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Finance Act 2016

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. 170Rate of interest applicable to judgment debts etc: Scotland
  236. 171Rate of interest applicable to judgment debts etc: Northern Ireland
  237. 172Rate of interest applicable to judgment debts etc: England and Wales
  238. Enforcement powers
  239. 173Gift aid: power to impose penalties on charities and intermediaries
  240. 174Proceedings under customs and excise Acts: prosecuting authority
  241. 175Detention and seizure under CEMA 1979: notice requirements etc
  242. 176Data-gathering powers: providers of payment or intermediary services
  243. 177Data-gathering powers: daily penalties for extended default
  244. Payment
  245. 178Extension of provisions about set-off to Scotland
  246. Raw tobacco
  247. 179Raw tobacco approval scheme
  248. State aids granted through provision of tax advantages
  249. 180Powers to obtain information about certain tax advantages
  250. 181Power to publish state aid information
  251. 182Information powers: supplementary
  252. Qualifying transformer vehicles
  253. 183Qualifying transformer vehicles
  254. Part 12: Office of Tax Simplification Repealed
  255. 184Office of Tax Simplification Repealed
  256. 185Functions of the OTS: general Repealed
  257. 186Functions of the OTS: reviews and reports Repealed
  258. 187Annual report Repealed
  259. 188Review of the OTS Repealed
  260. 189Commencement Repealed
  261. Part 13: Final
  262. 190Interpretation
  263. 191Short title
  264. Schedule 1: Abolition of dividend tax credits etc
  265. Main repeals
  266. 1Paragraph 1
  267. Further amendments in ITTOIA 2005
  268. 2Paragraph 2
  269. 3Paragraph 3
  270. 4Paragraph 4
  271. 5Paragraph 5
  272. 6Paragraph 6
  273. 7Paragraph 7
  274. 8Paragraph 8
  275. 9Paragraph 9
  276. 10Paragraph 10
  277. 11Paragraph 11
  278. 12Paragraph 12
  279. 13Paragraph 13
  280. 14Paragraph 14
  281. 15Paragraph 15
  282. 16Paragraph 16
  283. 17Paragraph 17
  284. 18Paragraph 18
  285. 19Paragraph 19
  286. 20Paragraph 20
  287. 21Paragraph 21
  288. 22Paragraph 22
  289. 23Paragraph 23
  290. 24Paragraph 24
  291. 25Paragraph 25
  292. 26Paragraph 26
  293. 27Paragraph 27
  294. Further amendments in CTA 2010
  295. 28Paragraph 28
  296. 29Paragraph 29
  297. 30Paragraph 30
  298. 31Paragraph 31
  299. 32Paragraph 32
  300. 33Paragraph 33
  301. 34Paragraph 34
  302. 35Paragraph 35
  303. 36Paragraph 36
  304. 37Paragraph 37
  305. 38Paragraph 38
  306. 39Paragraph 39
  307. 40Paragraph 40
  308. 41Paragraph 41
  309. 42Paragraph 42
  310. 43Paragraph 43
  311. 44Paragraph 44
  312. 45Paragraph 45
  313. 46Paragraph 46
  314. 47Paragraph 47
  315. 48Paragraph 48
  316. 49Paragraph 49
  317. 50Paragraph 50
  318. Other amendments
  319. 51Paragraph 51
  320. 52Paragraph 52
  321. 53Paragraph 53
  322. 54Paragraph 54
  323. 55Paragraph 55
  324. 56Paragraph 56
  325. 57Paragraph 57
  326. 58Paragraph 58
  327. 59Paragraph 59
  328. 60Paragraph 60
  329. 61Paragraph 61
  330. 62Paragraph 62
  331. 63Paragraph 63
  332. 64Paragraph 64
  333. 65Paragraph 65
  334. 66Paragraph 66
  335. 67Paragraph 67
  336. 68Paragraph 68
  337. 69Paragraph 69
  338. 70Paragraph 70
  339. 71Paragraph 71
  340. 72Paragraph 72
  341. Commencement
  342. 73Paragraph 73
  343. Schedule 2: Sporting testimonial payments
  344. Income tax: sporting testimonial payments treated as earnings
  345. 1Paragraph 1
  346. Income tax: limited exemption for sporting testimonial payments
  347. 2Paragraph 2
  348. Corporation tax: deductions from total profits for sporting testimonial payments and associated payments
  349. 3Paragraph 3
  350. Application of this Schedule
