum allowance and lump sum and death benefit allowance: transitional provision
  367. Part 1: “Fixed protection 2016”
  368. The protection
  369. 1Paragraph 1
  370. The initial conditions
  371. 2Paragraph 2
  372. Protection-cessation events
  373. 3Paragraph 3
  374. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “benefit accrual”
  375. 4Paragraph 4
  376. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “impermissible transfer”
  377. 5Paragraph 5
  378. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “permitted transfer”
  379. 6Paragraph 6
  380. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “permitted circumstances”
  381. 7Paragraph 7
  382. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: relieved non-UK pension schemes
  383. 8Paragraph 8
  384. Part 2: “Individual protection 2016”
  385. The protection
  386. 9Paragraph 9
  387. Amount A (pre-6 April 2006 pensions in payment)
  388. 10Paragraph 10
  389. Amount B (pre-6 April 2016 benefit crystallisation events)
  390. 11Paragraph 11
  391. Amount C (uncrystallised rights at end of 5 April 2016 under registered pension schemes)
  392. 12Paragraph 12
  393. Amount D (uncrystallised rights at end of 5 April 2016 under relieved non-UK schemes)
  394. 13Paragraph 13
  395. Part 3: Reference numbers etc
  396. Issuing of reference numbers for fixed or individual protection 2016
  397. 14Paragraph 14
  398. Withdrawal of reference numbers
  399. 15Paragraph 15
  400. Appeals against non-issue or withdrawal of reference numbers
  401. 16Paragraph 16
  402. Notification of subsequent protection-cessation events
  403. 17Paragraph 17
  404. Notification of subsequent pension debits
  405. 18Paragraph 18
  406. Personal representatives
  407. 19Paragraph 19
  408. Penalties for non-supply, or fraudulent etc supply, of information under paragraph 17 or 18
  409. 20Paragraph 20
  410. Part 4: Information
  411. Preservation of records in connection with individual protection 2016
  412. 21Paragraph 21
  413. Amendments of regulations
  414. 22Paragraph 22
  415. 23Paragraph 23
  416. 24Paragraph 24
  417. 25Paragraph 25
  418. 26Paragraph 26
  419. 27Paragraph 27
  420. Part 5: Amendments in connection with protection of pre-6 April 2006 rights
  421. 28Paragraph 28
  422. Part 6: Interpretation and regulations
  423. Interpretation of Parts 1, 2 and 3
  424. 29Paragraph 29
  425. Interpretation of Parts 3 and 4 and this Part
  426. 30Paragraph 30
  427. Regulations
  428. 31Paragraph 31
  429. Schedule 5: Pension flexibility
  430. Serious ill-health lump sums
  431. 1Paragraph 1
  432. 2Paragraph 2
  433. 3Paragraph 3
  434. 4Paragraph 4
  435. Charity lump sum death benefits
  436. 5Paragraph 5
  437. Dependants' flexi-access drawdown funds
  438. 6Paragraph 6
  439. Trivial commutation lump sum
  440. 7Paragraph 7
  441. 8Paragraph 8
  442. 9Paragraph 9
  443. Top-up of dependants' death benefits
  444. 10Paragraph 10
  445. Inheritance tax as respects cash alternatives to annuities for dependants etc
  446. 11Paragraph 11
  447. Schedule 6: Deduction of income tax at source
  448. Part 1: Abolition of duty to deduct tax from interest on certain investments
  449. 1Paragraph 1
  450. Part 2: Deduction of tax from yearly interest: exception for deposit-takers
  451. 2Paragraph 2
  452. Part 3: Amendments of or relating to Chapter 2 of Part 15 of ITA 2007
  453. Amendments of Chapter 2 of Part 15 of ITA 2007
  454. 3Paragraph 3
  455. 4Paragraph 4
  456. 5Paragraph 5
  457. 6Paragraph 6
  458. 7Paragraph 7
  459. 8Paragraph 8
  460. 9Paragraph 9
  461. 10Paragraph 10
  462. 11Paragraph 11
  463. 12Paragraph 12
