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Introduction

PART 1
Income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax

1 Income tax charge for tax year 2022-23

2 Main rates of income tax for tax year 2022-23

3 Default and savings rates of income tax for tax year 2022-23

4 Increase in rates of tax on dividend income

5 Freezing starting rate limit for savings for tax year 2022-23

6 Rate of surcharge and surcharge allowance

7 Abolition of basis periods

8 Profits of property businesses: late accounting date rules

9 Liability of scheme administrator for annual allowance charge

10 Increase of normal minimum pension age

11 Public service pension schemes: rectification of unlawful discrimination

12 Extension of temporary increase in annual investment allowance

13 Structures and buildings allowances: allowance statements

14 Qualifying asset holding companies

15 Real Estate Investment Trusts

16 Film tax relief: films produced to be television programmes

17 Temporary increase in theatre tax credit

18 Theatrical productions tax relief

19 Temporary increase in orchestra tax credit

20 Orchestra tax relief

21 Temporary increase in museums and galleries exhibition tax credit

22 Museums and galleries exhibition tax relief

23 Returns for disposals of UK land etc

24 Cross-border group relief

25 Tonnage tax

26 Amendments of section 259GB of TIOPA 2010

27 Application of section 124 of TIOPA 2010 in relation to diverted profits tax

28 Diverted profits tax: closure notices etc

29 Insurance contracts: change in accounting standards

30 Deductions allowance in connection with onerous or impaired leases

31 Provision in connection with the Dormant Assets Act 2022

PART 2
Residential property developer tax

32 Introduction

33 Charge to RPDT

34 Meaning of “residential property developer”

35 Meaning of “residential property development activities”

36 Residential property development activities: “interest in land”

37 Residential property development activities: “residential property”

38 Meaning of “residential property developer profits or losses”

39 Adjusted trading profits and losses

40 Attributable joint venture profits and losses

41 RPDT reliefs

42 Restrictions on RPDT reliefs

43 Allowance

44 Allowance: joint venture companies

45 Application of corporation tax provisions and management of RPDT

46 Requirement to provide information about payments

47 Non-profit housing companies: exit charge

48 Groups

49 Miscellaneous provision

50 Interpretation etc

51 Commencement

52 Anti-forestalling: accelerated profits

PART 3
Economic crime (anti-money laundering) levy

53 Economic crime (anti-money laundering) levy

54 Charge to the levy

55 UK revenue: amount

56 Relevant accounting period

57 UK revenue: determination

58 Assessment, payment, collection and recovery

59 Payments into Consolidated Fund

60 Application to partnerships

61 Collection of information

62 Disclosure of information

63 Power to make consequential provision

64 Regulations

65 Interpretation

66 Commencement

PART 4
Public interest business protection tax

67 Public interest business protection tax

PART 5
Other taxes

68 Securitisation companies and qualifying transformer vehicles

69 Interim operation of margin schemes for used cars etc: Northern Ireland

70 Margin schemes and removal or export of goods: VAT-related payments

71 Margin schemes and removal or export of goods: zero-rating

72 Relief on the importation of dental prostheses

73 Identifying where the risk is situated

74 Transitioned trade remedies: decisions by Secretary of State

75 Reference documents: amount of import duty

76 Restriction of use of rebated diesel and biofuels

77 Rates of tobacco products duty

78 Rates for light passenger or light goods vehicles, motorcycles etc

79 Vehicle excise duty: exemption for certain cabotage operations

80 HGV road user levy: extension of suspension

81 Amounts of gross gaming yield charged to gaming duty

82 Excise duty: penalties

83 Rates of landfill tax

84 Plastic packaging tax

PART 6
Miscellaneous and final

85 Winding-up petitions by an officer of Revenue and Customs

86 Publication by HMRC of information about tax avoidance schemes

87 Freezing orders: England and Wales

88 Warrants for diligence on the dependence: Scotland

89 Freezing injunctions: Northern Ireland

90 Sections 87, 88 and 89: interpretation etc

91 Penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters

92 Electronic sales suppression penalties

93 Tobacco products: tracing and security

94 Treatment of goods in free zones

95 Freeport tax site reliefs: provision about regulations

96 Large businesses: notification of uncertain tax treatment

97 Discovery assessments for unassessed income tax or capital gains tax

98 Notification of liability to income tax and capital gains tax

99 Calculation of income tax liability for certain charges relating to pensions

100 Power to make temporary modifications of taxation of employment income

101 Vehicle CO emissions certificates

102 Increase in membership of the Office of Tax Simplification

103 Interpretation

104 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Abolition of basis periods

