Section 9ZB Correction of personal or trustee return by RevenueF1 C1

United Kingdom

(1)

An officer of the Board may amend a return under section 8 or 8A of this Act so as to correctF2—

(a)

obvious errors or omissions in the return (whether errors of principle, arithmetical mistakes or otherwise)F3, and

(b)

anything else in the return that the officer has reason to believe is incorrect in the light of information available to the officer.

(2)

A correction under this section is made by notice to the person whose return it is.

(3)

No such correction may be made more than nine months after—

(a)

the day on which the return was delivered, or

(b)

if the correction is required in consequence of an amendment of the return under section 9ZA of this Act, the day on which that amendment was made.

(4)

A correction under this section is of no effect if the person whose return it is gives notice rejecting the correction.

(5)

Notice of rejection under subsection (4) above must be given—

(a)

to the officer of the Board by whom the notice of correction was given,

(b)

before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the date of issue of the notice of correction.

Annotations

F1: Ss. 9ZA, 9ZB inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 88(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), Sch. 29 para. 2(2)
F2: Word in s. 9ZB(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 119(1)(a)(13); S.I. 2009/405, art. 2
F3: Words in s. 9ZB(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 119(1)(b)(13); S.I. 2009/405, art. 2

C1: S. 9ZB applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 24(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 2 para. 19

C1: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7), s. 11A(1)(3) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 35 of the amending Act) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 12)
C2: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), s. 11A(1)(3) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 35 of the amending Act) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 3)
C3: Pt. 2 modified (14.9.2023) by The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/912), regs. 1(2), 41(1) (with reg. 1(3))
C4: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2024 immediately after the coming into force of 2023 c. 57, Sch. para. 4(1)(2)) by 1992 c. 7, s. 11A (as inserted by The Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/377), regs. 1(2), 10 (with reg. 1(4)))
C5: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2024 immediately after the coming into force of 2023 c. 57, Sch. para. 4(1)(2)) by 1992 c. 4, s. 11A (as inserted by The Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/377), regs. 1(2), 9 (with reg. 1(4)))