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Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

254

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

261

 

Schedule  36,  page  361,  line  13,  leave out from first ‘the’ to end of line 14 and insert

 

‘First-tier Tribunal’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

262

 

Schedule  36,  page  361,  line  25,  leave out from ‘Tribunal’ to end of line 28 and

 

insert ‘(such period to be at least 30 days starting with the day after the notification of the

 

decision to the person to whom the information notice was given)’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

292

 

Schedule  36,  page  362,  line  6,  after ‘records’, insert ‘for VAT purposes’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

263

 

Schedule  36,  page  362,  line  24,  at end insert ‘and of the company or companies that

 

the Officer believes are subsidiary undertakings and the notice shall be taken as relating

 

only to the companies so specified’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

264

 

Schedule  36,  page  364,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

A penalty may not be imposed under this paragraph until—

 

(a)    

30 days after the penalty under paragraph 37 is imposed, or

 

(b)    

if later, 30 days after any appeal under paragraph 45 against that penalty

 

is determined.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

178

 

Schedule  36,  page  365,  line  29,  leave out paragraph 41.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

255

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

179

 

Schedule  36,  page  365,  line  43,  after ‘Customs’, insert ‘or the First-tier Tribunal’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

293

 

Schedule  36,  page  366,  line  5,  at end insert ‘, and in particular where the taxpayer

 

satisfies HMRC or on appeal the First-tier Tribunal that at the time of the failure or

 

obstruction he did not have access to, and could not afford, professional advice.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

180

 

Schedule  36,  page  366,  line  43,  leave out from ‘issued’ to end of line 1 on page

 

367.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

265

 

Schedule  36,  page  367,  line  1,  leave out ‘HMRC’ and insert ‘the First-tier

 

Tribunal’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

266

 

Schedule  36,  page  367,  line  42,  leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert—

 

    ‘(4)  

The proceedings before the Upper Tribunal shall be conducted in the same way

 

as an appeal against a tax assessment.

 

    (4A)  

In particular, the person shall be entitled—

 

(a)    

to appear before and be heard by the Upper Tribunal, or

 

(b)    

to make representations to the Tribunal in writing.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

181

 

Schedule  36,  page  368,  line  12,  leave out ‘issued’ and insert ‘received’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

256

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

182

 

Schedule  36,  page  369,  line  33,  leave out from ‘Schedule’ to end of line 34 and

 

insert ‘may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and

 

approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

225

 

Schedule  36,  page  370,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘“premises” includes—

 

(c)    

any building or structure,

 

(d)    

any land, and

 

(e)    

any means of transport,’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

267

 

Schedule  36,  page  370,  line  12,  at beginning insert ‘(1)’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

183

 

Schedule  36,  page  370,  line  14,  leave out from ‘who’ to end of line 15 and insert

 

‘holds the position of Inspector of Taxes within Revenue and Customs.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

268

 

Schedule  36,  page  370,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(2)  

The Commissioners shall publish—

 

(a)    

the criteria by which they determine who should be authorised for any

 

particular provision, and

 

(b)    

for each provision requiring an authorised officer, the names of all

 

officers who are so authorised.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

269

 

Schedule  36,  page  370,  line  29,  leave out sub-paragraph (3).


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

257

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

270

 

Schedule  36,  page  371,  line  45,  leave out ‘present and future liability’ and insert

 

‘or present liability or any future liability to the extent that it depends in whole or in part

 

to any past or present transactions’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

226

 

Schedule  36,  page  373,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘68A      

In section 29(6)(c) (assessment where loss of tax discovered), omit “, whether

 

in pursuance of a notice under section 19A of this Act or otherwise”.’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

227

 

Schedule  36,  page  373,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘71A (1)  

Section 107A (relevant trustees) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (2)(a), for “, 95 or 97AA” substitute ‘or 95’.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (3)(a), omit “or 97AA(1)(b)”.’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

228

 

Schedule  36,  page  376,  line  8,  leave out ‘118’ and insert ‘115’.

 


 

Jane Kennedy

 

229

 

Clause  109,  page  68,  line  25,  at end insert ‘, or

 

(d)    

makes any other provision in connection with a requirement mentioned

 

in paragraph (a) or (b).’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

230

 

Clause  109,  page  68,  line  26,  leave out ‘A provision’ and insert ‘An enactment’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

231

 

Clause  109,  page  68,  line  27,  leave out ‘provision’ and insert ‘enactment’.

 

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’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

258

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

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 Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

294

 

Schedule  37,  page  376,  line  30,  after ‘regulations’, insert ‘made under paragraph

 

2(3A) and (3B) of Schedule 11 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 or such other specific

 

provisions as Parliament may from time to time determine’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

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

 

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’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

259

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

295

 

Schedule  37,  page  377,  line  31,  after ‘writing’, insert ‘in relation to a particular

 

taxpayer’.

 

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.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

276

 

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

 

296

 

Schedule  38,  page  383,  line  31,  at end add—

 

‘Amendment of Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2004

 

      (8)  

The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1864)

 

shall be amended by adding after regulation 8(10) the words “and if the

 

accounting period or year of assessment in which the reference number is

 

received differs from the accounting period or year of assessment in which the

 

first transaction forming part of the arrangements is entered into, then the

 

reporting requirement in this regulation shall relate to the later of those two

 

periods (unless a tax advantage arises in an earlier period in which case the

 

reporting shall be in that earlier period).”’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th June 2008                  

260

 

Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

279

 

Clause  113,  page  70,  line  25,  leave out ‘may’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

280

 

Clause  113,  page  70,  line  25,  after ‘provision’, insert ‘under which the

 

amendments can take effect only in relation to claims and assessments for a fiscal year

 

starting after the date in which the order is made’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

278

 

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

 

‘(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

 

297

 

Schedule  39,  page  384,  line  9,  at end insert ‘except that for claims relating to tax

 

years up to and including 2007/08 the reference to “4 years” shall be “6 years”.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

298

 

Schedule  39,  page  384,  line  30,  after ‘a’, insert ‘deliberate’.


 
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