  464. 13Paragraph 13
  465. 14Paragraph 14
  466. 15Paragraph 15
  467. 16Paragraph 16
  468. 17Paragraph 17
  469. 18Paragraph 18
  470. Amendments relating to Chapter 2 of Part 15 of ITA 2007
  471. 19Paragraph 19
  472. 20Paragraph 20
  473. 21Paragraph 21
  474. 22Paragraph 22
  475. 23Paragraph 23
  476. 24Paragraph 24
  477. 25Paragraph 25
  478. Part 4: Deduction of tax from UK public revenue dividends
  479. 26Paragraph 26
  480. 27Paragraph 27
  481. Part 5: Commencement
  482. 28Paragraph 28
  483. Schedule 7: Loan relationships and derivative contracts
  484. Introductory
  485. 1Paragraph 1
  486. Non-market loans
  487. 2Paragraph 2
  488. Transfer pricing
  489. 3Paragraph 3
  490. 4Paragraph 4
  491. Exchange gains and losses
  492. 5Paragraph 5
  493. 6Paragraph 6
  494. 7Paragraph 7
  495. 8Paragraph 8
  496. 9Paragraph 9
  497. 10Paragraph 10
  498. 11Paragraph 11
  499. Commencement
  500. 12Paragraph 12
  501. Schedule 8: Tax relief for production of orchestral concerts
  502. Part 1: Amendment of CTA 2009
  503. 1Paragraph 1
  504. Part 2: Consequential amendments
  505. ICTA
  506. 2Paragraph 2
  507. FA 1998
  508. 3Paragraph 3
  509. 4Paragraph 4
  510. 5Paragraph 5
  511. 6Paragraph 6
  512. CAA 2001
  513. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  514. FA 2007
  515. 8Paragraph 8
  516. CTA 2009
  517. 9Paragraph 9
  518. 10Paragraph 10
  519. 11Paragraph 11
  520. FA 2009
  521. 12Paragraph 12
  522. CTA 2010
  523. 13Paragraph 13
  524. 14Paragraph 14
  525. 15Paragraph 15
  526. Part 3: Commencement
  527. 16Paragraph 16
  528. 17Paragraph 17
  529. 18Paragraph 18
  530. Schedule 9: Profits from the exploitation of patents etc: consequential
  531. 1Paragraph 1
  532. 2Paragraph 2
  533. 3Paragraph 3
  534. 4Paragraph 4
  535. 5Paragraph 5
  536. 6Paragraph 6
  537. 7Paragraph 7
  538. 8Paragraph 8
  539. 9Paragraph 9
  540. 10Paragraph 10
  541. 11Paragraph 11
  542. 12Paragraph 12
  543. 13Paragraph 13
  544. 14Paragraph 14
  545. 15Paragraph 15
  546. 16Paragraph 16
  547. 17Paragraph 17
  548. 18Paragraph 18
  549. 19Paragraph 19
  550. 20Paragraph 20
  551. 21Paragraph 21
  552. 22Paragraph 22
  553. 23Paragraph 23
  554. 24Paragraph 24
  555. Schedule 10: Hybrid and other mismatches
  556. Part 1: Main provisions
  557. 1Paragraph 1
  558. Part 2: Consequential amendments
  559. FA 1998
  560. 2Paragraph 2
  561. 3Paragraph 3
  562. 4Paragraph 4
  563. CTA 2009
  564. 5Paragraph 5
  565. CTA 2010
  566. 6Paragraph 6
  567. 7Paragraph 7
  568. 8Paragraph 8
  569. TIOPA 2010
  570. 9Paragraph 9
  571. 10Paragraph 10
  572. 11Paragraph 11
  573. 12Paragraph 12
  574. 13Paragraph 13
  575. 14Paragraph 14
  576. 15Paragraph 15
  577. 16Paragraph 16
  578. 17Paragraph 17
  579. Part 3: Commencement
  580. 18Paragraph 18
  581. 19Paragraph 19
  582. 20Paragraph 20
  583. 21Paragraph 21
  584. 22Paragraph 22
  585. 23Paragraph 23
  586. 24Paragraph 24
  587. 25Paragraph 25
  588. Schedule 11: Disposals of non-UK residential property interests
  589. 1Paragraph 1
  590. 2Paragraph 2
  591. 3Paragraph 3
  592. 4Paragraph 4
  593. 5Paragraph 5
  594. Schedule 12: Disposals of residential property interests: gains and losses
  595. 1Paragraph 1
  596. 2Paragraph 2
  597. 3Paragraph 3
  598. 4Paragraph 4
  599. 5Paragraph 5
  600. Schedule 13: Entrepreneurs' relief: “trading company” and “trading group”
  601. 1Paragraph 1
  602. 2Paragraph 2
  603. 3Paragraph 3
  604. 4Paragraph 4
  605. 5Paragraph 5
  606. 6Paragraph 6
  607. Schedule 14: Investors' relief
  608. 1Paragraph 1
  609. 2Paragraph 2
  610. 3Paragraph 3
  611. Schedule 15: Inheritance tax: increased nil-rate band
