CH155510 - Penalties for failure to pay on time: rules for specific taxes: Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL): penalties - example

Example of initial and further penalties on an amount of Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Fizz Pop Ltd delivers a return showing it is due to pay £90,000 of SDIL on 30 June 2020, but it fails to make the payment. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp company makes some payments at later dates, as shown in the table below.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp due date is 30 June 2020. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp penalty date is 1 July 2020. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp penalties are as follows.

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Payment

Unpaid SDIL

Penalty

Amount due at 30 June 2020

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£90,000

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Initial penalty of 5% on £90,000 at 1 July 2020

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£4,500

Payment 1 September 2020

£50,000

£40,000

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5 month further penalty of 5% on £40,000 at 1 December 2020

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£2,000

Payment 1 January 2021

£20,000

£20,000

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11 month further penalty of 5% on £20,000 at 1 June 2021

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£1,000

Total penalty

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£7,500