The Sections 106B, 106C and 106D of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (Specified Threshold Amount) Regulations 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/988
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Sections 106B, 106C and 106D of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (Specified Threshold Amount) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 3rd November 2017.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—

(a) “CRS” means the common reporting standard for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as amended from time to time;

(b) “CRS arrangements” means the arrangements relating to the CRS described in paragraph (2).

(c) “excluded offshore income tax or capital gains tax” means income tax or capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities which, at the relevant time, is reportable to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs pursuant to—

(i) CRS arrangements; or

(ii) article 8 of Council Directive 2011/16/EU .

(d) “relevant time” means the time when the event giving rise to income tax or capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities occurs;

(e) “ TMA 1970” means the Taxes Management Act 1970 .

(2) The arrangements relating to the CRS referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are arrangements made to ensure automatic exchange of financial account information between the United Kingdom and the territories specified in the Schedule to these Regulations meeting the CRS .

Section 3 Threshold amount for the purposes of sections 106B to 106D of TMA 1970

The threshold amount for a year of assessment for the purposes of sections 106B to 106D of TMA 1970 (offences relating to certain failures to comply with sections 7 or 8 of TMA 1970 by a taxpayer chargeable to income tax or capital gains tax on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities) is £25,000.

Section 4 Threshold amount for the purposes of sections 106B to 106D of TMA 1970

Whether the threshold amount has been exceeded in relation to a person for the purposes of sections 106B to 106D of TMA 1970 must be determined by reference to—

(a) regulations 5 and 6 for the purposes of section 106B of TMA 1970 (offence of failure to give notice of being chargeable to tax);

(b) regulation 7 for the purposes of section 106C of TMA 1970 (offence of failing to deliver a tax return);

(c) regulations 8 and 9 for the purposes of section 106D of TMA 1970 (offence of making an inaccurate return).

Section 5 Calculation of the total amount of income tax and capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for the purposes of section 106B of TMA 1970

The total amount of income and capital gains tax chargeable for a year of assessment on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for the purposes of section 106B of TMA 1970 (“the section 106B amount”) must be calculated in accordance with the applicable provisions of paragraphs 7 and 11 of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (penalty for failure to notify) (“paragraphs 7 and 11”) construed as described in regulation 6.

Section 6 Calculation of the total amount of income tax and capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for the purposes of section 106B of TMA 1970

Paragraphs 7 and 11 must be construed as if—

(a) the purpose of those paragraphs is to calculate the section 106B amount (with references to “potential lost revenue” construed accordingly); and

(b) those paragraphs have effect only in relation to income tax or capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities (other than excluded offshore income tax or capital gains tax).

Section 7 Calculation of the total amount of income tax and capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for the purposes of section 106C of TMA 1970

The total amount of income and capital gains tax chargeable for a year of assessment for the purposes of section 106C of TMA 1970 is the amount of any liability to income tax or capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities (other than excluded offshore income tax or capital gains tax) which would have been shown in the return in question.

Section 8 Calculation of the increase in the amount of income tax and capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for the purposes of section 106D of TMA 1970

The increase in the amount of income and capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for a year of assessment for the purposes of section 106D of TMA 1970 (“the section 106D amount”) must be calculated in accordance with the applicable provisions of paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (inaccuracy in taxpayer’s document) (“paragraphs 5, 6 and 7”) construed as described in regulation 9.

Section 9 Calculation of the increase in the amount of income tax and capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities for the purposes of section 106D of TMA 1970

Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 must be construed as if—

(a) the purpose of those paragraphs is to calculate the section 106D amount (with references to “potential lost revenue” construed accordingly);

(b) those paragraphs have effect only in relation to income tax or capital gains tax chargeable on or by reference to offshore income, assets or activities (other than excluded offshore income tax or capital gains tax); and

(c) for the purposes of paragraph 6, the inaccuracy were a careless inaccuracy as described in paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007.