  612. 1Paragraph 1
  613. 2Paragraph 2
  614. 3Paragraph 3
  615. 4Paragraph 4
  616. 5Paragraph 5
  617. 6Paragraph 6
  618. 7Paragraph 7
  619. 8Paragraph 8
  620. 9Paragraph 9
  621. 10Paragraph 10
  622. 11Paragraph 11
  623. 12Paragraph 12
  624. Schedule 16: Property authorised investment funds and co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  625. Part 1: Co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  626. 1Paragraph 1
  627. Part 2: Seeding relief for property authorised investment funds and co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  628. 2Paragraph 2
  629. 3Paragraph 3
  630. 4Paragraph 4
  631. Part 3: Consequential amendments
  632. 5Paragraph 5
  633. 6Paragraph 6
  634. 7Paragraph 7
  635. 8Paragraph 8
  636. 9Paragraph 9
  637. 10Paragraph 10
  638. 11Paragraph 11
  639. 12Paragraph 12
  640. 13Paragraph 13
  641. 14Paragraph 14
  642. Part 4: Commencement
  643. 15Paragraph 15
  644. Schedule 17: Aqua methanol etc
  645. Part 1: Aqua methanol
  646. Introductory
  647. 1Paragraph 1
  648. Definition
  649. 2Paragraph 2
  650. 3Paragraph 3
  651. Charging of excise duty
  652. 4Paragraph 4
  653. 5Paragraph 5
  654. Mixing of aqua methanol
  655. 6Paragraph 6
  656. Enforcement
  657. 7Paragraph 7
  658. Consequential amendments
  659. 8Paragraph 8
  660. 9Paragraph 9
  661. 10Paragraph 10
  662. 11Paragraph 11
  663. Part 2: Hydrocarbon oils: miscellaneous amendments
  664. HODA 1979
  665. 12Paragraph 12
  666. FA 1994
  667. 13Paragraph 13
  668. Part 3: Commencement
  669. 14Paragraph 14
  670. Schedule 18: Serial tax avoidance
  671. Part 1: Contents of Schedule
  672. 1Paragraph 1
  673. Part 2: Entry into the regime and basic concepts
  674. Duty to give warning notice
  675. 2Paragraph 2
  676. Warning period
  677. 3Paragraph 3
  678. Meaning of “tax”
  679. 4Paragraph 4
  680. Meaning of “tax advantage” in relation to VAT
  681. 5Paragraph 5
  682. Meaning of “non-deductible tax”
  683. 6Paragraph 6
  684. “Tax advantage”: other taxes
  685. 7Paragraph 7
  686. “DOTAS arrangements”
  687. 8Paragraph 8
  688. “Disclosable Schedule 11A VAT arrangements”
  689. 8AParagraph 8A
  690. 9Paragraph 9
  691. “Disclosable indirect tax arrangements”
  692. 9AParagraph 9A
  693. Paragraphs 8 to 9A: “failure to comply”
  694. 10Paragraph 10
  695. “Relevant defeat”
  696. 11Paragraph 11
  697. Condition A
  698. 12Paragraph 12
  699. Condition B
  700. 13Paragraph 13
  701. Condition C
  702. 14Paragraph 14
  703. Condition D
  704. 15Paragraph 15
  705. Condition E
  706. 16Paragraph 16
  707. Condition F
  708. 16AParagraph 16A
  709. Part 3: Annual information notices and naming
  710. Annual information notices
  711. 17Paragraph 17
  712. Naming
  713. 18Paragraph 18
  714. Part 4: Restriction of reliefs
  715. Duty to give a restriction relief notice
  716. 19Paragraph 19
  717. Restriction of relief
  718. 20Paragraph 20
  719. The restricted period
  720. 21Paragraph 21
  721. Reasonable excuse
  722. 22Paragraph 22
  723. Mitigation of restriction of relief
  724. 23Paragraph 23
  725. Appeal
  726. 24Paragraph 24
  727. Meaning of “avoidance-related rule”
  728. 25Paragraph 25
  729. Meaning of “relief”
  730. 26Paragraph 26
  731. “Claim” for relief
  732. 27Paragraph 27
  733. VAT and indirect taxes
  734. 28Paragraph 28
  735. Power to amend
  736. 29Paragraph 29
  737. Part 5: Penalty
  738. Penalty
  739. 30Paragraph 30
  740. Simultaneous defeats etc
  741. 31Paragraph 31
  742. Value of the counteracted advantage: basic rule for taxes other than VAT
  743. 32Paragraph 32
  744. Value of counteracted advantage: losses for purposes of direct tax