SCHEDULE 2 Qualifying asset holding companies

SCHEDULE 3 Real Estate Investment Trusts

SCHEDULE 4 Cross-border group relief

SCHEDULE 5 Insurance contracts: change in accounting standards

SCHEDULE 6 Dormant assets

SCHEDULE 7 RPDT reliefs

SCHEDULE 8 Management of RPDT

SCHEDULE 9 Miscellaneous provision

SCHEDULE 10 Public interest business protection tax

SCHEDULE 11 Restriction of use of rebated diesel and biofuels

SCHEDULE 12 Plastic packaging tax

SCHEDULE 13 Penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters

SCHEDULE 14 Electronic sales suppression

SCHEDULE 15 Treatment of goods in free zones

SCHEDULE 16 Freeport tax site reliefs: provision about regulations

SCHEDULE 17 Large businesses: notification of uncertain tax treatment

SCHEDULE 18 Vehicle CO2 emissions certificates

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PART 6Miscellaneous and final

Avoidance

85Winding-up petitions by an officer of Revenue and Customs

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where it appears to an officer of Revenue and Customs that it is expedient in the public interest, for the purposes of protecting the public revenue, that a relevant body should be wound up.

(2)

The officer may present a petition to the court for the winding up of the body.

(3)

On such a petition, the court may wind up the body if the court is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that it should be wound up.

(4)

In this section—

court” means—

(a)

the court having jurisdiction for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986, or

(b)

in Northern Ireland, the High Court;

indirect tax” has the same meaning as in Schedule 17 to F(No.2)A 2017 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes: VAT and other indirect taxes);

relevant body” means a body, including a partnership, that—

(a)

carries on a business as a promoter within the meaning of Part 5 of FA 2014 (promoters of tax avoidance schemes) as if, in sections 234 and 235 of that Part, references to—

  1. (i)

    “tax” included value added tax and other indirect taxes, and

  2. (ii)

    “tax advantage” included a tax advantage as defined for value added tax in paragraph 6, and for other indirect taxes in paragraph 7, of Schedule 17 to F(No.2)A 2017;

(b)

is connected to a body within paragraph (a) (within the meaning of section 1122 of CTA 2010 (“connected” persons)).

(5)

If a petition is presented under subsection (2) for the winding up of a partnership, the court has jurisdiction, and the Insolvency Act 1986 (or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19))) has effect, as if the partnership were an unregistered company as defined by section 220 of that Act (or Article 184 of that Order).

(6)

The rules governing the practice and procedure (including fees) in respect of petitions under section 124A of the Insolvency Act 1986 or Article 104A of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)) apply to petitions under this section, subject to any necessary modifications.

86Publication by HMRC of information about tax avoidance schemes

(1)

If an authorised officer suspects that a proposal or arrangements are a relevant proposal or relevant arrangements the officer may arrange for the publication of any information (including documents) the officer considers appropriate for the purposes of—

(a)

informing taxpayers about risks associated with, or concerns the officer has about, the proposal or arrangements, or

(b)

protecting the public revenue.

(2)

The information that may be published includes information (including documents) identifying or about any person—

(a)

who is or has been, or who the officer suspects is or has been—

(i)

a promoter in relation to the proposal or arrangements,

(ii)

a connected person in relation to the proposal or arrangements or to a person within sub-paragraph (i), or

(iii)

a member of a promotion structure any member of which has or has had, or is suspected by the officer of having or having had, a role in relation to making the proposal or arrangements available for implementation, or

(b)

who has or has had, or who the officer suspects has or has had, any other role in relation to making the proposal or arrangements available for implementation.

(3)

No information may be published under this section that identifies a person—

(a)

who is not within subsection (2), or

(b)

where there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person’s role in relation to the proposal or arrangements is limited to activities subject to legal professional privilege.

