Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16) - Explanatory Notes

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

Sections 170 to 173 – Scottish landfill tax: first penalty for failure to pay tax; penalties for multiple failures to pay tax; 6 month penalty for failure to pay tax; 12 month penalty for failure to pay tax

208. Section 170 provides that the penalty amount for a penalty under section 168 in relation to SLfT is 1% of the unpaid tax. Section 171 provides for additional (and higher) penalty amounts if the person fails to pay further amounts of tax on time within a specified penalty period. A penalty period is one which is begun under section 168(3) and, unless extended under section 171(2)(c), ends 12 months after the filing date for the return.

209. Sections 172 and 173 provide that a person is liable to further tax-geared penalties if any amount of tax remains unpaid six and 12 months after the penalty date, as defined in section 159(4).