  745. 33Paragraph 33
  746. Value of counteracted advantage: deferred tax
  747. 34Paragraph 34
  748. Meaning of “the counteracted advantage” in paragraphs 33 and 34
  749. 35Paragraph 35
  750. Value of the counteracted advantage: Conditions D and E
  751. 36Paragraph 36
  752. Value of counteracted advantage: delayed VAT
  753. 37Paragraph 37
  754. Assessment of penalty
  755. 38Paragraph 38
  756. Alteration of assessment of penalty
  757. 39Paragraph 39
  758. Aggregate penalties
  759. 40Paragraph 40
  760. Appeal against penalty
  761. 41Paragraph 41
  762. Penalties: reasonable excuse
  763. 42Paragraph 42
  764. Paragraph 42: meaning of “the relevant failure”
  765. 43Paragraph 43
  766. Mitigation of penalties
  767. 44Paragraph 44
  768. Part 6: Corporate groups, associated persons and partnerships
  769. Representative member of a VAT group
  770. 45Paragraph 45
  771. Corporate groups
  772. 46Paragraph 46
  773. Associated persons treated as incurring relevant defeats
  774. 47Paragraph 47
  775. Meaning of “associated”
  776. 48Paragraph 48
  777. Partners treated as incurring relevant defeats
  778. 49Paragraph 49
  779. Partnership returns to which this paragraph applies
  780. 50Paragraph 50
  781. Partnerships: information
  782. 51Paragraph 51
  783. Partnerships: special provision about taxpayer emendations
  784. 52Paragraph 52
  785. Supplementary provision relating to partnerships
  786. 53Paragraph 53
  787. Part 7: Supplemental
  788. Meaning of “adjustments”
  789. 54Paragraph 54
  790. Time of “use” of defeated arrangements
  791. 55Paragraph 55
  792. Inheritance tax
  793. 56Paragraph 56
  794. National insurance contributions
  795. 57Paragraph 57
  796. General interpretation
  797. 58Paragraph 58
  798. Consequential amendments
  799. 59Paragraph 59
  800. 60Paragraph 60
  801. 61Paragraph 61
  802. 62Paragraph 62
  803. Commencement
  804. 63Paragraph 63
  805. 64Paragraph 64
  806. 65Paragraph 65
  807. Schedule 19: Large businesses: tax strategies and sanctions
  808. Part 1: Interpretation
  809. Purpose of Part 1
  810. 1Paragraph 1
  811. “Relevant body”
  812. 2Paragraph 2
  813. “UK company”
  814. 3Paragraph 3
  815. “UK permanent establishment”
  816. 4Paragraph 4
  817. “Qualifying company”
  818. 5Paragraph 5
  819. “Group” and related expressions
  820. 6Paragraph 6
  821. 7Paragraph 7
  822. 8Paragraph 8
  823. 9Paragraph 9
  824. “Qualifying group”
  825. 10Paragraph 10
  826. “UK sub-group” and “head” (in relation to a UK sub-group)
  827. 11Paragraph 11
  828. “UK partnership”, “qualifying partnership” and “representative partner”
  829. 12Paragraph 12
  830. “Financial year”
  831. 13Paragraph 13
  832. “Turnover” and “balance sheet total”
  833. 14Paragraph 14
  834. “UK taxation”
  835. 15Paragraph 15
  836. Part 2: Publication of tax strategies
  837. Qualifying UK groups: duty to publish a group tax strategy
  838. 16Paragraph 16
  839. Content of group tax strategy
  840. 17Paragraph 17
  841. Penalty for non-compliance with paragraph 16
  842. 18Paragraph 18
  843. UK sub-groups: duty to publish a sub-group tax strategy
  844. 19Paragraph 19
  845. Content of a sub-group tax strategy
  846. 20Paragraph 20
  847. Penalty for non-compliance with requirements of paragraph 19
  848. 21Paragraph 21
  849. Qualifying companies: duty to publish a company tax strategy
  850. 22Paragraph 22
  851. Content of a company tax strategy
  852. 23Paragraph 23
  853. Penalty for non-compliance with paragraph 22
  854. 24Paragraph 24
  855. Qualifying partnerships: duty to publish a partnership tax strategy
  856. 25Paragraph 25