(4)

Information may be published under this section in such manner as the officer considers appropriate, including by communicating it to particular persons.

(5)

If an authorised officer intends to publish information under this section that identifies a person, an officer of Revenue and Customs must—

(a)

notify the person, and

(b)

give the person 30 days from that notification in which to make representations about whether or not the information should be published.

(6)

Before arranging for the publication of information under this section identifying a person, an authorised officer must have regard to any representations received in accordance with subsection (5).

(7)

An authorised officer must amend or withdraw information published under this section if the officer subsequently considers it to be incorrect or misleading in a significant respect.

(8)

Nothing in this section authorises a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation or would be prohibited by the investigatory powers legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do either of those things, the power conferred by this section is to be taken into account).

(9)

In subsection (8)

the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

the investigatory powers legislation” means Parts 1 to 7 and Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

(10)

Nothing in this section limits the circumstances in which information may be disclosed under section 18(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 or under any other enactment or rule of law.

(11)

For the purposes of this section, a person is a connected person in relation to a proposal or arrangements, or a person within subsection (2)(a)(i), if the person is—

(a)

involved in the promotion of the proposal or arrangements;

(b)

in the case of a proposal or arrangements that involve a trust, a settlor, trustee or beneficiary of the trust, or other person involved in the administration of the trust;

(c)

a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the person within subsection (2)(a)(i);

(d)

a person who controls or has significant influence over (within the meaning of Part 2 of Schedule 34 to FA 2014) the person within subsection (2)(a)(i);

(e)

an employee or shareholder of the person within subsection (2)(a)(i).

(12)

In this section “authorised officer” means an officer of Revenue and Customs who is, or is a member of a class of officers who are, authorised by the Commissioners for the purposes of this section.

(13)

Expressions used in Part 5 of FA 2014 have the same meaning in this section as in that Part, unless the contrary intention appears (and, in particular, see sections 234 and 235 of FA 2014 for the meanings of “relevant proposal”, “relevant arrangements” and “promoter” and Schedule 33A to that Act for the meaning of “promotion structure”).

87Freezing orders: England and Wales

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where —

(a)

an application is made on behalf of HMRC to a court in England and Wales for a freezing order in relation to a relevant penalty (see section 90) before the penalty is determined, and

(b)

the court considering the application is satisfied that HMRC have a good arguable case in relation to the penalty and—

(i)

have commenced proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to it, or

(ii)

intend to commence proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to it within the initial period.

(2)

The court is to determine the application as if it were being made immediately after the First-tier Tribunal had determined the penalty on the basis sought, or to be sought, by HMRC.

(3)

A freezing order granted by virtue of subsection (2) may not take effect unless HMRC commence proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to the penalty before the end of the initial period (whether before or after the making of the application for the order).

(4)

In this section, a “freezing order” is an order granted in accordance with rule 25.1(1)(f) of the Civil Procedure Rules.

88Warrants for diligence on the dependence: Scotland

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where —

(a)

an application is made on behalf of HMRC to a court in Scotland for a warrant for diligence on the dependence under Part 1A of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 in relation to a relevant penalty (see section 90) before the penalty is determined, and

(b)

the court considering the application is satisfied that HMRC have a good arguable case in relation to the penalty and—

(i)

have commenced proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to it, or

(ii)

intend to commence proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to it within the initial period.

(2)

The court is to determine the application as if the relevant penalty were a contingent debt in terms of section 15C of the 1987 Act.

(3)

Execution of diligence on the dependence under a warrant granted under Part 1A of the 1987 Act in relation to a relevant penalty is not competent unless HMRC commence proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to the penalty before the end of the initial period (whether before or after the making of the application for the warrant).

89Freezing injunctions: Northern Ireland

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where —

(a)

an application is made on behalf of HMRC to a court in Northern Ireland for a freezing injunction in relation to a relevant penalty (see section 90) before the penalty is determined, and

(b)

the court considering the application is satisfied that HMRC have a good arguable case in relation to the penalty and—

(i)

have commenced proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to it, or

(ii)

intend to commence proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to it within the initial period.

