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Public Bill Committee: 5th June 2008                  

217

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Jane Kennedy

 

232

 

Clause  109,  page  68,  line  29,  leave out ‘provision’ and insert ‘enactment’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

233

 

Clause  109,  page  68,  line  37,  leave out ‘a provision’ and insert ‘an enactment’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

190

 

Clause  109,  page  69,  line  24,  leave out from first ‘is’ to end of line 26 and insert ‘an

 

officer of Revenue and Customs,’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

234

 

Clause  109,  page  69,  line  29,  after ‘includes’, insert ‘an enactment contained in’.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

191

 

Schedule  37,  page  377,  line  9,  leave out from ‘cases’ to end of line 13.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

275

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  37,  page  377,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(5D)    

Regulations under subsection (3A) may not be made unless a draft of them has

 

been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the House of Commons.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

192

 

Schedule  37,  page  377,  line  31,  leave out ‘in writing’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

193

 

Schedule  37,  page  377,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and received in writing by each

 

taxpayer to whom the duty under sub-paragraph (1) applies.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5th June 2008                  

218

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

276

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  37,  page  377,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under sub-paragraph (2A) may not be made unless a draft of them

 

has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the House of Commons.’.

 


 

Jane Kennedy

 

235

 

Schedule  38,  page  381,  line  45,  leave out ‘involving the client’.

 


 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

278

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  113,  page  70,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

No order may be made under subsection (2) in respect of the amendment made

 

by paragraph 12 of Schedule 39 unless—

 

(a)    

the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have laid a

 

report before the House of Commons —

 

(i)    

demonstrating that they can identify all individuals who have

 

overpaid income tax in previous years, and

 

(ii)    

stating what arrangements they will make to refund them the tax

 

they have overpaid, and

 

(b)    

the House of Commons has by resolution approved those arrangements.’.

 


 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

277

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  39,  page  385,  line  21,  leave out paragraph 12.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

194

 

Schedule  39,  page  385,  line  37,  leave out from ‘discovers’ to ‘that’ in line 38 and

 

insert ‘within four years of that information having been provided’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5th June 2008                  

219

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Jane Kennedy

 

236

 

Schedule  39,  page  386,  line  21,  after ‘500(4)’, insert ‘and (9)’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

237

 

Schedule  39,  page  386,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘FA 1991

 

26A      

In section 65(6) of FA 1991 (additional assessment to corporation tax on

 

receipt of reimbursement expenditure), for “six years” substitute “4 years”.’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

238

 

Schedule  39,  page  389,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘51A      

In section 840A(1) (claims for relief for backdated pensions charged on arising

 

basis) (inserted by Schedule 7 to this Act), for “on or before the fifth

 

anniversary of the normal self-assessment filing date for” substitute “not more

 

than 4 years after the end of”.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

195

 

Schedule  39,  page  391,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘65      

This Schedule has effect in relation to claims made on or after 6 April 2009.’.

 


 

Jane Kennedy

 

239

 

Clause  114,  page  71,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In paragraph 61(1)(a) and (3)(a) (consequential claims etc), for “34(2)(b)”

 

substitute “34(2A)”.

 

( )    

In paragraph 88 (conclusiveness of amounts stated in return)—

 

(a)    

in sub-paragraph (3)(b), omit the words from “and” to the end,

 

(b)    

in sub-paragraph (3)(c), for “34(2)” substitute “34”,

 

(c)    

in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “the end of the period specified in paragraph

 

34(1)” substitute “the completion of the enquiry”, and

 

(d)    

in sub-paragraph (4)(c), for “34(2)” substitute “34”.

 

( )    

In paragraph 93(1)(b) (general jurisdiction of Special or General

 

Commissioners), for “34(2)” substitute “34”.

 

( )    

In the following provisions, for “34(2)” substitute “34”—

 

(a)    

in TMA 1970—

 

(i)    

section 46B(2)(aa) (questions to be determined by Special

 

Commissioners),

 

(ii)    

section 46C(2)(b) (jurisdiction of Special Commissioners over

 

certain claims included in returns),


 
 

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Finance Bill, continued

 
 

(iii)    

section 46D(2)(aa) (questions to be determined by Land

 

Tribunal), and

 

(iv)    

section 55(1)(a)(ii) (recovery of tax not postponed), and

 

(b)    

in ICTA, section 754(2E) (assessment, recovery and postponement of

 

tax).’.

 


 

Jane Kennedy

 

240

 

Schedule  40,  page  393,  line  17,  after ‘T’, insert ‘deliberately’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

241

 

Schedule  40,  page  395,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘15A (1)  

Paragraph 19 (companies: officers’ liability) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “of the company” to “as they”

 

substitute “of the company, the officer is liable to pay such portion of the

 

penalty (which may be 100%) as HMRC”.