  351. 4Paragraph 4
  352. Schedule 3: Employee share schemes: minor amendments
  353. Enterprise management incentives and employee ownership trusts
  354. 1Paragraph 1
  355. Share incentive plans
  356. 2Paragraph 2
  357. Notification of plans and schemes to HMRC
  358. 3Paragraph 3
  359. 4Paragraph 4
  360. 5Paragraph 5
  361. Price for acquisition of shares under share option
  362. 6Paragraph 6
  363. 7Paragraph 7
  364. Tag-along rights
  365. 8Paragraph 8
  366. Exercise of EMI options
  367. 9Paragraph 9
  368. Schedule 4: Pensions: lump sum allowance and lump sum and death benefit allowance: transitional provision
  369. Part 1: “Fixed protection 2016”
  370. The protection
  371. 1Paragraph 1
  372. The initial conditions
  373. 2Paragraph 2
  374. Protection-cessation events
  375. 3Paragraph 3
  376. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “benefit accrual”
  377. 4Paragraph 4
  378. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “impermissible transfer”
  379. 5Paragraph 5
  380. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “permitted transfer”
  381. 6Paragraph 6
  382. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: “permitted circumstances”
  383. 7Paragraph 7
  384. Protection-cessation events: interpretation: relieved non-UK pension schemes
  385. 8Paragraph 8
  386. Part 2: “Individual protection 2016”
  387. The protection
  388. 9Paragraph 9
  389. Amount A (pre-6 April 2006 pensions in payment)
  390. 10Paragraph 10
  391. Amount B (pre-6 April 2016 benefit crystallisation events)
  392. 11Paragraph 11
  393. Amount C (uncrystallised rights at end of 5 April 2016 under registered pension schemes)
  394. 12Paragraph 12
  395. Amount D (uncrystallised rights at end of 5 April 2016 under relieved non-UK schemes)
  396. 13Paragraph 13
  397. Part 3: Reference numbers etc
  398. Issuing of reference numbers for fixed or individual protection 2016
  399. 14Paragraph 14
  400. Withdrawal of reference numbers
  401. 15Paragraph 15
  402. Appeals against non-issue or withdrawal of reference numbers
  403. 16Paragraph 16
  404. Notification of subsequent protection-cessation events
  405. 17Paragraph 17
  406. Notification of subsequent pension debits
  407. 18Paragraph 18
  408. Personal representatives
  409. 19Paragraph 19
  410. Penalties for non-supply, or fraudulent etc supply, of information under paragraph 17 or 18
  411. 20Paragraph 20
  412. Part 4: Information
  413. Preservation of records in connection with individual protection 2016
  414. 21Paragraph 21
  415. Amendments of regulations
  416. 22Paragraph 22
  417. 23Paragraph 23
  418. 24Paragraph 24
  419. 25Paragraph 25
  420. 26Paragraph 26
  421. 27Paragraph 27
  422. Part 5: Amendments in connection with protection of pre-6 April 2006 rights
  423. 28Paragraph 28
  424. Part 6: Interpretation and regulations
  425. Interpretation of Parts 1, 2 and 3
  426. 29Paragraph 29
  427. Interpretation of Parts 3 and 4 and this Part
  428. 30Paragraph 30
  429. Regulations
  430. 31Paragraph 31
  431. Schedule 5: Pension flexibility
  432. Serious ill-health lump sums
  433. 1Paragraph 1
  434. 2Paragraph 2
  435. 3Paragraph 3
  436. 4Paragraph 4
  437. Charity lump sum death benefits
  438. 5Paragraph 5
  439. Dependants' flexi-access drawdown funds
  440. 6Paragraph 6
  441. Trivial commutation lump sum
  442. 7Paragraph 7
  443. 8Paragraph 8
  444. 9Paragraph 9
  445. Top-up of dependants' death benefits
  446. 10Paragraph 10
  447. Inheritance tax as respects cash alternatives to annuities for dependants etc
  448. 11Paragraph 11
  449. Schedule 6: Deduction of income tax at source
  450. Part 1: Abolition of duty to deduct tax from interest on certain investments
