- Enforced by
- HMRC
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 3 of 45 obligations carry a fine up to £3,000. 8 carry different penalties and 34 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 14 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
ADMINISTRATION
1 of 9 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must manage and collect major taxesStatutory regulator
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
RETURNS OF INCOME AND GAINS
3 of 54 sections shown- Include a partnership statement in your partnership tax returnAny Person
- Provide missing tax references for overseas partnersAny Person
- Keep and preserve business records for tax returnsAny Person
51 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
REFERRAL OF QUESTIONS DURING ENQUIRY
1 of 5 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must apply Tribunal tax case determinations to your enquiryStatutory regulator
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
OTHER RETURNS AND INFORMATION
1 of 31 sections shown- Falsify or destroy documents required by HMRCAny Person
30 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
ASSESSMENT AND CLAIMS
5 of 50 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must issue a closure notice to end a tax enquiryStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must issue formal notices for tax assessmentsStatutory regulator
- Submit a written notice of appeal against tax assessmentsAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must cancel duplicate tax assessments upon a valid claimStatutory regulator
- Claim relief for double taxation on Petroleum Revenue TaxApplicant
45 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
APPEALS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS
7 of 40 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Relevant tribunal must determine land valuation disputesTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must determine land value disputes for Business Expansion SchemeTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must accept late appeals if there is a reasonable excuseStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must review a tax decision if you request itStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must conduct and notify you of tax review conclusionsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must adjust tax assessments based on appeal findingsTribunal / Court
- Pay disputed tax unless you apply for a postponementApplicant
33 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Payment of Tax
0 of 16 sections shown16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
COLLECTION AND RECOVERY
1 of 13 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must issue tax demand notes and provide receipts upon requestStatutory regulator
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Holders of licences under the Petroleum Act 1998
0 of 10 sections shown10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
PERSONS CHARGEABLE IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY, ETC.
3 of 7 sections shown- Appoint an officer to manage and pay the body's income taxDirector or Officer
- Pay income tax owed by a deceased personDirector or Officer
- Court-appointed receivers must manage and pay income tax on propertyDirector or Officer
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
CHARGES ON NON-RESIDENTS
0 of 8 sections shown8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
INTEREST ON OVERDUE TAX
3 of 9 sections shown- Pay interest on overdue Income Tax and Capital Gains TaxAny Person
- Pay interest on late tax without deducting income taxAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC may pause interest on unpaid tax due to foreign exchange restrictionsStatutory regulator
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
PENALTIES, ETC.
19 of 38 sections shown- Failure to submit PAYE or CIS returnsAny Person
Fine up to £3,000
- Fail to disclose tax avoidance schemesEmployer
Fine up to £1,000,000
- Provide false or negligent tax non-liability certificatesAny Person
Fine up to £3,000
- Provide incorrect info in tax non-deduction declarationsAny Person
Fine up to £3,000
- Pay tax penalties within 30 days of noticeAny Person
amended 30 times
amended 30 times
amended 30 times
amended 30 times
- Pay interest on overdue tax penaltiesAny Person
amended 22 times
amended 22 times
- Refuse to allow a required income tax deductionAny Person
- Fraudulently evade income taxAny Person
- Make false statements to obtain tax allowances or repaymentsAny Person
19 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
16 of 18 sections shown- Know who your company's 'proper officer' is for HMRC dealingsTrader
amended 16 times
amended 16 times
- Fail to secure tax payments before moving company residence abroadAny Person
Unlimited fine · amended 16 times
amended 16 times
amended 16 times
amended 16 times
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HMRC must prescribe tax return forms and streamline annual reportingStatutory regulator
amended 26 times
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
GENERAL
1 of 2 sections shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
8 of 154 shown- Submit tax claims with proof of payment and correct formsApplicant
- Comply with HMRC requirements for electronic transmissionsAny Person
- Pay tax due after a self-assessment amendment or correctionAny Person
- Apply for a CGT exit charge payment plan to pay in instalmentsTrustee
- Pay deferred CGT exit charge in 6 equal instalmentsTrustee
- Include mandatory details in CT exit charge payment planTrader
- Include required details in your CT payment planTrader
- Comply with partnership tax reporting requirements (or face penalty up to £3,000)Any Person
146 other schedules
8 other provisions
Help complying
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