(2)

The court is to determine the application as if it were being made immediately after the First-tier Tribunal had determined the penalty on the basis sought, or to be sought, by HMRC.

(3)

A freezing injunction granted by virtue of subsection (2) may not take effect unless HMRC commence proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal in relation to the penalty before the end of the initial period (whether before or after the making of the application for the injunction).

(4)

In this section, a “freezing injunction” is an injunction granted in accordance with Order 29 of the Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980 (S.R. (N.I.) 1980 No. 346) or Order 14 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 (S.R. (N.I.) 1981 No. 225), which restrains a party from—

(a)

removing from the jurisdiction assets located there, or

(b)

dealing with any assets, whether located within the jurisdiction or not.

90Sections 87, 88 and 89: interpretation etc

(1)

This section applies for the purposes of sections 87, 88 and 89.

(2)

HMRC” means “Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs”.

(3)

A relevant penalty is a penalty that is to be determined by the First-tier Tribunal under—

(a)

section 98C of TMA 1970 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes);

(b)

Schedule 35 to FA 2014 (promoters of tax avoidance schemes: penalties);

(c)

Schedule 36 to FA 2008 (information and inspection powers) as it has effect in relation to Schedule 16 to F(No.2)A 2017 (penalties for enablers of defeated tax avoidance) (see Part 9 of Schedule 16 to F(No.2)A 2017);

(d)

Schedule 17 to F(No.2)A 2017 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes: VAT and other indirect taxes).

(4)

The “initial period” is the period of 72 hours beginning with the time at which the application mentioned in section 87, 88 or 89, as the case may be, is determined.

(5)

In calculating the period of 72 hours in subsection (4), disregard the whole of any day that is—

(a)

a Saturday,

(b)

a Sunday,

(c)

Christmas Day,

(d)

Good Friday, or

(e)

a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom in which the application mentioned in section 87, 88 or 89, as the case may be, is made.

91Penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters

(1)

Schedule 13 makes provision for and about penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters.

(2)

In consequence of that Schedule, in Schedule 13 to FA 2020 (joint and several liability of company directors etc), in paragraph 5(6), after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f)

Schedule 13 to FA 2022 (penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters).”

92Electronic sales suppression penalties

Schedule 14 makes provision for and in connection with—

(a)

penalties for persons who engage in activities involving tools used, or capable of being used, to suppress electronic sales records, and

(b)

powers for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to gather information in relation to such persons and such tools.

93Tobacco products: tracing and security

(1)

TPDA 1979 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

(2)

After section 8J insert—

“8JATracing and security: regulations

(1)

The Commissioners may by regulations—

(a)

establish, and make provision about the operation of, a traceability system for tobacco products;

(b)

require security features to be applied to tobacco products.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)

(a)

a traceability system for tobacco products means a system under which the movements of tobacco products are recorded;

(b)

security features applied to tobacco products are features that a unit pack, or the packaging containing more than one unit pack, of tobacco products must carry for the purpose of enabling the identification of the products and the verification of their authenticity.

(3)

Tracing and security regulations may (among other things)—

(a)

require a unit pack, or the packaging containing more than one unit pack, of tobacco products to be marked with a unique code;

(b)

confer functions on the Commissioners or other persons (including functions involving the exercise of a discretion);

(c)

make provision by reference to things set out (whether by the Commissioners or other persons) in a notice given in accordance with the regulations;

(d)

specify technical standards (including by making provision under paragraph (c));

(e)

make provision about the processing of data (including provision about the recording, transmission, storing and accessing of data);

(f)

impose, or enable the imposition of, restrictions or requirements on persons of a specified description;

(g)

provide for the imposition of sanctions for failure to comply with such restrictions or requirements (see section 8JB);

(h)

provide for appeals from, and reviews of, decisions taken under the regulations.

(4)

Regulations under subsection (3)(f) may, in particular—

(a)

specify, or provide for the specification of, equipment or other material for use in connection with a restriction or requirement imposed by or under the regulations;

(b)

require persons of a specified description to provide such equipment or material to other persons of a specified description for specified purposes;

(c)

make provision about the way in which such equipment or material is to be provided, including how any costs are to be met by persons providing or receiving it.

