Finance Act 2016

12U.K.After paragraph 15 insert—

15A(1)If a person who would otherwise be liable to a penalty of a percentage shown in column 1 of the Table (a “standard percentage”) has made a disclosure, HMRC must reduce the standard percentage to one that reflects the quality of the disclosure.

(2)But the standard percentage may not be reduced to a percentage that is below the minimum shown for it—

(a)in the case of a prompted disclosure, in column 2 of the Table, and

(b)in the case of an unprompted disclosure, in column 3 of the Table.

Standard %Minimum % for prompted disclosureMinimum % for unprompted disclosure
70%45%30%
87.5%53.75%35%
100%60%40%
105%62.5%40%
125%72.5%50%
140%80%50%
150%85%55%
200%110%70%

(3)But HMRC must not under this paragraph reduce a penalty below £300.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 21 para. 12 in force at 1.4.2017 with effect in accordance with reg. 2 by S.I. 2017/259, reg. 2