  451. 1Paragraph 1
  452. Part 2: Deduction of tax from yearly interest: exception for deposit-takers
  453. 2Paragraph 2
  454. Part 3: Amendments of or relating to Chapter 2 of Part 15 of ITA 2007
  455. Amendments of Chapter 2 of Part 15 of ITA 2007
  456. 3Paragraph 3
  457. 4Paragraph 4
  458. 5Paragraph 5
  459. 6Paragraph 6
  460. 7Paragraph 7
  461. 8Paragraph 8
  462. 9Paragraph 9
  463. 10Paragraph 10
  464. 11Paragraph 11
  465. 12Paragraph 12
  466. 13Paragraph 13
  467. 14Paragraph 14
  468. 15Paragraph 15
  469. 16Paragraph 16
  470. 17Paragraph 17
  471. 18Paragraph 18
  472. Amendments relating to Chapter 2 of Part 15 of ITA 2007
  473. 19Paragraph 19
  474. 20Paragraph 20
  475. 21Paragraph 21
  476. 22Paragraph 22
  477. 23Paragraph 23
  478. 24Paragraph 24
  479. 25Paragraph 25
  480. Part 4: Deduction of tax from UK public revenue dividends
  481. 26Paragraph 26
  482. 27Paragraph 27
  483. Part 5: Commencement
  484. 28Paragraph 28
  485. Schedule 7: Loan relationships and derivative contracts
  486. Introductory
  487. 1Paragraph 1
  488. Non-market loans
  489. 2Paragraph 2
  490. Transfer pricing
  491. 3Paragraph 3
  492. 4Paragraph 4
  493. Exchange gains and losses
  494. 5Paragraph 5
  495. 6Paragraph 6
  496. 7Paragraph 7
  497. 8Paragraph 8
  498. 9Paragraph 9
  499. 10Paragraph 10
  500. 11Paragraph 11
  501. Commencement
  502. 12Paragraph 12
  503. Schedule 8: Tax relief for production of orchestral concerts
  504. Part 1: Amendment of CTA 2009
  505. 1Paragraph 1
  506. Part 2: Consequential amendments
  507. ICTA
  508. 2Paragraph 2
  509. FA 1998
  510. 3Paragraph 3
  511. 4Paragraph 4
  512. 5Paragraph 5
  513. 6Paragraph 6
  514. CAA 2001
  515. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  516. FA 2007
  517. 8Paragraph 8
  518. CTA 2009
  519. 9Paragraph 9
  520. 10Paragraph 10
  521. 11Paragraph 11
  522. FA 2009
  523. 12Paragraph 12
  524. CTA 2010
  525. 13Paragraph 13
  526. 14Paragraph 14
  527. 15Paragraph 15
  528. Part 3: Commencement
  529. 16Paragraph 16
  530. 17Paragraph 17
  531. 18Paragraph 18
  532. Schedule 9: Profits from the exploitation of patents etc: consequential
  533. 1Paragraph 1
  534. 2Paragraph 2
  535. 3Paragraph 3
  536. 4Paragraph 4
  537. 5Paragraph 5
  538. 6Paragraph 6
  539. 7Paragraph 7
  540. 8Paragraph 8
  541. 9Paragraph 9
  542. 10Paragraph 10
  543. 11Paragraph 11
  544. 12Paragraph 12
  545. 13Paragraph 13
  546. 14Paragraph 14
  547. 15Paragraph 15
  548. 16Paragraph 16
  549. 17Paragraph 17
  550. 18Paragraph 18
  551. 19Paragraph 19
  552. 20Paragraph 20
  553. 21Paragraph 21
  554. 22Paragraph 22
  555. 23Paragraph 23
  556. 24Paragraph 24
  557. Schedule 10: Hybrid and other mismatches
  558. Part 1: Main provisions
  559. 1Paragraph 1
  560. Part 2: Consequential amendments
  561. FA 1998
  562. 2Paragraph 2
  563. 3Paragraph 3
  564. 4Paragraph 4
  565. CTA 2009
  566. 5Paragraph 5
  567. CTA 2010
  568. 6Paragraph 6
  569. 7Paragraph 7
  570. 8Paragraph 8
  571. TIOPA 2010
  572. 9Paragraph 9
  573. 10Paragraph 10
  574. 11Paragraph 11
  575. 12Paragraph 12
  576. 13Paragraph 13
  577. 14Paragraph 14
  578. 15Paragraph 15
  579. 16Paragraph 16
  580. 17Paragraph 17
  581. Part 3: Commencement
  582. 18Paragraph 18
  583. 19Paragraph 19
  584. 20Paragraph 20
  585. 21Paragraph 21
  586. 22Paragraph 22
  587. 23Paragraph 23
  588. 24Paragraph 24
  589. 25Paragraph 25
  590. Schedule 11: Disposals of non-UK residential property interests
  591. 1Paragraph 1
  592. 2Paragraph 2
  593. 3Paragraph 3
  594. 4Paragraph 4
  595. 5Paragraph 5
  596. Schedule 12: Disposals of residential property interests: gains and losses
  597. 1Paragraph 1
  598. 2Paragraph 2
  599. 3Paragraph 3
  600. 4Paragraph 4
