CH155470 - Penalties for failure to pay on time: rules for specific taxes: Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED): penalties: examples

Example of initial and further penalties on an amount of Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)

Example 1 - Amount due during the relevant year

T Limited delivers its 2014-15 return on 30 April 2014, showing £35,900 of ATED due that date. But it fails to make any payment. T Limited makes some payments at later dates, as shown in the table below.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp due date is 30 April 2014. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp penalty date is 31 days after the due date and so is 31 May 2014. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp penalties are as follows.

Ìý Payment Unpaid Tax Penalty
Amount due at 30 April 2014 £35,900 Ìý Ìý
Initial penalty of 5% on £35,900 at 31 May 2014 Ìý £1,795 Ìý
Payment 10 June 2014 £15,900 £20,000 Ìý
5 month further penalty of 5% on £20,000 at 31 October 2014 Ìý £1,000 Ìý
Payment 1 December 2014 £10,000 £10,000 Ìý
11 month further penalty of 5% on £10,000 at 30 April 2015 Ìý £500 Ìý
Payment 12 May 2015 £10,000 £0 Ìý
Total penalty Ìý £3,295 Ìý

Example 2 - Amount due after the end of the relevant year

S Limited delivers its 2014-15 return of adjusted chargeable amount on 30 April 2015, showing £35,000 of ATED due on 30 April 2015. But it fails to make any payment. S Limited makes some payments at later dates, as shown in the table below.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp due date is 30 April 2015. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp penalty date is 31 days after the due date and so is 31 May 2015. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp penalties are as follows.

Ìý Payment Unpaid Tax Penalty
Amount due at 30 April 2015 £35,000 Ìý Ìý
Initial penalty of 5% on £35,000 at 31 May 2015 Ìý £1,750 Ìý
Payment 20 June 2015 £15,000 £20,000 Ìý
5 month further penalty of 5% on £20,000 at 31 October 2015 Ìý £1,000 Ìý
Payment 1 January 2016 £10,000 £10,000 Ìý
11 month further penalty of 5% on £10,000 at 30 April 2016 Ìý £500 Ìý
Payment 24 May 2016 £10,000 £0 Ìý
Total penalty Ìý £3,250 Ìý