CH61120 - Penalties for Failure to File on Time: In what circumstances is a penalty payable: Commencement date
Penalties for failing to file on time apply where the obligation to file a return or other document arises on or after the commencement date.
The penalties currently only apply to returns and documents required for the following taxes.
Tax | Commencement Date |
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Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax | ITSA return* ended 5 April 2011 (subject to the exceptions detailed at SAM121025 due to be filed on or before 31 October 2011, or 31 January 2012 if filed electronically). |
Bank Payroll Tax | Return due to be filed on or after 31 August 2010. |
Registered Pension Scheme (Income Tax) | Returns due to be filed on or after 30 September 2010. |
Construction Industry Scheme | Return period 6 October 2011 to 5 November 2011, filing date of 19 November 2011. |
Machine Games Duty | Returns due to be filed on or after 1 February 2013. |
Annual tax on enveloped dwellings | Returns covering the chargeable period beginning on 1 April 2013 and ending on 31 March 2014, and every return thereafter. |
PAYE reported under Real Time Information which include class 1 NIC and Student Loan Deductions | Returns due to be filed from 6 October 2014 for employers with 50 or more employees and 6 March 2015 for employers who have fewer than 50 employees. |
Stamp Duty Reserve Tax | Information about transactions under Regulations 2 and 4(1)(a) of the Stamp Duty Reserve Regulations S.I. 1986/1711 that are due to be reported on or after 1 September 2014. |
Soft Drinks Industry Levy | Return under regulations under section 52 of FA 2017 filed on or after 1 April 2018. |
Plastic Packaging Tax | Returns as set out in Plastic Packaging Tax (General) Regulations 2022 filed on or after 1 April 2022. |
Other taxes | Will be added at later dates. |
* Although ITSA stands for Income Tax Self Assessment, in this guidance it means a return under Section 8 of TMA 1970 for income tax and capital gains tax.