  601. 5Paragraph 5
  602. Schedule 13: Entrepreneurs' relief: “trading company” and “trading group”
  603. 1Paragraph 1
  604. 2Paragraph 2
  605. 3Paragraph 3
  606. 4Paragraph 4
  607. 5Paragraph 5
  608. 6Paragraph 6
  609. Schedule 14: Investors' relief
  610. 1Paragraph 1
  611. 2Paragraph 2
  612. 3Paragraph 3
  613. Schedule 15: Inheritance tax: increased nil-rate band
  614. 1Paragraph 1
  615. 2Paragraph 2
  616. 3Paragraph 3
  617. 4Paragraph 4
  618. 5Paragraph 5
  619. 6Paragraph 6
  620. 7Paragraph 7
  621. 8Paragraph 8
  622. 9Paragraph 9
  623. 10Paragraph 10
  624. 11Paragraph 11
  625. 12Paragraph 12
  626. Schedule 16: Property authorised investment funds and co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  627. Part 1: Co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  628. 1Paragraph 1
  629. Part 2: Seeding relief for property authorised investment funds and co-ownership authorised contractual schemes
  630. 2Paragraph 2
  631. 3Paragraph 3
  632. 4Paragraph 4
  633. Part 3: Consequential amendments
  634. 5Paragraph 5
  635. 6Paragraph 6
  636. 7Paragraph 7
  637. 8Paragraph 8
  638. 9Paragraph 9
  639. 10Paragraph 10
  640. 11Paragraph 11
  641. 12Paragraph 12
  642. 13Paragraph 13
  643. 14Paragraph 14
  644. Part 4: Commencement
  645. 15Paragraph 15
  646. Schedule 17: Aqua methanol etc
  647. Part 1: Aqua methanol
  648. Introductory
  649. 1Paragraph 1
  650. Definition
  651. 2Paragraph 2
  652. 3Paragraph 3
  653. Charging of excise duty
  654. 4Paragraph 4
  655. 5Paragraph 5
  656. Mixing of aqua methanol
  657. 6Paragraph 6
  658. Enforcement
  659. 7Paragraph 7
  660. Consequential amendments
  661. 8Paragraph 8
  662. 9Paragraph 9
  663. 10Paragraph 10
  664. 11Paragraph 11
  665. Part 2: Hydrocarbon oils: miscellaneous amendments
  666. HODA 1979
  667. 12Paragraph 12
  668. FA 1994
  669. 13Paragraph 13
  670. Part 3: Commencement
  671. 14Paragraph 14
  672. Schedule 18: Serial tax avoidance
  673. Part 1: Contents of Schedule
  674. 1Paragraph 1
  675. Part 2: Entry into the regime and basic concepts
  676. Duty to give warning notice
  677. 2Paragraph 2
  678. Warning period
  679. 3Paragraph 3
  680. Meaning of “tax”
  681. 4Paragraph 4
  682. Meaning of “tax advantage” in relation to VAT
  683. 5Paragraph 5
  684. Meaning of “non-deductible tax”
  685. 6Paragraph 6
  686. “Tax advantage”: other taxes
  687. 7Paragraph 7
  688. “DOTAS arrangements”
  689. 8Paragraph 8
  690. “Disclosable Schedule 11A VAT arrangements”
  691. 8AParagraph 8A
  692. 9Paragraph 9
  693. “Disclosable indirect tax arrangements”
  694. 9AParagraph 9A
  695. Paragraphs 8 to 9A: “failure to comply”
  696. 10Paragraph 10
  697. “Relevant defeat”
  698. 11Paragraph 11
  699. Condition A
  700. 12Paragraph 12
  701. Condition B
  702. 13Paragraph 13
  703. Condition C
  704. 14Paragraph 14
  705. Condition D
  706. 15Paragraph 15
  707. Condition E
  708. 16Paragraph 16
  709. Condition F
  710. 16AParagraph 16A
  711. Part 3: Annual information notices and naming
  712. Annual information notices
  713. 17Paragraph 17
  714. Naming
  715. 18Paragraph 18
  716. Part 4: Restriction of reliefs
  717. Duty to give a restriction relief notice
  718. 19Paragraph 19
  719. Restriction of relief
  720. 20Paragraph 20
  721. The restricted period
  722. 21Paragraph 21
  723. Reasonable excuse
  724. 22Paragraph 22
  725. Mitigation of restriction of relief
  726. 23Paragraph 23
  727. Appeal
  728. 24Paragraph 24
  729. Meaning of “avoidance-related rule”
  730. 25Paragraph 25
  731. Meaning of “relief”
  732. 26Paragraph 26
  733. “Claim” for relief
  734. 27Paragraph 27
  735. VAT and indirect taxes
  736. 28Paragraph 28
  737. Power to amend
  738. 29Paragraph 29