(5)

Tracing and security regulations may—

(a)

make provision generally in relation to tobacco products or only in relation to specified descriptions of tobacco products;

(b)

make different provision for different areas;

(c)

make provision by supplementing or otherwise amending relevant existing law;

(d)

revoke relevant existing law.

(6)

The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable only where the Commissioners consider that doing so would facilitate the administration, collection or enforcement of the duty charged under section 2.

(7)

In this section and sections 8JB and 8JC

relevant existing law” means—

(a)

Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Finance Act 1994 (customs and excise: appeals and penalties);

(b)

the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/273);

(c)

the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/829);

(d)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on key elements of data storage contracts to be concluded as part of a traceability system for tobacco products;

(e)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products;

(f)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for security features applied to tobacco products;

(g)

the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/594);

specified” means specified by or under tracing and security regulations;

traceability system for tobacco products” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(a);

tracing and security regulations” means regulations under subsection (1);

unit pack” means the smallest individual packaging in which a tobacco product is, or is intended to be, presented for sale to a consumer (but not including any transparent wrapper).

8JBTracing and security: sanctions

(1)

This section applies to tracing and security regulations that make provision for sanctions under section 8JA(3)(g).

(2)

The regulations may provide for the following kinds of sanction—

(a)

the imposition of monetary penalties of such amounts, not exceeding £10,000, as are determined in accordance with the regulations;

(b)

for tobacco products involved in a contravention of applicable law to be liable to forfeiture under the customs and excise Acts;

(c)

the application by the Commissioners of measures to restrict or prohibit a person’s participation, or continued participation, in any part of a traceability system for tobacco products (including measures to deactivate, or require the deactivation of, any code issued to the person for the purposes of such a system or to prevent such a code from being issued or reissued).

(3)

Provision under subsection (2)(a) may (among other things)—

(a)

provide for a penalty to be payable on the giving of a notice (“a penalty notice”) by such persons as are authorised by or under the regulations;

(b)

specify matters to which such persons may or must have regard when determining whether to give a penalty notice;

(c)

provide for the action to be taken if a monetary penalty is not paid in accordance with a penalty notice.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), tobacco products are “involved in a contravention of applicable law” if—

(a)

the products do not comply with a requirement imposed under tracing and security regulations or under relevant existing law, or

(b)

the products are found together with other products falling within paragraph (a).

8JCTracing and security: disclosure of information

(1)

The Commissioners (or anyone acting on their behalf) may, for a purpose within subsection (3), disclose information to—

(a)

a person on whom functions have been conferred by or under tracing and security regulations or relevant existing law;

(b)

an authorised officer of such a person.

(2)

A person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) may, for a purpose within subsection (3), disclose information to the Commissioners (or anyone acting on their behalf).

(3)

A purpose is within this subsection if it is connected with—

(a)

a function conferred by or under tracing and security regulations or relevant existing law, or

(b)

the enforcement of a restriction or requirement imposed by or under tracing and security regulations or relevant existing law.

(4)

A person who receives information as a result of subsection (1) may not—

(a)

use the information for a purpose other than a purpose within subsection (3), or

(b)

further disclose the information,

except with the consent of the Commissioners (which may be general or specific).

(5)

If—

(a)

a person discloses information in contravention of subsection (4)(b), and

(b)

the information relates to a person whose identity is specified in, or can be deduced from, the disclosure,

section 19 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (offence of wrongful disclosure) applies in relation to that disclosure as it applies in relation to a disclosure of information in contravention of section 20(9) of that Act.

(6)

Nothing in this section authorises the making of a disclosure which would—

(a)

contravene the data protection legislation, or

(b)

be prohibited by the investigatory powers legislation.

In determining whether a disclosure would do either of those things, the powers conferred by this section are to be taken into account.

(7)

In subsection (6)

the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

the investigatory powers legislation” means Parts 1 to 7 and Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

(8)

Nothing in this section limits the circumstances in which information may be disclosed under section 18(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 or under any other enactment or rule of law.

(9)

References in this section to an authorised officer of any person are to any person who has been designated by the principal as a person to and by whom information may be disclosed by virtue of this section.”

