Explanatory Notes

Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014

2014 asp 16

24 September 2014

The Act

Part 7 – Investigatory Powers of Revenue Scotland

Chapter 2 — Investigatory Powers: Information and Documents

Section 123 – Power to obtain information and documents from taxpayer

165. This section provides that where a designated officer reasonably requires a document or information to check a taxpayer’s position and considers it reasonable that the taxpayer should provide the document or information, the designated officer can write to a taxpayer and ask for that. Such a request is known as a ‘taxpayer notice’.