C1F1PART VA Payment of Tax
Pt. 5A modified (with effect in accordance with s. 117(4)(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), Sch. 18 para. 39(2)(a) (with Sch. 18 para. 59(2)); S.I. 1998/3173, art. 2
F2Corporation tax
Ss. 59D, 59DA and cross-heading substituted for s. 59D (with effect in accordance with s. 117(4)(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), Sch. 19 para. 29(2); S.I. 1998/3173, art. 2
C259EF3Further provision as to when corporation tax is due and payable.
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The Treasury may by regulations make provision, in relation to companies of such descriptions as may be prescribed, for or in connection with treating amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period as becoming due and payable on dates which fall on or before the date on which corporation tax for that period would become due and payable apart from this section.
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Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may make provision—
a
for or in connection with the determination of amounts of corporation tax which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
b
for or in connection with the determination of the dates on which amounts of corporation tax are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
c
for or in connection with the making of payments to the Board in respect of amounts of corporation tax which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
d
for or in connection with the determination of the amount of any such payments as are mentioned in paragraph (c) above;
e
for or in connection with the determination of the dates on which any such payments as are mentioned in paragraph (c) above become due and payable;
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for or in connection with any assumptions which are to be made for any purposes of the regulations;
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for or in connection with the payment to the Board of interest on amounts of corporation tax which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
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for or in connection with the repayment of amounts paid under the regulations;
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for or in connection with the payment of interest by the Board on amounts paid or repaid under the regulations;
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with respect to the furnishing of information to the Board;
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with respect to the keeping, production or inspection of any books, documents or other records;
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for or in connection with the imposition of such requirements as the Treasury think necessary or expedient for any purposes of the regulations;
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for or in connection with appeals in relation to questions arising under the regulations.
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Regulations under this section may make provision—
a
for amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period to be treated as becoming due and payable on dates which fall within the accounting period;
b
for payments in respect of any such amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period as are mentioned in paragraph (a) above to become due and payable on dates which fall within the accounting period.
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Where interest is charged by virtue of regulations under this section on any amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations, the company shall, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twice the amount of that interest.
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Regulations under this section—
a
may make such modifications of any provisions of the Taxes Acts, or
b
may apply such provisions of the Taxes Acts,
as the Treasury think necessary or expedient for or in connection with giving effect to the provisions of this section.
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Regulations under this section which apply any provisions of the Taxes Acts may apply those provisions either without modifications or with such modifications as the Treasury think necessary or expedient for or in connection with giving effect to the provisions of this section.
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Regulations under this section—
a
may make different provision for different purposes, cases or circumstances;
b
may make different provision in relation to companies or accounting periods of different descriptions;
c
may make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provision as appears to the Treasury to be necessary or expedient.
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Subject to subsection (9) below, regulations under this section may make provision in relation to accounting periods beginning before (as well as accounting periods beginning on or after) the date on which the regulations are made.
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Regulations under this section may not make provision in relation to accounting periods ending before the day appointed under section 199 of the Finance Act 1994 for the purposes of Chapter III of Part IV of that Act (corporation tax self-assessment).
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In this section—
“modifications” includes amendments, additions and omissions;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this section.
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Any reference in this section to corporation tax includes a reference—
a
to any amount due from a company under F5section 455 of CTA 2010 (charge to tax in case of loan to participator) as if it were an amount of corporation tax chargeable on the company;
b
to any sum chargeable on a company under section 747(4)(a) of the principal Act (controlled foreign companies) as if it were an amount of corporation tax;
Pt. 5A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 199(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 192 (with s. 198(1)); S.I. 1998/3173, art. 2