CH71300 - Penalties for Failure to Notify: In what circumstances is a penalty payable: Relevant obligations

Tax

Relevant obligation is to…

Legislation

Guidance

Income tax, capital gains tax, Class 4 NIC and after 6 April 2015 Class 2 NIC 

…give notice of liability to income tax or capital gains tax.

TMA70/S7

EM4550

Corporation tax

…give notice of chargeability to corporation tax.

FA98/SCH18/PARA 2

EM4550

Digital services tax

…notify HMRC when threshold conditions for digital services tax are met.

Section 54 of FA 2020

 DST

Value added tax

…notify liability to be registered for VAT. Notify a material change in nature of supplies made by a person previously exempted from registration. Notify a material alteration in the proportion of zero rated supplies made by a person previously exempted from registration.

VATA94/SCH1/PARA5, 6, 7.  VATA94/SCH1/PARA14(2). VATA94/SCH1/PARA14(3)

V1-28 Para 6.1 and V1-28 Para 6.6.4

 

Value added tax

…notify liability to be registered in respect of supplies from EU member states.

VATA94/SCH2/PARA3

V1-28 Para 65.5

Value added tax

…notify liability to be registered in respect of acquisition from EU member states. Notify acquisition made by a person exempted from registration.

VATA94/SCH3/PARA3. VATA94/SCH3/PARA8(2)

V1-28 Para 66.7 and V1-28 Para 6.6.4

Value added tax

…notify liability to be registered in respect of disposal of assets for which a VAT repayment is claimed. Notify a material change in nature of supplies made by a person previously exempted from registration. Notify a material alteration in the proportion of zero rated supplies made by a person previously exempted from registration.

VATA94/SCH3/PARA3 & 4 and VATA94/SCH3/PARA7(2) & (3)

 

V1-28 Para 67.6 and V1-28 Para 6.6.4

Value added tax

…notify the acquisition of excise goods or a new means of transport from another EU member state (non-taxable persons).

Regulations made under VATA94/SCH11/PARA2(4)

VATNMT

Insurance premium tax

…register in respect of receipt of premiums in the course of taxable business. Notify intended receipt of premiums in the course of a taxable business.

FA94/S53 (1) FA94/S53 (2)

IPT

Insurance premium tax

…register as a taxable intermediary. Notify intention to charge taxable intermediary’s fees.

FA94/SS53AA (1) and FA94/S53AA (3)

IPT

Aggregates levy

…register in respect of carrying out of taxable activities. Notify intention of carrying out taxable activities.

FA01/S24 (2) and FA01/SCH4/PARA1

AGL1200 Notice AGL1 Para 9.4

Climate change levy

…register in respect of taxable supplies. Notify intention to make, or have made, taxable supply.

FA2000/SCH6/PARA53 FA2000/SCH6/PARA55

CCLG3000

Landfill tax

…register if carrying out of taxable activities. Notify intention of carrying out taxable activities. To tell HMRC before 1 May 2018 about a disposal of material that was made, knowingly caused, or knowingly permitted before 1 April 2018, where the material remains at an unauthorised waste site on or after 1 April 2018.

FA96/S47 (2), FA2000/SCH6/PARA55, FA2018/SCH12/PARA32

LFT10010

Air passenger duty

…give notice of liability to register to operate chargeable aircraft.

FA94/S33 (4)

APD2100

Alcohol liquor duties

…be authorised and registered to obtain and use duty stamps.

Regulations made under ALDA79/SCH2A/PARA4

HMDS2480

Alcohol liquor duties

…hold a licence to manufacture spirits. Register to brew beer. Hold a licence to produce wine or made-wine. Register to make cider.

ALDA79/S12 (1), ALDA79/S47 (1), ALDA79/S54 (2) & 55 (2), ALDA79/S62 (2)

SPIR3050BEER2010Notice 226. WICI3010 (wine), WICI3020 (made wine), WICI4010

 

Alcohol liquor duties

…have plant and processes approved for the manufacture of spirits - distillers’ warehouses.

Regulations made under ALDA79/S15 (6)

SPIR3100

Tobacco products duty

…manufacture tobacco products only in registered premises.

Regulations made under TPDA79/S7

TPD3010

Soft drinks industry levy…give notice of liability to be registeredFA 2017/Section 44 

Hydrocarbon oils duties

…make entry of premises intended to be used for production of oil.

Regulations made under HODA79/S21

HCOTEG40750

Excise duties

…receive, deposit or hold duty suspended excise goods only in premises approved under regulations - approval of warehouses.

Regulations made under CEMA79/S92

HMWARE5000

HMRA2020

Excise duties

…receive duty suspended excise goods only if approved or registered (or approved and registered) as a Registered Consignee.

Regulations made under CEMA79/S100G or 100H

HMREDS2050

Excise duties

…receive, deposit or hold duty suspended excise goods only if approved and/or registered as a registered owner, a duty representative, a registered mobile operator or a fiscal representative of a registered mobile operator or an authorised warehouse keeper under regulations - registered excise dealers and shippers.

Regulations made under Section CEMA79/S100G or 100H

Registered owners and duty reps HMWARE7000 HMRA2020

Registered mobile operators and fiscal reps HMREDS2050

Authorised warehousekeepers HMWARE6000 HMRA2020

Excise duties

…dispatch excise goods under duty suspension arrangements upon their release for free circulation in accordance with Article 79 of Council Regulation 2913/92/EEC only if approved and registered (or approved and registered) as a Registered Consignor.

Regulations made under section 100G or 100H of CEMA 1979

Notice196

Notice 197

General betting duty

…register persons liable etc. for general betting duty.

Section 164(2) of FA 2014

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Pool betting duty

…register persons liable etc. for pool betting duty.

Section 164(2) of FA 2014

EXGG1410 and Notice 147

Bingo duty

…notify and register in respect of bingo promotion.

BGDA81/SCH3/PARA10 (1) & (1A)

EXGG11100

Lottery duty

…register in respect of promotion of lotteries.

FA93/S29 (1)

EXGG1430

Notice 458

Gaming duty

…register in respect of gaming. Notify premises.

FA97/SCH1/PARA3 and FA97/SCH1/PARA6

EXGG10100

Remote gaming duty

…register persons liable etc. for remote gaming duty.

Section 164(2) of FA 2014

EXGG1435

Excise Information Sheet 03/07

Machine games duty

…register in respect of premises where dutiable machine games are made available for play.

FA12/SCH24/PARA20

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Diverted profits tax…obligation to notify if within scope of diverted profits tax.FA15/Part 3/S92DPT Guidance
Plastic Packaging Tax...to give notice of liability to be registered.Section 56 of FA 2021-
Multinational top-up tax...to register with HMRC if the group becomes a qualifying multinational group.Part 3 of Schedule 14, F(No2)A 2023MTT
Domestic top-up tax...to register with HMRC if the group becomes a qualifying mutinational group.Part 3 of Schedule 14, F(No.2)A 2023 applied by Schedule 18, F(No.2)A 2023MTT

Before 2015-16 Class 2 NIC were not included in Schedule 41 but there is a very similar penalty under Regulation 87A to 87G Social Security Contributions Regulations 2001 for these earlier years, see NIM23008.

FA08/SCH41/PARA1