(3)

In section 9 (regulations), in subsection (1A) after “section” insert 8JA,”.

(4)

In section 10 (interpretation), in subsection (3), after ““the Commissioners”” insert—

““the customs and excise Acts””.

(5)

In Schedule 41 to FA 2008 (penalties for certain VAT and excise wrongdoing etc), in paragraph 15 (interaction with other penalties and late payment surcharges), after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

If P has incurred a penalty under regulations under section 8JA(1) of TPDA 1979 (tracing and security regulations) in respect of conduct for which P is liable to a penalty under paragraph 4(1), the amount of the penalty under paragraph 4(1) is to be reduced by the amount of the penalty under those regulations.”

Free zones and freeports

94Treatment of goods in free zones

Schedule 15 makes provision about the treatment of goods in free zones for the purposes of value added tax.

95Freeport tax site reliefs: provision about regulations

Schedule 16 makes provision about powers to vary the circumstances in which certain reliefs are available in relation to freeports.

Uncertain tax treatment

96Large businesses: notification of uncertain tax treatment

Schedule 17 makes provision requiring bodies to notify Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs if amounts included in a tax return have an uncertain tax treatment.

Discovery assesments etc

97Discovery assessments for unassessed income tax or capital gains tax

(1)

In section 29 of TMA 1970 (assessment where loss of tax discovered), in subsection (1), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

that an amount of income tax or capital gains tax ought to have been assessed but has not been assessed,”.

(2)

In the Registered Pension Schemes (Accounting and Assessment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3454), omit regulation 9 (which modifies section 29(1)(a) of TMA 1970).

(3)

The amendments made by this section—

(a)

have effect in relation to the tax year 2021-22 and subsequent tax years, and

(b)

also have effect in relation to the tax year 2020-21 and earlier tax years but only if the discovery assessment is a relevant protected assessment (see subsections (4) to (6)).

(4)

A discovery assessment is a relevant protected assessment if it is in respect of an amount of tax chargeable under—

(a)

Chapter 8 of Part 10 of ITEPA 2003 (high income child benefit charge),

(b)

section 424 of ITA 2007 (gift aid: charge to tax),

(c)

section 205 or 206 of FA 2004 (pensions) but only where the section is applied by Schedule 34 to that Act, or

(d)

section 208, 209, 214, 227 or 244A of FA 2004 (pensions), including where the section is applied by that Schedule.

(5)

But a discovery assessment is not a relevant protected assessment if it is subject to an appeal notice of which was given to HMRC on or before 30 June 2021 where—

(a)

an issue in the appeal is that the assessment is invalid as a result of its not relating to the discovery of income which ought to have been assessed to income tax but which had not been so assessed, and

(b)

the issue was raised on or before 30 June 2021 (whether by the appellant or in a decision given by the tribunal).

(6)

In addition, a discovery assessment is not a relevant protected assessment if—

(a)

it is subject to an appeal notice of which was given to HMRC on or before 30 June 2021,

(b)

the appeal is subject to a temporary pause which occurred before 27 October 2021, and

(c)

it is reasonable to conclude that the temporary pausing of the appeal occurred (wholly or partly) on the basis that an issue of a kind mentioned in subsection (5)(a) is, or might be, relevant to the determination of the appeal.

(7)

For the purposes of this section the cases where notice of an appeal was given to HMRC on or before 30 June 2021 include a case where—

(a)

notice of an appeal is given after that date as a result of section 49 of TMA 1970, but

(b)

a request in writing was made to HMRC on or before that date seeking HMRC’s agreement to the notice being given after the relevant time limit (within the meaning of that section).

(8)

For the purposes of this section an appeal is subject to a temporary pause which occurred before 27 October 2021 if—

(a)

the appeal has been stayed by the tribunal before that date,

(b)

the parties to the appeal have agreed before that date to stay the appeal, or

(c)

HMRC have notified the appellant (“A”) before that date that they are suspending work on the appeal pending the determination of another appeal the details of which have been notified to A.

(9)

In this section—

discovery assessment” means an assessment under section 29(1)(a) of TMA 1970, and

HMRC” means Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, and

notified” means notified in writing.

