SAM - Recent changes to this guidance


Below are details of the amendments that were published on 25 April 2005 (see the update index for all updates).

DARM

Interest / Penalties/ Surcharge

Manage Work

Records

Repayments

Returns

Special Cases

DARM

Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Revenue
Determinations




Revenue
Determination
(Intro)



To clarify that where
Determination raised will
automatically set level of
POA for the following
year

 Revenue
Determination:
Calculating The
Amount Of A
(Info)


Guidance expanded to
include more
circumstances together
with action to be taken




 

Interest / Penalties / Surcharge

Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Interest













Interest (Intro)













Reference to booklet
SA10500 (A Guide to
dealing with Self
Assessment Interest
Objections) removed.
This booklet was
withdrawn from
publication in January
2005. Procedural
information within this
booklet now
incorporated in SA
Manual.


 

Manage Work

Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Customer
Service

SA Letters And
Forms (Info)

To include forms SA200,
SA210 and SA252

 SA Help Sheets
(Info)

To reflect that IR233 is
no longer used

Work
Management





Allocation Of
Responsibility For
Work Items (Info)




To include new Work
Lists:
W049 Short Tax Return
Rejections Work List
W048 Permanent Notes
Review Work List

 How Work Items
Are Created (Info)





To include new Work
Lists:
W049 Short Tax Return
Rejections Work List
W048 Permanent Notes
Review Work List

 Lists In The
Network (Info)





To include new Work
Lists:
W049 Short Tax Return
Rejections Work List
W048 Permanent Notes
Review Work List

 Management
Information (Info)





To include new Work
Lists:
W049 Short Tax Return
Rejections Work List
W048 Permanent Notes
Review Work List

 Managing Work
Lists (Info)





To include new Work
Lists:
W049 Short Tax Return
Rejections Work List
W048 Permanent Notes
Review Work List


 

Records

Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Maintain
Taxpayer
Record



Official Error (Info)





Subject deleted.
Information now
contained within subject
'Revenue Delay In Using
Information'

 Revenue Delay In
Using Information
(Info)

Updated to reflect full
information


 Revenue Delay In
Using Information
(AG)

Updated to reflect full
procedure


SA And Permanent Notes

(Previously
section SA
Notes in the
DARM
business area)


SA And
Permanent Notes
(Intro)






Section moved from
DARM business area







 Maintain
Permanent Notes
(Info)

New subject



 Adding A New
Permanent Note
(AG)

New Action Guide



 Amending A
Permanent Note
(AG)

New Action Guide




 

Repayments

Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Claims Made
Outside A
Return


Claims: Time
Limits For Claims
And Amendments
To Claims (Info)

Clarification of the time
limit for amending a PPR
carry back claim made
outside a return

Issue
Repayment

Issue Repayment
(Intro)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Automatic
Repayments
(Info)






Guidance clarified on
method of repayment -
Automatic Repayments
will not be issued where
the overpaid amount is
less than £10 but this
excludes repayments
nominated to charity

 Cancellation Of A
Repayment (Info)









Additional guidance
given on cancelling the
repayment - Where
status of the repayment
is 'Issued' this
repayment can also be
cancelled by an officer
with the user role of
BACS Rejection
Processor (FAO BARP)

Recover Over-
Repayment


Recover Over-
Repayment (Intro)


New information on
cancellation of the
repayment

 Over-
Repayments:
Recovery By The
DRIER
Procedures (Info)

Additional guidance to
clarify the procedure of
cancelling a repayment



 Over-
Repayments:
Recovery By The
SA System (Info)





Guidance clarified that
over-repayments not
replaced by interest
bearing over-repayment
charges will continue to
be pursued
automatically by the SA
System

Repayment
Work Lists

Repayment Work
Lists (Intro)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Inhibited
Automatic
Repayments
Work List (AG)




(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

At step 32 additional
guidance included on
uncleared payments


 Overpayments In
Closed Cases
Work List (AG)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Over-repayments
Work List (AG)


(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Post Repayment
Check Work List
(AG)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Rejected
Repayments
Work List (AG)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Repayments For
Quality Checks
Work List (AG)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)
 Repayments To
Be Authorised Or
Cancelled Work
List (AG)

(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

 

Returns

  
Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Filing Returns
Online



Filing Returns
Online (Intro)



To clarify that the
service applies to the
Main Tax Return
(SA100) only

 Filing Returns
Online And Work
Management
(Info)


To amend Returns
Review Work List reason
'ELS Schedule E Case'
to 'ELS / INT / ADC /
PAYE CIC'

Individuals
Returns




Every subject in this section has been reviewed
and amended where appropriate to take account
of the Short Tax Return (SA200). Changes
notified to this section below refer to the other
amendments made

 Individuals
Returns (Intro)







Note added concerning
unsatisfactory returns
received on 1 February

To reflect that the
earliest year a return can
be entered on LDC is for
1999-2000


 Capture Of
Returns Issued In
Error (Info)

Subject re-written to
clarify and include new
circumstances

 Capture Of
Returns Issued In
Error (AG)