  739. Part 5: Penalty
  740. Penalty
  741. 30Paragraph 30
  742. Simultaneous defeats etc
  743. 31Paragraph 31
  744. Value of the counteracted advantage: basic rule for taxes other than VAT
  745. 32Paragraph 32
  746. Value of counteracted advantage: losses for purposes of direct tax
  747. 33Paragraph 33
  748. Value of counteracted advantage: deferred tax
  749. 34Paragraph 34
  750. Meaning of “the counteracted advantage” in paragraphs 33 and 34
  751. 35Paragraph 35
  752. Value of the counteracted advantage: Conditions D and E
  753. 36Paragraph 36
  754. Value of counteracted advantage: delayed VAT
  755. 37Paragraph 37
  756. Assessment of penalty
  757. 38Paragraph 38
  758. Alteration of assessment of penalty
  759. 39Paragraph 39
  760. Aggregate penalties
  761. 40Paragraph 40
  762. Appeal against penalty
  763. 41Paragraph 41
  764. Penalties: reasonable excuse
  765. 42Paragraph 42
  766. Paragraph 42: meaning of “the relevant failure”
  767. 43Paragraph 43
  768. Mitigation of penalties
  769. 44Paragraph 44
  770. Part 6: Corporate groups, associated persons and partnerships
  771. Representative member of a VAT group
  772. 45Paragraph 45
  773. Corporate groups
  774. 46Paragraph 46
  775. Associated persons treated as incurring relevant defeats
  776. 47Paragraph 47
  777. Meaning of “associated”
  778. 48Paragraph 48
  779. Partners treated as incurring relevant defeats
  780. 49Paragraph 49
  781. Partnership returns to which this paragraph applies
  782. 50Paragraph 50
  783. Partnerships: information
  784. 51Paragraph 51
  785. Partnerships: special provision about taxpayer emendations
  786. 52Paragraph 52
  787. Supplementary provision relating to partnerships
  788. 53Paragraph 53
  789. Part 7: Supplemental
  790. Meaning of “adjustments”
  791. 54Paragraph 54
  792. Time of “use” of defeated arrangements
  793. 55Paragraph 55
  794. Inheritance tax
  795. 56Paragraph 56
  796. National insurance contributions
  797. 57Paragraph 57
  798. General interpretation
  799. 58Paragraph 58
  800. Consequential amendments
  801. 59Paragraph 59
  802. 60Paragraph 60
  803. 61Paragraph 61
  804. 62Paragraph 62
  805. Commencement
  806. 63Paragraph 63
  807. 64Paragraph 64
  808. 65Paragraph 65
  809. Schedule 19: Large businesses: tax strategies and sanctions
  810. Part 1: Interpretation
  811. Purpose of Part 1
  812. 1Paragraph 1
  813. “Relevant body”
  814. 2Paragraph 2
  815. “UK company”
  816. 3Paragraph 3
  817. “UK permanent establishment”
  818. 4Paragraph 4
  819. “Qualifying company”
  820. 5Paragraph 5
  821. “Group” and related expressions
  822. 6Paragraph 6
  823. 7Paragraph 7
  824. 8Paragraph 8
  825. 9Paragraph 9
  826. “Qualifying group”
  827. 10Paragraph 10
  828. “UK sub-group” and “head” (in relation to a UK sub-group)
  829. 11Paragraph 11
  830. “UK partnership”, “qualifying partnership” and “representative partner”
  831. 12Paragraph 12
  832. “Financial year”
  833. 13Paragraph 13
  834. “Turnover” and “balance sheet total”
  835. 14Paragraph 14
  836. “UK taxation”
  837. 15Paragraph 15
  838. Part 2: Publication of tax strategies
  839. Qualifying UK groups: duty to publish a group tax strategy
  840. 16Paragraph 16
  841. Content of group tax strategy
  842. 17Paragraph 17
  843. Penalty for non-compliance with paragraph 16
  844. 18Paragraph 18
  845. UK sub-groups: duty to publish a sub-group tax strategy
  846. 19Paragraph 19
  847. Content of a sub-group tax strategy
  848. 20Paragraph 20
  849. Penalty for non-compliance with requirements of paragraph 19
  850. 21Paragraph 21
  851. Qualifying companies: duty to publish a company tax strategy
  852. 22Paragraph 22
  853. Content of a company tax strategy
