Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010

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Assessment of tax due.

[VATA s. 23]

111.—(1) Where, in relation to any period, the inspector of taxes, or such other officer as the Revenue Commissioners may authorise to exercise the powers conferred by this section (in this section referred to as “other officer”), has reason to believe that an amount of tax is due and payable to the Revenue Commissioners by a person in any of the following circumstances:

(a) the total amount of tax payable by the person was greater than the total amount of tax (if any) paid by that person;

(b) the total amount of tax refunded to the person in accordance with section 99 (1) was greater than the amount (if any) properly refundable to that person;

(c) an amount of tax is payable by the person and a refund under section 99 (1) has been made to the person,

then, without prejudice to any other action which may be taken, the inspector or other officer—

(i) may, in accordance with regulations but subject to section 113 , make an assessment in one sum of the total amount of tax which in his or her opinion should have been paid or the total amount of tax (including a nil amount) which in accordance with section 99 (1) should have been refunded, as the case may be, in respect of such period, and

(ii) may serve a notice on the person specifying—

(I) the total amount of tax so assessed,

(II) the total amount of tax (if any) paid by the person or refunded to the person in relation to such period, and

(III) the total amount so due and payable (referred to subsequently in this section as “the amount due”).

(2) Where notice is served on a person under subsection (1), the following provisions shall apply:

(a) the person may, if he or she claims that the amount due is excessive, on giving notice to the inspector or other officer within the period of 21 days from the date of the service of the notice, appeal to the Appeal Commissioners, and

(b) on the expiration of the said period, if no notice of appeal is received or, if notice of appeal is received, on determination of the appeal by agreement or otherwise, the amount due or the amended amount due as determined in relation to the appeal, shall become due and payable as if the tax were tax which the person was liable to pay for the taxable period during which the period of 14 days from the date of the service of the notice under subsection (1) expired or the appeal was determined by agreement or otherwise, whichever taxable period is the later.

(3) Where a person appeals an assessment under subsection (1), within the time limits provided for in subsection (2), then—

(a) he or she shall pay to the Revenue Commissioners the amount which he or she believes to be due, and

(b) if—

(i) the amount paid is greater than 80 per cent of the amount of the tax found to be due on the determination of the appeal, and

(ii) the balance of the amount found to be due on the determination of the appeal is paid within one month of the date of such determination,

interest in accordance with section 114 shall not be chargeable from the date of raising of the assessment.