New steps 11 - 14



 Capture
Operators
Guidance:
2004/05 Return (Info)

New subject




 Claim To Relief
for EIS (Info)



To reflect change to
Additional Information
box number on the
return

 Computer
Calculation Is
Incorrect (Info)

To add at step 4
2004/2005 box numbers


 Unsatisfactory
Individuals
Returns (Info)

Note added concerning
unsatisfactory returns
received on 1 February

 Unsatisfactory
Individuals
Returns (AG)


At step 5 period '18 to
31 January' changed to
'18 January to 1
February'

 Logging
Individuals'
Returns (Info)

Amended to reflect
information given in
SCS021/05

 Logging
Individuals'
Returns (AG)

Amended to reflect
information given in
SCS021/05

 Manual Tax
Calculations:
Individuals (Info)

Links inserted to
2004/1005 Tax
Calculation Guides

 Minor Queries
(Info)





To reflect renamed Work
Lists

To clarify when the
PSE2 signal should be
set


 Minor Queries
(AG)



To reflect renamed Work
Lists

New step 54


 Part Year
Individual Returns
For The Current
.... (Info)

Examples updated




 Repairing
Obvious Errors:
Individuals (Info)

New information on
underpayments coded
out 2004/05 onwards

 Repairing Returns
After 31
December:
Individuals (AG)

At step 42 box numbers
entered for later years



 Rent A Room For
Traders (Info)

New subheading Short
Tax Return (SA200)

 Returns For Out
Of Date Years:
Individuals (Info)

Examples updated



 Returns Which
Include A PAYE
Source Of Income
(Info)

To include the new
procedures for 2004/05
onwards


 Returns Which
Include A PAYE
Source Of Income
(AG)

To include the new
procedures for 2004/05
onwards


 Salary And Tax
Discrepancies
(Info)





To reflect the change in
name from the 'Returns
Review: Coding Integrity
Check' Work List to
'Returns Review: Failed
Coding Integrity' Work
List

 Salary And Tax
Discrepancies
(AG)






Amended at step 10 to
include advice to use
MR screen in COP

Amended at steps 11
and 22 to reflect the
change in Work List
name


 Short Tax Returns
(Info)

New subject


 Storing Individual
Returns (Info)






to reflect that batches of
returns to be stored in
order of logging.

To give further
information on post
storage


 The Coding
(Integrity) Check
(Info)







To include information
on the SA200

To reflect renamed Work
Lists

To clarify when the
PSE2 signal should be
set


 The Coding
(Integrity) Check
(AG)


To reflect change in
Work List name

New step 14 added


 Unsolicited
Returns:
Individuals (Info)






To reflect that returns
received in their proper
form should be logged
on the day of receipt

To reflect that returns
should be unlogged
where objection received


 Unsolicited
Returns:
Individuals (AG)






To reflect that returns
received in their proper
form should be logged
on the day of receipt.

To reflect that returns
should be unlogged
where objection received


Partnership
Returns


Partnership
Returns (Intro)


Note added concerning
unsatisfactory returns
received on 1 February

 Unsatisfactory
Partnership
Returns (Info)

Note added concerning
unsatisfactory returns
received on 1 February

 Unsatisfactory
Partnership
Returns (AG)


At step 5 period '18 to
31 January' changed to
'18 January to 1
February'

 Logging
Partnership
Returns (Info)

Amended to reflect
information given in
SCS021/05

 Logging
Partnership
Returns (AG)

Amended to reflect
information given in
SCS021/05

 Storing
Partnership
Returns (Info)





To reflect that batches of
returns to be stored in
order of logging.

To give further
information on post
storage


 Unsolicited
Returns:
Partnerships
(Info)





To reflect that returns
received in their proper
form should be logged
on the day of receipt.

To reflect that returns
should be unlogged
where objection received


 Unsolicited
Returns:
Partnerships (AG)






To reflect that returns
received in their proper
form should be logged
on the day of receipt.

To reflect that returns
should be unlogged
where objection received


Return Issue



Return Issue
(Intro)


To include reference to
the Short Tax Return
(SA200)

 Automatic Annual
Bulk Issue (Info)


To include reference to
the Short Tax Return
(SA200)

 Issuing Returns
Other Than At
Annual Bulk Issue
(Info)





Example of latest year a
return can be issued
updated

To include reference to
the Short Tax Return
(SA200)


 Issuing Returns
Other Than At
Annual Bulk Issue
(AG)

To include reference to
the Short Tax Return
(SA200)


 New
Commencement
Cases (Info)







Example of when first
return issued after
setting up updated

To advise that a Short
Tax Return (SA200)
should not be issued for
earlier years in new
commencement cases


 The Taxpayer
Return Profile
(Info)

To include reference to
the Short Tax Return
(SA200)

Returns
Processed At
IR Netherton


Returns
Processed At IR
Netherton (Intro)


New section of the
manual containing
instructions for IR
Netherton staff only

Returns Work
Lists





Manual Issue Of
Return: Welsh
Language (Info)




