Finance Act 1982

149 Recovery of overpayment of tax, etc, 150. Investment in gilt-edged unit trusts

(1) The following section shall be substituted for section 30 of the [1970 c. 9.] Taxes Management Act 1970—

“30 Recovery of overpayment of tax, etc.

(1) Where an amount of tax has been repaid to any person which ought not to have been repaid to him, that amount of tax may be assessed and recovered as if it were unpaid tax.

(2) In any case where—

(a) a repayment of tax has been increased in accordance with section 47 or 48 of the [1975 c. 45.] Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 (supplements added to repayments of tax, etc.); and

(b) the whole or any part of that repayment has been paid to any person but ought not to have been paid to him ; and

(c) that repayment ought not to have been increased either at all or to any extent;

then the amount of the repayment assessed under subsection (1) above may include an amount equal to the amount by which the repayment ought not to have been increased.

(3) In any case where—

(a) a payment, other than a repayment of tax to which subsection (2) above applies, is increased in accordance with section 47 or 48 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 ; and

(b) that payment ought not to have been increased either at all or to any extent;

then an amount equal to the amount by which the payment ought not to have been increased may be assessed and recovered as if it were unpaid income tax or corporation tax.

(4) An assessment to income tax or corporation tax under this section shall be made under Case VI of Schedule D.

(5) An assessment under this section shall not be out of time under section 34 of this Act if it is made before the end of the chargeable period following that in which the amount so assessed was repaid or paid as the case may be.

(6) Subsection (5) above is without prejudice to sections 36, 37 and 39 of this Act.

(7) In this section any reference to an amount repaid or paid includes a reference to an amount allowed by way of set-off.”

(2) Subsection (5) of section 22 of the [1978 c. 42.] Finance Act 1978 (recovery of repayments of tax to spouses) shall not apply in relation to any amount repaid on or after 6th April 1982.

(3) Subsection (1) above has effect in relation to any amount repaid or paid on or after 6th April 1982.