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Updates: VAT Civil Penalties

2025

16 January 2025 published amendments

Misdeclaration penalty: Reconsiderations and appeals: Appeals

Last paragraph updated Solicitors office amended to HMRC Legal Group.

2023

23 January 2023 published amendments

Default Interest

First paragraph amended

Default Interest: How to deal with default interest

First paragraph amended

2022

19 December 2022 published amendments

Default Interest

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Default Interest: How to deal with default interest

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

16 November 2022 published amendments

23 February 2022 published amendments

VAT Civil Penalties: recent changes

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VAT Civil Penalties: recent changes

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VAT Civil Penalties: update index

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2020

27 October 2020 published amendments

28 January 2020 published amendments

Introduction: where to go for advice

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Belated Notification Penalty: Where to go for advice: The Specialist Technical Team

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

2017

8 August 2017 published amendments

Belated Notification Penalty: Where to go for advice: The Specialist Technical Team

'Central Policy' changed to 'Process Design & Excellence'. 'Tax Administration Advice (TAA)' changed to 'Tax Administration, Litigation and Advice (TALA)'. And address amended

2016

26 August 2016 published amendments

Default Surcharge

Default surcharge section removed and replaced by a new manual - VAT Default Surcharge Officer's Guide

Default Surcharge: Why a surcharge arises: What is a default surcharge

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Default Surcharge: Why a surcharge arises: The law supporting default surcharge

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Default Surcharge: Why a surcharge arises: How the default surcharge process works

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Default Surcharge: Why a surcharge arises

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Default Surcharge: where to go for advice: Central Policy Tax Administration Advice (TAA) team

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Default Surcharge: Where to go for advice

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Discretion and mitigation

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: When should the surcharge process be inhibited

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: What is reasonable excuse

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Insufficiency of funds

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Trader states return or payment sent in time

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Non receipt of Surcharge Liability Notice

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Illness or loss of key personnel

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Computer breakdown or loss of records

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation: Error on cheque

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Default Surcharge: Discretion, reasonable excuse and mitigation

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: Calculation of the surcharge

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: Rates of surcharge

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: Returns that are not received or received late

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: When to issue a surcharge help letter

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: The Surcharge Liability Period

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: The Surcharge Liability Extension and notices

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: When does the Surcharge Liability Period expire

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge: Defaults affected by the Payment on Account Scheme

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Default surcharge: calculation and notification of the surcharge: the surcharge process and how to amend a default

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Default Surcharge: Calculation and notification of the surcharge

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Default Surcharge: Collection of the surcharge: Recovery of surcharge debts by Debt Management

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Default Surcharge: Collection of the surcharge: Business Payment Support Service

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Default Surcharge: Collection of the surcharge: Recording post dated cheques

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Default Surcharge: Collection of the surcharge: Recording, amending and deleting defaults

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Default Surcharge: Collection of the surcharge

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: reviews and response letters

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Circumstances in which a surcharge may be cancelled

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Appeals to a Tribunal

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: The principle of proportionality and the view of tribunals

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Traders under the control of the Law of Property Act Receiver

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Illness or loss of key personnel information letter

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Insufficient funds letter

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Return or payment sent in time letter

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Greengate Furniture Ltd tax case

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Default Surcharge: Reviews and appeals: Contents

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