To advise that before
preparing a Welsh
language version of the
return, establish whether
a form SA100 or SA200
is required

 Manual Issue Of
Returns: Welsh
Language (AG)




Step 5 updated to advise
that before preparing a
Welsh language version
of the return, establish
whether a form SA100
or SA200 is required

 Returns Review:
Failed Coding
Integrity (Info)




To reflect change in
Work List name from
'Returns Review: Coding
Integrity Check' to
'Returns Review: Failed
Coding Integrity'

 Returns Review:
Failed Coding
Integrity (AG)




To reflect change in
Work List name from
'Returns Review: Coding
Integrity Check' to
'Returns Review: Failed
Coding Integrity

 Returns Review:
ELS / INT / ADC /
PAYE / CIC (Info)




To reflect change in
Work List name from
'Returns Review: ELS
Schedule E Case' to
'Returns Review: ELS /
INT / ADC / PAYE / CIC'

 Returns Review:
ELS / INT / ADC /
PAYE / CIC (AG)




To reflect change in
Work List name from
'Returns Review: ELS
Schedule E Case' to
'Returns Review: ELS /
INT / ADC / PAYE / CIC'

 Short Tax Return
Rejections (Info)

New subject


 Short Tax Return
Rejections (AG)

New Action Guide


Trust Returns



Trust Returns
(Intro)


Note added concerning
unsatisfactory returns
received on 1 February

 Unsatisfactory
Trust Returns
(Info)

Note added concerning
unsatisfactory returns
received on 1 February

 Unsatisfactory
Trust Returns
(AG)


At step 5 period '18 to
31 January'' changed to
'18 January to 1
February'

 Logging Trust
Returns (Info)


Amended to reflect
information given in
SCS021/05

 Logging Trust
Returns (AG)


Amended to reflect
information given in
SCS021/05

 Processing The
Pension Scheme
Tax Return (Info)

Link inserted for returns
2001/2002 onwards


 Processing The
Pension Scheme
Tax Return (AG)




Deletion of steps
instructing referral to
Audit and Pension
Schemes Services if
non-residence pages
completed

 Returns For Out
Of Date Years:
Trusts (Info)

Examples updated



 SAI: Completion
Of Trust Return
(Info)

To include returns filed
online


 Storing Trust
Returns (Info)






To reflect that batches of
returns to be stored in
order of logging.

To give further
information on post
storage


 Unsolicited
Returns: Trusts
(Info)






To reflect that returns
received in their proper
form should be logged
on the day of receipt

To reflect that returns
should be unlogged
where objection received


 Unsolicited
Returns: Trusts
(AG)






To reflect that returns
received in their proper
form should be logged
on the day of receipt.

To reflect that returns
should be unlogged
where objection received


View And
Amend Return


View And Amend
Return (Intro)


To include short tax
returns captured using
ADC

 Amended Returns
And The Coding
(integrity) Check
(Info)
To include short tax
returns captured using
ADC

 Amended Returns
And The Coding
(Integrity) Check
(AG)




At step 4 note included
to explain that where
more than one
employment source,
income, tax, benefits
and expenses will be
combined

 Dealing With
Taxpayer
Amendments
(Info)

To include reference to
short tax return box
numbers


 Repairs To
Amended Returns
After 31
December (AG)



To include reference to
short tax return box
numbers

At step 40 box numbers
entered for 2004/2005


 Return
Amendments:
Bankruptcy Cases
(AG)

To include reference to
short tax return box
numbers


 Return
Amendments:
Computer
Calculation....
(AG)

At step 3 box numbers
entered for 2004/2005




 Return
Amendments:
Pension Scheme
Tax Return (AG)


Deletion of step
instructing referral to
Audit and Pension
Schemes Services if
appropriate

 (This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

To include reference to
short tax return box
numbers

 The Amend
Return Function
(Info)

To include reference to
the 'Transform to Main
Option'

 Viewing And
Amending Short
Tax Returns (Info)

New subject



 Viewing The
Return (Info)





To include reference to
the short tax return and
ADC

To include 2004/2005
box numbers



 

Special Cases

Section

Subject Revised

Details Of Update

Permanent
Cessation


Permanent
Cessation (Intro)


To advise that the short
tax return is not issued
in early settlement cases

 Permanent
Cessation:
Deceased Cases
(Info)

To advise that the short
tax return is not issued
in early settlement cases


 Permanent
Cessation:
Deceased Cases
(AG)

At step 10 to advise that
the short tax return is not
issued in early
settlement cases

 Permanent
Cessation:
Emigration (Info)

To advise that the short
tax return is not issued
in early settlement cases

 Permanent
Cessation:
Emigration (AG)


At step 5 to advise that
the short tax return is not
issued in early
settlement cases

 Permanent
Cessation: Period
Of Administration
(Info)

To advise that the short
tax return is not issued
in early settlement cases


 Permanent
Cessation: Period
Of Administration
(AG)

At step 4 to advise that
the short tax return is not
issued in early
settlement cases