  857. Penalties under this Part: general provisions
  858. 26Paragraph 26
  859. Failure to comply with a time limit
  860. 27Paragraph 27
  861. Reasonable excuse
  862. 28Paragraph 28
  863. Assessment of penalties
  864. 29Paragraph 29
  865. Appeal
  866. 30Paragraph 30
  867. Enforcement
  868. 31Paragraph 31
  869. Power to change amount of penalties
  870. 32Paragraph 32
  871. Application of provisions of TMA 1970
  872. 33Paragraph 33
  873. Meaning of “tax strategy”
  874. 34Paragraph 34
  875. Part 3: Sanctions for persistently unco-operative large businesses
  876. Large groups falling within Part 3
  877. 35Paragraph 35
  878. 36Paragraph 36
  879. 37Paragraph 37
  880. 38Paragraph 38
  881. 39Paragraph 39
  882. 40Paragraph 40
  883. Warning notices
  884. 41Paragraph 41
  885. Special measures notices
  886. 42Paragraph 42
  887. 43Paragraph 43
  888. 44Paragraph 44
  889. 45Paragraph 45
  890. Circumstances in which warning and special measures notices are treated as having been given
  891. 46Paragraph 46
  892. Sanctions: liability for penalties for errors in documents given to HMRC
  893. 47Paragraph 47
  894. 48Paragraph 48
  895. Sanctions: Commissioners publishing information
  896. 49Paragraph 49
  897. Application of Part 3 to large UK sub-groups
  898. 50Paragraph 50
  899. Application of Part 3 to large companies
  900. 51Paragraph 51
  901. Application of Part 3 to large partnerships
  902. 52Paragraph 52
  903. Meaning of “designated HMRC officer”
  904. 53Paragraph 53
  905. Part 4: Supplementary
  906. Amendment of power under section 122 of FA 2015
  907. 54Paragraph 54
  908. Regulations
  909. 55Paragraph 55
  910. Schedule 20: Penalties for enablers of offshore tax evasion or non-compliance
  911. Part 1: Liability for penalty
  912. Liability for penalty
  913. 1Paragraph 1
  914. Meaning of “involving offshore activity” and related expressions
  915. 2Paragraph 2
  916. Amount of penalty
  917. 3Paragraph 3
  918. Potential lost revenue: enabling Q to commit relevant offence
  919. 4Paragraph 4
  920. Potential lost revenue: enabling Q to engage in conduct incurring relevant civil penalty
  921. 5Paragraph 5
  922. Treatment of potential lost revenue attributable to both offshore tax evasion or non-compliance and other tax evasion or non-compliance
  923. 6Paragraph 6
  924. Reduction of penalty for disclosure etc by P
  925. 7Paragraph 7
  926. 8Paragraph 8
  927. 9Paragraph 9
  928. Procedure for assessing penalty, etc
  929. 10Paragraph 10
  930. 11Paragraph 11
  931. Appeals
  932. 12Paragraph 12
  933. 13Paragraph 13
  934. 14Paragraph 14
  935. Double jeopardy
  936. 15Paragraph 15
  937. Application of provisions of TMA 1970
  938. 16Paragraph 16
  939. Interpretation of Part 1
  940. 17Paragraph 17
  941. Part 2: Application of Schedule 36 to FA 2008: information powers
  942. General application of information and inspection powers to suspected enablers
  943. 18Paragraph 18
  944. General modifications
  945. 19Paragraph 19
  946. Specific modifications
  947. 20Paragraph 20
  948. 21Paragraph 21
  949. Part 3: Publishing details of persons found liable to penalties
  950. Naming etc of persons assessed to penalty or penalties under paragraph 1
  951. 22Paragraph 22
  952. 23Paragraph 23
  953. Schedule 21: Penalties relating to offshore matters and offshore transfers
  954. Amendments to Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11)
  955. 1Paragraph 1
  956. 2Paragraph 2
  957. 3Paragraph 3
  958. 4Paragraph 4
  959. Amendments to Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (c. 9)
  960. 5Paragraph 5
  961. 6Paragraph 6
