COM151051 - CT Pay and File: assessments: legislation

The following legislation applies when making assessments. The table below gives a brief explanation of what the legislation relevant to this subject contains.

Legislation

Explanation

Section 11 (S11) Taxes Management Act (TMA) 1970

Specifies the form and content of the CT Pay and File return to be submitted for CT purposes.

S29 (1) (a) TMA 1970

Power to make an assessment.

S29(1)(b) TMA 1970

Power to make a further assessment when an assessment to tax is or has become insufficient.

S34(1) TMA 1970

Applies a six year time limit for making an assessment.

S41A TMA 1970

Allows a Technical Caseworker to make a determination of losses or certain amounts surrenderable as group relief, in respect of an AP that ends before 1 July 1999.

S51 TMA 1970

Gives the Tribunal the power to call for information and documents they require to settle an appeal from a company.

S10(1) Income and Corporation Taxes Act (ICTA) 1988

Lays down the time limits for payment of tax.

S13 ICTA 1988

Contains the rules for charging CT at the small profits rate.

S342 ICTA 1988

Deals with assessments on companies after winding up proceedings have begun.

Sch 13 ICTA 1988

Lays down the rules for collection of ACT.

Sch 16 ICTA 1988

Lays down the rules for collection of IT on company payments which are not distributions.

Paragraph 10 (Para 10) Schedule A1 (Sch A1) Capital Allowances Act (CAA) 1990

Allows a caseworker to make or amend assessments to give effect to claims, or the withdrawal of claims to capital allowances.

Para 11 Sch A1 CAA 1990

Lets a caseworker allow a claim or give effect to the withdrawal of a claim, to capital allowances when the provisions of S41A TMA 1970 apply.

Para 6 Sch 18 Finance Act 1998

Allows a CTSA return notice to be effective for a period beginning before the appointed day (01/07/1999).