DMBM450140 - Legislation: Environmental Taxes

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Aggregate Levy

Debt type

Legislation

Description

Aggregates levy

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2001

“Aggregates levy shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.”

 

Assessment of amounts of levy due

Paragraph 2 (5) of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable on the basis that it is an amount of aggregates levy due from him.”

 

Additional assessments

Paragraph 3 (2) of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph it shall be recoverable on the basis that it is an amount of aggregates levy due from him.”

 

Assessments to interest

Paragraph 12 (3) of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable as if it were aggregates levy due from him.”

Assessment for excessive repayment of tax or interest

Paragraph 5 (2) of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under paragraph 3 or 4 above, it shall be recoverable as if it were aggregates levy due from him.”

 

Interest on overpayments

Paragraph 7 (3) of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph it shall be recoverable as if it were aggregates levy due from him.”

 

Civil penalties

Paragraph 2 (4) of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable as if it were aggregates levy due from him.”

 

Assessments to penalty interest on unpaid penalties

Paragraph 7 (3) of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2001

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable as if it were aggregates levy due from him.”

 

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Landfill Tax

Debt type

Legislation

Description

Landfill Tax

Paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996

“Tax due from any person shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.”

 

Incorrectly charged LT

Paragraph 44 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996

“ (1) Where - (a) a registrable person issues an invoice showing an amount as tax chargeable on an event, and (b) no tax is in fact chargeable on the event, an amount equal to the amount shown as tax shall be recoverable from the person as a debt due to the Crown. (2) Where  (a) a registrable person issues an invoice showing an amount as tax chargeable on a taxable disposal, and (b) the amount shown as tax exceeds the amount of tax in fact chargeable on the disposal, an amount equal to the excess shall be recoverable from the person as a debt due to the Crown. (3) References in this paragraph to an invoice are to any invoice, whether or not it is a landfill invoice within the meaning of section 61 of this Act.”

 

Assessments: Registered persons

S.50 (7) of the Finance Act 1996

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under subsection (1) and (2) above it shall be deemed to be an amount of tax due from him and may be recovered accordingly, unless, or except to the extent that, the assessment has subsequently been withdrawn or reduced.”

 

Assessments: Unregistered persons S.50 A(6) of the Finance Act 1996 (as amended)

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to a person under this section it shall be deemed to be an amount of tax due from the person and may be recovered accordingly unless, or except to the extent that, the assessment has subsequently been withdrawn or reduced.”

Penalties and interest: Registered persons

Paragraph 32 (8) of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph it shall be recoverable as if it were tax due from him unless, or except to the extent that, the assessment has subsequently been withdrawn or reduced.”

 

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Climate Change Levy

Debt type

Legislation

Description

CCL 

Paragraph 77 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

 

Levy shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.

Assessment for excessive repayment

Paragraph 69 (2) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under paragraph 67 or 68, it shall be recoverable as if it were levy due from him.

 

Assessments to interest

Paragraph 71 (3) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph it shall be recoverable as if it were levy due from him.

 

Assessment of amounts of levy due

Paragraph 78 (5) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable on the basis that it is an amount of levy due from him.”

 

Additional assessments

Paragraph 79 (2) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph it shall be recoverable on the basis that it is an amount of levy due from him.”

 

Penalty interest

Paragraph 88 (3) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable as if it were levy due from him.”

 

Civil penalties

Paragraph 106 (4) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

“Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable as if it were levy due from him.”

 

Assessments to penalty interest on unpaid penalties

Paragraph 111 (3) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

Where an amount has been assessed and notified to any person under this paragraph, it shall be recoverable as if it were levy due from him.