Explanatory Notes

Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014

2014 asp 16

24 September 2014

The Act

Schedule 3 – Claims for Relief from Double Assessment and for Repayment

Reasonable excuse for failure to keep and preserve records

344.Paragraph 6 provides that if a person satisfies Revenue Scotland (or on appeal the tribunal) that there is reasonable excuse on the person’s behalf for a failure to comply with paragraph 3 of this schedule, then the person is not liable to pay a penalty under paragraph 5 of this schedule arising from that failure. The section also sets out some circumstances in which reasonable excuse does not apply.