CH412050 - Charging penalties: accounting for penalties: SAFE
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A penalty charge is created automatically in SAFE by NPPS when a Notice of penalty assessment (NPPS2) is generated, except for VAT cases.
Where settlement is by contract (direct taxes only), the caseworker must arrange for a contract settlement charge, which includes any penalty settled by that contract, to be created in SAFE - see EM6403.