Explanatory Notes

Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014

2014 asp 16

24 September 2014

The Act

Part 8 – Penalties

Chapter 2 — Penalties for Failure to Make Returns Or Pay Tax
Penalties for failure to pay tax
Section 168 – Failure to pay tax

206.This section provides that a person is liable to a penalty where they fail to pay an amount of tax (“Amount of tax payable” in the table) on or before a certain date (“Date after which penalty incurred” in the table). Where a person’s failure either falls: a) within more than one amount of tax payable listed in the table; or b) within more than one provision in sections 169 to 173, the person is liable to a penalty for each of those amounts of tax and failures. Section 169 applies in relation to LBTT and sections 170 to 173 apply in relation to SLfT.