DMBM580020 - Pre-enforcement: alternative rights of recovery: assessed taxes

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Assessed taxes

In some circumstances, particularly where Capital Gains are assessed, it is possible to recover debts from a person or company other than the person originally assessed. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp alternatives are listed in the table below

Tax on

If not paid within

may be recovered from

under

time for alternative to be assessed

Trustees of a settlement

6 months from due and payable date

the beneficiary

TCGA1992/S69(4)

2 years from the due date

Trustee resident abroad

At anytime

Any former trustees resident in the UK

TCGA1992/S82(2)

3 years from the tax being finally determined

Shares or debentures exchanged in a company reconstruction or amalgamation

6 months from the later of the due and payable date or date assessment made

Person originally holding them

TCGA1992/S137(4)

2 years from the later of the due and payable date or date assessment made

Transfer of business assets

6 months from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Person receiving the assets

TCGA1992/S139(7)

2 years from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Transfer of business assets when a company leaves a group

6 months from the due and payable date

Principal company in the group

TCGA1992/S178(9) & S179 (11)

2 years from due and payable date

Capital distribution of chargeable gains

6 months from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Shareholder defined in S189(1)

TCGA1992/S189(2)

2 years from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Gain accruing to a member of a group of companies

6 months from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Another member company

TCGA1992/S190(1)

2 years from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Gain accruing to a non-resident company

6 months from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Another member company or the controlling director

TCGA1992/S191(2)

3 years from the later of the due and payable date and the date assessment made

Disposal of asset by way of a gift

12 months from the due and payable date

Person receiving the gift

TCGA1992/S282(1)

2 years from the due and payable date

Migrating companies

At any time

Another company in the same group or a controlling director

FA1988/S132(2)

3 years from the tax being finally determined

Higher rate tax due from beneficiary (1994/5 and earlier only)

6 months from the due date

Trustees of the discretionary trust

ICTA1988/S689

No limit

Trustees of an employee share ownership trust

6 months from the assessment being final and conclusive

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FA89/S68(3)

No limit

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