  962. 7Paragraph 7
  963. 8Paragraph 8
  964. Amendments to Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 (c.10)
  965. 9Paragraph 9
  966. 10Paragraph 10
  967. 11Paragraph 11
  968. 12Paragraph 12
  969. Schedule 22: Asset-based penalty for offshore inaccuracies and failures
  970. Part 1: Liability for penalty
  971. Circumstances in which asset-based penalty is payable
  972. 1Paragraph 1
  973. Meaning of standard offshore tax penalty
  974. 2Paragraph 2
  975. Tax year to which standard offshore tax penalty relates
  976. 3Paragraph 3
  977. Potential lost revenue threshold
  978. 4Paragraph 4
  979. Offshore PLR
  980. 5Paragraph 5
  981. Restriction on imposition of multiple asset-based penalties in relation to the same asset
  982. 6Paragraph 6
  983. 6AParagraph 6A
  984. Part 2: Amount of penalty
  985. Standard amount of asset-based penalty
  986. 7Paragraph 7
  987. Reductions for disclosure and co-operation
  988. 8Paragraph 8
  989. Special reduction
  990. 9Paragraph 9
  991. Part 3: Identification and valuation of assets
  992. Introduction
  993. 10Paragraph 10
  994. Capital gains tax
  995. 11Paragraph 11
  996. Inheritance tax
  997. 12Paragraph 12
  998. Asset-based income tax
  999. 13Paragraph 13
  1000. Jointly held assets
  1001. 14Paragraph 14
  1002. Part 4: Procedure
  1003. Assessment
  1004. 15Paragraph 15
  1005. Appeal
  1006. 16Paragraph 16
  1007. 17Paragraph 17
  1008. 18Paragraph 18
  1009. Part 5: General
  1010. Interpretation
  1011. 19Paragraph 19
  1012. Consequential amendments etc
  1013. 20Paragraph 20
  1014. 21Paragraph 21
  1015. Schedule 23: Simple assessments
  1016. 1Paragraph 1
  1017. 2Paragraph 2
  1018. 3Paragraph 3
  1019. 4Paragraph 4
  1020. 5Paragraph 5
  1021. 6Paragraph 6
  1022. 7Paragraph 7
  1023. 8Paragraph 8
  1024. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  1025. Schedule 24: Tax advantages constituting the grant of state aid
  1026. Part 1: Tax advantages to which section 180(2)applies
  1027. Enhanced capital allowances
  1028. Creative tax reliefs
  1029. Research and development reliefs
  1030. Enterprise management incentives exemptions and reliefs
  1031. 2Tax advantages to which section 180(5) applies
  1032. Schedule 25: Office of Tax Simplification Repealed
  1033. Membership Repealed
  1034. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  1035. Term of office Repealed
  1036. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  1037. Appointment of initial members Repealed
  1038. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  1039. Termination of appointments Repealed
  1040. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  1041. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  1042. Remuneration Repealed
  1043. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  1044. Provision of staff and facilities etc. Repealed
  1045. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  1046. Validity of proceedings Repealed
  1047. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  1048. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  1049. Supplementary powers Repealed
  1050. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  1051. Finance Repealed
  1052. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  1053. Disqualification Repealed
  1054. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  1055. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  1056. Freedom of information Repealed
  1057. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  1058. Public sector equality duty Repealed
  1059. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed