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RestrictStartDate="2026-03-18"><Number><Strong>Part 3</Strong></Number><Title>Income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/part/3/chapter/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/part/3/chapter/3" NumberOfProvisions="29" id="part-3-chapter-3" RestrictStartDate="2026-03-18"><Number>Chapter 3</Number><Title>Construction industry scheme</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/part/3/chapter/3/crossheading/verification-returns-etc-and-penalties" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/part/3/chapter/3/crossheading/verification-returns-etc-and-penalties" NumberOfProvisions="8" id="part-3-chapter-3-crossheading-verification-returns-etc-and-penalties" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2026-03-18"><Title><Emphasis>Verification, returns <Addition ChangeId="key-317c493d194667e1b33a3d64a3df7ba1-1593113312427" CommentaryRef="key-317c493d194667e1b33a3d64a3df7ba1">, security</Addition>  <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation> and penalties</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2026-03-18"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">Appeals in relation to a decision notice under section 72B</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C" id="section-72C"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">72C</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/1" 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liable to the penalty under section 72A to which the decision notice relates;</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/1/b" id="section-72C-1-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">the amount of the specified portion.</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/2" id="section-72C-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">Notice of an appeal must—</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/2/a" id="section-72C-2-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">a</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">state the ground of appeal, and</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/2/b" id="section-72C-2-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">be given in writing to HMRC before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the decision notice was given to the officer.</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C/3" id="section-72C-3"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">3</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c-1776950196917" CommentaryRef="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c">The provisions of Part 5 of TMA 1970 relating to appeals have effect in relation to appeals under this section as they have effect in relation to an appeal against an assessment to income tax.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-317c493d194667e1b33a3d64a3df7ba1" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in <CitationSubRef id="cthhplzn3-00006" SectionRef="part-3-chapter-3-crossheading-verification-returns-etc-and-penalties" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/part/3/chapter/3/crossheading/verification-returns-etc-and-penalties">s. 69 cross-heading</CitationSubRef> inserted (12.2.2019) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2019/1" id="cthhplzn3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2019" Number="1" Title="Finance Act 2019">Finance Act 2019 (c. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cthhplzn3-00007" id="cthhplzn3-00008" SectionRef="section-82-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2019/1/section/82/1/a" Operative="true">s. 82(1)(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-735446c57a0d35293499460c16b9598c" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="ccd8e1202604231628019160100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72A" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/72C" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-72A" EndSectionRef="section-72C">Ss. 72A-72C</CitationSubRef> inserted (with effect from 6.4.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/11" id="d10e4" Year="2026" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11" Title="Finance Act 2026">Finance Act 2026 (c. 11)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e7202604231628019160100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/11/section/220/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-220-5">ss. 220(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e10202604231628019160100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/11/section/222/1" 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