  854. 23Paragraph 23
  855. Penalty for non-compliance with paragraph 22
  856. 24Paragraph 24
  857. Qualifying partnerships: duty to publish a partnership tax strategy
  858. 25Paragraph 25
  859. Penalties under this Part: general provisions
  860. 26Paragraph 26
  861. Failure to comply with a time limit
  862. 27Paragraph 27
  863. Reasonable excuse
  864. 28Paragraph 28
  865. Assessment of penalties
  866. 29Paragraph 29
  867. Appeal
  868. 30Paragraph 30
  869. Enforcement
  870. 31Paragraph 31
  871. Power to change amount of penalties
  872. 32Paragraph 32
  873. Application of provisions of TMA 1970
  874. 33Paragraph 33
  875. Meaning of “tax strategy”
  876. 34Paragraph 34
  877. Part 3: Sanctions for persistently unco-operative large businesses
  878. Large groups falling within Part 3
  879. 35Paragraph 35
  880. 36Paragraph 36
  881. 37Paragraph 37
  882. 38Paragraph 38
  883. 39Paragraph 39
  884. 40Paragraph 40
  885. Warning notices
  886. 41Paragraph 41
  887. Special measures notices
  888. 42Paragraph 42
  889. 43Paragraph 43
  890. 44Paragraph 44
  891. 45Paragraph 45
  892. Circumstances in which warning and special measures notices are treated as having been given
  893. 46Paragraph 46
  894. Sanctions: liability for penalties for errors in documents given to HMRC
  895. 47Paragraph 47
  896. 48Paragraph 48
  897. Sanctions: Commissioners publishing information
  898. 49Paragraph 49
  899. Application of Part 3 to large UK sub-groups
  900. 50Paragraph 50
  901. Application of Part 3 to large companies
  902. 51Paragraph 51
  903. Application of Part 3 to large partnerships
  904. 52Paragraph 52
  905. Meaning of “designated HMRC officer”
  906. 53Paragraph 53
  907. Part 4: Supplementary
  908. Amendment of power under section 122 of FA 2015
  909. 54Paragraph 54
  910. Regulations
  911. 55Paragraph 55
  912. Schedule 20: Penalties for enablers of offshore tax evasion or non-compliance
  913. Part 1: Liability for penalty
  914. Liability for penalty
  915. 1Paragraph 1
  916. Meaning of “involving offshore activity” and related expressions
  917. 2Paragraph 2
  918. Amount of penalty
  919. 3Paragraph 3
  920. Potential lost revenue: enabling Q to commit relevant offence
  921. 4Paragraph 4
  922. Potential lost revenue: enabling Q to engage in conduct incurring relevant civil penalty
  923. 5Paragraph 5
  924. Treatment of potential lost revenue attributable to both offshore tax evasion or non-compliance and other tax evasion or non-compliance
  925. 6Paragraph 6
  926. Reduction of penalty for disclosure etc by P
  927. 7Paragraph 7
  928. 8Paragraph 8
  929. 9Paragraph 9
  930. Procedure for assessing penalty, etc
  931. 10Paragraph 10
  932. 11Paragraph 11
  933. Appeals
  934. 12Paragraph 12
  935. 13Paragraph 13
  936. 14Paragraph 14
  937. Double jeopardy
  938. 15Paragraph 15
  939. Application of provisions of TMA 1970
  940. 16Paragraph 16
  941. Interpretation of Part 1
  942. 17Paragraph 17
  943. Part 2: Application of Schedule 36 to FA 2008: information powers
  944. General application of information and inspection powers to suspected enablers
  945. 18Paragraph 18
  946. General modifications
  947. 19Paragraph 19
  948. Specific modifications
  949. 20Paragraph 20
  950. 21Paragraph 21
  951. Part 3: Publishing details of persons found liable to penalties
  952. Naming etc of persons assessed to penalty or penalties under paragraph 1
  953. 22Paragraph 22
  954. 23Paragraph 23
  955. Schedule 21: Penalties relating to offshore matters and offshore transfers
  956. Amendments to Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11)
  957. 1Paragraph 1
  958. 2Paragraph 2
  959. 3Paragraph 3
  960. 4Paragraph 4
