CH11100 - Record Keeping: What records must be kept: Legislation

Our record keeping requirements are set out in law. General principles are laid down in Acts of Parliament and the details are set out in regulations and Notices. Follow the links below to see the law covering the various taxes.

Income tax (excluding PAYE) and capital gains tax
Income tax - PAYE
Construction industry scheme
Corporation tax
Direct taxes claims not included in a return
VAT
Insurance premium tax
Stamp duty land tax
Aggregates levy
Climate change levy Landfill tax
Landfill tax
Bank payroll tax
Excise duties 

Income tax (excluding PAYE) and capital gains tax


General TMA70/S12B
Detail No regulations or public notices made yet

For further details see CH11200.

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Income tax - PAYE


General Regulations made under ITEPA 2003 - SI2003/2682 Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003
Detail No other regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH14700.

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Construction industry scheme


General Regulations made under FA2004 -SI2005/2045 Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) Regulations 2005
Detail No other regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH14700.

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Corporation tax


General FA98/SCH18/PARA21
Detail No regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH11200.

Note: Our interpretation of the CT record keeping legislation for transfer pricing purposes is guided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines. The implications of these guidelines are set out in INTM433020.

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Direct taxes claims not included in a return


General TMA70/SCH1A/PARA2A
Detail No regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH11500.

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VAT


General VATA94/SCH11/PARA6
Detail Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 SI1995/2518, regulations 31-33B.We have already published Notices. For example, Notice 700, The VAT Guide and Notice 727 Retail Schemes. CH12400 lists some other notices that contain specific record keeping requirements. For further details see CH12000.

For further details see CH12000+.

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Insurance premium tax


General FA94/Chapter 9 Part 3 & SCH6A, 7 & 7A
Detail Statutory instrument IPT regulations 1994 SI1994/1774We have already published IPT Notice 1. No other regulations made yet.

For further details see CH12500.

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Stamp duty land tax


General FA03/SCH10/PARA9
Detail No other regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH12600.

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Aggregates levy


General FA01/SCH7/PARA2 & 3
Detail Statutory instrument SI2002/761, regulations 9-11. We have published public notices. No other regulations made yet.

For further details see CH12700.

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Climate change levy Landfill tax


General FA2000/SCH6/PARA125
Detail Statutory instrument SI2001/838, regulations 7-9.We have published public notices. No other regulations made yet.

For further details see CH12700.

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Landfill tax


General FA96/SCH5/PARA2
Detail Statutory instrument SI1996/1527, regulation 16.We have published public notices. No other regulations made yet.

For further details see CH12700.

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Bank payroll tax


General FA10/SCH1/PARA34
Detail No regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH12800.

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Excise duties


General CEMA79/S118A
Detail No regulations or public notices made yet.

For further details see CH12900.