3. After Part 4 (EC Sales Statements) insert—
“PART 4AREVERSE CHARGE SALES STATEMENTS
Interpretation of Part 4A
23A. In this Part—
“relevant supply” means a supply of goods to which section 55A(6)(1) of the Act applies (customers to account for tax on supplies of goods of a kind used in missing trader intra-community fraud);
“statement” means the statement which a taxable person is required to submit in accordance with this Part of these Regulations.
Notification of first relevant supply
23B.—(1) On the first occasion on which a person makes a relevant supply, he must notify the Commissioners of that fact within 30 days of the day on which the supply is made.
(2) The notification referred to in paragraph (1) must be made on-line by using a portal provided by the Commissioners.
(3) If the portal referred to in paragraph (2) is unavailable for any reason, the Commissioners may allow the notification to be made by email.
Submission of Statements
23C.—(1) Every taxable person who, in any prescribed accounting period, has made a relevant supply must, in relation to that period, submit to the Commissioners, no later than the day by which he is required to make a return for that period and in such a form and manner as may be determined by the Commissioners in a notice published by them (or otherwise), a statement containing the following prescribed particulars—
(a)his registration number;
(b)the registration number of each person to whom he has made a relevant supply; and
(c)for each month falling within the prescribed accounting period, the total value of the relevant supplies made to each person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).
(2) If, in any prescribed accounting period, no relevant supplies are made, a statement to that effect must be submitted to the Commissioners in such form and manner as may be determined by them in a notice published by them (or otherwise).
(3) Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply where a taxable person has notified the Commissioners that he has ceased making relevant supplies without intending subsequently to make such supplies.
(4) A statement must contain a declaration made by the taxable person that it is true and complete.”.
Section 55A was inserted by section 19(1) of the Finance Act 2006.