Schedule 31: Follower notices and partnerships
95.Paragraph 3(3) states that in respect of partnership returns, a tax advantage arises from tax arrangements if the arrangements increase or reduce any of the items required to be included in a partnership return, and result in a tax advantage for at least one of the partners.
96.Paragraph 3(4)(a) provides that any follower notice given to a representative partner or his successor is not treated as a notice given to that person in any other capacity.
97.Paragraph 3(4)(b) provides that a representative partner and his successor are to be treated as the same person in respect of any follower notice given to them in that capacity.
98.Paragraph 4(2) provides that a penalty for not taking corrective action within the specified time is payable by each relevant partner.
99.Paragraph 5(2)(b) provides that each partner’s share of the total penalty is the appropriate share.
100.Paragraph 5(3) defines the appropriate share as the same share of profits or losses apportioned to that partner in the accounting period, but if that information is not available to HMRC, any such share as an officer of HMRC may determine.
101.Paragraph 5(4) provides that any reduction to the penalty for co-operation under section 210 is calculated and applied to the total amount of penalties issued to the partners.
102.Paragraph 5(6) provides that for the purposes of applying the maximum sum of aggregated penalties under section 212, a penalty charged to a relevant partner is to be treated as if it were calculated by reference to the amount of tax due from the partner and so be subject to the aggregation limits.
103.Paragraph 5(7) states that an appeal may be made against a decision that the partners are liable to penalties or against the sum total of those penalties.
104.Paragraphs 5(11) and 5(12) provide for the Treasury to make an order using the negative procedure to vary the rates applied under this paragraph.