  961. Amendments to Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (c. 9)
  962. 5Paragraph 5
  963. 6Paragraph 6
  964. 7Paragraph 7
  965. 8Paragraph 8
  966. Amendments to Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 (c.10)
  967. 9Paragraph 9
  968. 10Paragraph 10
  969. 11Paragraph 11
  970. 12Paragraph 12
  971. Schedule 22: Asset-based penalty for offshore inaccuracies and failures
  972. Part 1: Liability for penalty
  973. Circumstances in which asset-based penalty is payable
  974. 1Paragraph 1
  975. Meaning of standard offshore tax penalty
  976. 2Paragraph 2
  977. Tax year to which standard offshore tax penalty relates
  978. 3Paragraph 3
  979. Potential lost revenue threshold
  980. 4Paragraph 4
  981. Offshore PLR
  982. 5Paragraph 5
  983. Restriction on imposition of multiple asset-based penalties in relation to the same asset
  984. 6Paragraph 6
  985. 6AParagraph 6A
  986. Part 2: Amount of penalty
  987. Standard amount of asset-based penalty
  988. 7Paragraph 7
  989. Reductions for disclosure and co-operation
  990. 8Paragraph 8
  991. Special reduction
  992. 9Paragraph 9
  993. Part 3: Identification and valuation of assets
  994. Introduction
  995. 10Paragraph 10
  996. Capital gains tax
  997. 11Paragraph 11
  998. Inheritance tax
  999. 12Paragraph 12
  1000. Asset-based income tax
  1001. 13Paragraph 13
  1002. Jointly held assets
  1003. 14Paragraph 14
  1004. Part 4: Procedure
  1005. Assessment
  1006. 15Paragraph 15
  1007. Appeal
  1008. 16Paragraph 16
  1009. 17Paragraph 17
  1010. 18Paragraph 18
  1011. Part 5: General
  1012. Interpretation
  1013. 19Paragraph 19
  1014. Consequential amendments etc
  1015. 20Paragraph 20
  1016. 21Paragraph 21
  1017. Schedule 23: Simple assessments
  1018. 1Paragraph 1
  1019. 2Paragraph 2
  1020. 3Paragraph 3
  1021. 4Paragraph 4
  1022. 5Paragraph 5
  1023. 6Paragraph 6
  1024. 7Paragraph 7
  1025. 8Paragraph 8
  1026. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  1027. Schedule 24: Tax advantages constituting the grant of state aid
  1028. Part 1: Tax advantages to which section 180(2)applies
  1029. Enhanced capital allowances
  1030. Creative tax reliefs
  1031. Research and development reliefs
  1032. Enterprise management incentives exemptions and reliefs
  1033. 2Tax advantages to which section 180(5) applies
  1034. Schedule 25: Office of Tax Simplification Repealed
  1035. Membership Repealed
  1036. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  1037. Term of office Repealed
  1038. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  1039. Appointment of initial members Repealed
  1040. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  1041. Termination of appointments Repealed
  1042. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  1043. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  1044. Remuneration Repealed
  1045. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  1046. Provision of staff and facilities etc. Repealed
  1047. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  1048. Validity of proceedings Repealed
  1049. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  1050. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  1051. Supplementary powers Repealed
  1052. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  1053. Finance Repealed
  1054. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  1055. Disqualification Repealed
  1056. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  1057. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  1058. Freedom of information Repealed
  1059. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  1060. Public sector equality duty Repealed
  1061. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed