½Û×ÓÊÓƵ

Accelerated payment notices

Produced by a Tolley Personal Tax expert
Personal Tax
Guidance

Accelerated payment notices

Produced by a Tolley Personal Tax expert
Personal Tax
Guidance
imgtext

Introduction

Accelerated payment notices (APN) were introduced with effect from 17 July 2014 and allow HMRC to require early payments of disputed tax and / or national insurance contributions (NIC) in relation to certain tax avoidance cases. HMRC can issue APNs to require early payment where those cases are subject to an open enquiry or appeal.

Up until then, HMRC generally allowed disputed tax to be postponed under TMA 1970, s 55, pending the outcome of the enquiry or litigation. This meant that effectively the taxpayer had a low-interest loan from the Government until the case was settled, which could be a number of years.

The rules also reflect Parliament’s approach of using tax policy to influence the behaviour of taxpayers and advisers. Given the need to pay the tax much sooner, it was hoped that the appetite for such avoidance schemes would be reduced.

This guidance note covers the rules which apply to APN that are issued to individuals or companies (including APN which relate to PAYE and NIC liabilities issued to such persons as employers).

Continue reading the full document
To gain access to additional expert tax guidance, workflow tools, and tax research, register for a free trial of Tolley+â„¢
Powered by
  • 28 Feb 2025 12:22

Popular Articles

Settlor-interested trusts

Settlor-interested trustsWhat is a settlor-interested trust?A settlor-interested trust is one where the person who created the trust, the settlor, has kept for himself some or all of the benefits attaching to the property which he has given away. A straightforward example is where a settlor

14 Jul 2020 13:38 | Produced by Tolley Read more Read more

Inter-spouse transfer

Inter-spouse transferIntroductionWhen a chargeable asset is transferred between two spouses or civil partners, there is a disposal by the transferor spouse / civil partner and an acquisition by the transferee spouse / civil partner for capital gains tax purposes. For simplicity, spouses and civil

14 Jul 2020 12:01 | Produced by Tolley Read more Read more

Exemption ― overview ― items exempt from VAT in the UK

Exemption ― overview ― items exempt from VAT in the UKVAT exemption: list of supplies exempt from UK VATThe goods or services that are exempt from VAT are listed under various group headings within VATA 1994, Sch 9, Pt II.It is important to remember that not all supplies that come within a heading

14 Jul 2020 12:45 | Produced by Tolley Read more Read more