 

      (3)  

For sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

 

  “(5)  

Where HMRC have specified a portion of a penalty in a notice

 

given to an officer under sub-paragraph (1)—

 

(a)    

paragraph 11 applies to the specified portion as to a

 

penalty,

 

(b)    

the officer must pay the specified portion before the end of

 

the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the

 

notice is given,

 

(c)    

paragraph 13(2), (3) and (5) apply as if the notice were an

 

assessment of a penalty,

 

(d)    

a further notice may be given in respect of a portion of any

 

additional amount assessed in a supplementary assessment

 

in respect of the penalty under paragraph 13(6),

 

(e)    

paragraphs 15(1) and (2), 16 and 17(1) to (3) and (6) apply

 

as if HMRC had decided that a penalty of the amount of the

 

specified portion is payable by the officer, and

 

(f)    

paragraph 21 applies as if the officer were liable to a

 

penalty.”’.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

196

 

Schedule  41,  page  406,  line  13,  leave out ‘decision’ and insert ‘notice’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5th June 2008                  

221

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Jane Kennedy

 

242

 

Schedule  41,  page  407,  line  33,  leave out from ‘company’ to second ‘may’ in line

 

37 and insert ‘, the officer is liable to pay such portion of the penalty (which may be

 

100%) as HMRC’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

243

 

Schedule  41,  page  408,  line  5,  leave out sub-paragraph (5) and insert—

 

    ‘(5)  

Where HMRC have specified a portion of a penalty in a notice given to an

 

officer under sub-paragraph (1)—

 

(a)    

paragraph 14 applies to the specified portion as to a penalty,

 

(b)    

the officer must pay the specified portion before the end of the period

 

of 30 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given,

 

(c)    

paragraph 16(3) to (5) and (7) apply as if the notice were an

 

assessment of a penalty,

 

(d)    

a further notice may be given in respect of a portion of any additional

 

amount assessed in a supplementary assessment in respect of the

 

penalty under paragraph 16(6),

 

(e)    

paragraphs 17 to 19 apply as if HMRC had decided that a penalty of

 

the amount of the specified portion is payable by the officer, and

 

(f)    

paragraph 23 applies as if the officer were liable to a penalty.’.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

197

 

Clause  125,  page  77,  line  36,  after ‘Commissioners’, insert ‘or the person

 

concerned’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

198

 

Clause  125,  page  77,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The person concerned may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against a decision by

 

the Commissioners under subsection (2) if that decision can be reasonably shown

 

to have had a significant adverse effect on the financial stability of the person

 

concerned.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5th June 2008                  

222

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

199

 

Clause  130,  page  83,  line  1,  leave out from ‘section’ to end of line 2 and add ‘may

 

not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a

 

resolution of, the House of Commons.’.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

47

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(1C)    

Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual who is enrolled in a higher

 

education institution in the United Kingdom.’.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

49

 

Schedule  7,  page  151,  line  30,  leave out ‘£2,000’ and insert ‘£5,435’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

50

 

Schedule  7,  page  151,  line  36,  leave out ‘£2,000’ and insert ‘£5,435’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

51

 

Schedule  7,  page  152,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall review, on an annual basis, the amount

 

specified under subsection (1)(c).

 

(5)    

Any review conducted under subsection (4) is subject to approval by resolution

 

of the House of Commons.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5th June 2008                  

223

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

48

 

Schedule  7,  page  153,  line  19,  at end insert ‘(excluding each year the individual

 

was enrolled in full-time higher education in the UK)’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

52

 

Schedule  7,  page  153,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

Subsection (4) shall not have effect until—

 

(a)    

the Treasury has laid before the House of Commons a report setting out

 

its assessment of the impact of the charge on—

 

(i)    

foreign nationals in low-paid employment,

 

(ii)    

small businesses employing foreign nationals, and

 

(iii)    

higher education institutions; and

 

(b)    

the report has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons.’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

271

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  7,  page  176,  line  40,  leave out ‘8(2)’ and insert ‘8’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

272

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  7,  page  176,  line  41,  leave out from ‘plan),’ to end of line 42 and insert

 

‘for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

 

  “(2)  

An employee is a UK resident taxpayer if—

 

(a)    

the employee’s earnings from the employment by reference

 

to which the employee meets the employment requirement

 

are (or would be if there were any) general earnings to

 

which section 15 applies (earnings for year when employee

 

UK resident), and

 

(b)    

those general earnings are (or would be if there were any)

 

earnings for a tax year in which the employee is ordinarily

 

resident in the United Kingdom.”’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

273

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  7,  page  176,  line  43,  leave out ‘6(2)(c)’ and insert ‘6(2)’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

274

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  7,  page  176,  line  44,  leave out from ‘scheme),’ to end of line 45 and insert

 

‘for paragraph (c) substitute—

 

“(c)    

E’s earnings from the office or employment within

 

paragraph (a) are (or would be if there were any) general

 

earnings to which section 15 applies (earnings for year

 

when employee UK resident),


 
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