98Notification of liability to income tax and capital gains tax

(1)

Section 7 of TMA 1970 (notice of liability to income tax and capital gains tax) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

(2)

In subsection (2A), in the words after paragraph (b)—

(a)

after “chargeable to” insert “an amount of”;

(b)

omit “on any income or gain”.

(3)

In subsection (3), in paragraph (c), for “a high income child benefit charge” substitute “an amount of tax under any provision listed in relation to the person in section 30 of ITA 2007 (additional tax)”.

(4)

In Schedule 16 to FA 2020 (taxation of coronavirus support payments), in paragraph 12(4) (notification of liability: modifications to section 7 of TMA 1970), for “after “child benefit charge”” substitute “at the end”.

(5)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to the tax year 2021-22 and subsequent tax years.

99Calculation of income tax liability for certain charges relating to pensions

(1)

In section 30(1) of ITA 2007 (Step 7: additional tax)—

(a)

in the entry for section 208(2)(a), for “section 208(2)(a)” substitute “section 208”,

(b)

in the entry for section 209(3)(a), for “section 209(3)(a)” substitute “section 209”, and

(c)

after the entry for section 227 of FA 2004 insert—

“section 244A of FA 2004 (pension schemes: the overseas transfer charge),”.

(2)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to the tax year 2021-22 and subsequent tax years.

Temporary powers in disaster or emergency

100Power to make temporary modifications of taxation of employment income

(1)

The Treasury may by regulations modify Part 3, 4 or 5 of ITEPA 2003 so as to provide that a liability to income tax that would otherwise arise does not arise.

(2)

Regulations under this section—

(a)

may be made only if the Treasury considers that the modifications contained in the regulations are necessary or desirable for the purpose of addressing circumstances arising as a result of a disaster or emergency;

(b)

must provide for the modifications to cease to have effect at the end of such period as is specified (and different periods may be specified in relation to different modifications).

(3)

Regulations under this section—

(a)

must specify the disaster or emergency in respect of which they are made;

(b)

may only specify a disaster or emergency which the Treasury considers to be of national significance.

(4)

The period specified under subsection (2)(b) in relation to a modification—

(a)

must be no longer than the Treasury considers necessary for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(a);

(b)

must in any event end before the last day of the tax year following the tax year in which the modification first takes effect.

(5)

The expiry of a modification contained in regulations under this section in relation to a disaster or emergency is not to be taken as preventing the making of provision to the same or similar effect in further regulations under this section in relation to that (or another) disaster or emergency.

(6)

Regulations under this section may—

(a)

make different provision for different cases;

(b)

make retrospective provision;

(c)

make incidental or supplemental provision;

(d)

make consequential provision (which may include provision modifying any provision of the Income Tax Acts).

(7)

In this section, “specified” means specified in the regulations.

Emissions certificates for vehicles

101Vehicle CO2 emissions certificates

Schedule 18 makes provision about certificates in relation to the CO2 emissions of vehicles for the purposes of—

(a)

section 268C(1) of CAA 2001 (meaning of “qualifying emissions certificate”),

(b)

Chapter 6 of Part 3 of ITEPA 2003 (taxable benefits: cars etc), and

(c)

Part 1A of Schedule 1 to VERA 1994 (light passenger vehicles: rates of duty).

F1

F1102Increase in membership of the Office of Tax Simplification

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Final

103Interpretation

In this Act the following abbreviations are references to the following Acts—

CAA 2001

Capital Allowances Act 2001

CRCA 2005

Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005

CTA 2009

Corporation Tax Act 2009

CTA 2010

Corporation Tax Act 2010

FA followed by a year

Finance Act of that year

F(No.2)A followed by a year

Finance (No.2) Act of that year

FISMA 2000

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

HODA 1979

Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

ITA 2007

Income Tax Act 2007

ITEPA 2003

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

ITTOIA 2005

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

TCGA 1992

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

TCTA 2018

Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018

TIOPA 2010

Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010

TMA 1970

Taxes Management Act 1970

TPDA 1979

Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979

VATA 1994

Value Added Tax Act 1994

VERA 1994

Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

104Short title

This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 2022.