Market leading insight for tax experts
View online issue

Dr B Rai v HMRC

Penalty for non-payment of partner notice

In Dr B Rai v HMRC [2017] UKFTT 467 (6 June 2017) the FTT found that a letter sent by the taxpayer’s accountant following receipt of a partner payment notice (FA 2014 Sch 32) did contain representations so that the non-payment penalty issued by HMRC should be cancelled.

Dr Rai appealed against three penalties for failure to make three partner payments by the end of the payment period. The partner payment notices (PPN) had been issued in relation to his involvement in a film scheme.

The FTT first observed that the partner payment notices met all the statutory requirements. The issue was therefore whether the PPN amounts were unpaid at the end of the payment period. This depended on whether representations had been made.

Dr Rai’s accountant had sent a letter to HMRC but it denied that the letter contained representations. Agreeing...

If you or your firm subscribes to Taxjournal.com, please click the login box below:

If you do not subscribe but are a registered user, please enter your details in the following boxes:

Alternatively, you can register free of charge to read a limited amount of subscriber content per month.
Once you have registered, you will receive an email directing you back to read this article in full.
Please reach out to customer services at +44 (0) 330 161 1234 or 'customer.services@lexisnexis.co.uk' for further assistance.
EDITOR'S PICKstar
Top