This is a freeview 'At a glance' guide to penalties and the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) . 

What penalties apply to the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) regime? When can they be charged? Subscribers see Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)

At a glance

Penalties for the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) regime fall under Schedule 55 FA 2009 (failure to make returns) and Schedule 56 FA 2009 (failure to make payment on time), together with Schedule 24 FA 2007 (penalties for errors).

ATED returns are required even if the taxpayer wishes to claim an exemption from the tax charge. 

The ATED only applies to UK residential property that is held by a non-natural person "NNP" e.g. a company, collective investment scheme, or LLP with a corporate partner. It does not apply to residential property owned by individuals.

Late filing: schedule 55 

• An ATED return and payment is due within 30 days of the acquisition of a high-value residential property by a company or other type of NNP.
• For existing properties, an annual ATED return and tax payment are due by 30 April during the tax year.
• For 2022-23 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2022.
• For 2021-22 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2021.
• For 2020-21 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2020.
• For 2019-20 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2019.
• For 2018-19 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2018.
• For 2017-18 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2017.
• For 2016-17 the return and payment was due on 30 April 2016.
• For 2015-16 there were transitional provisions for properties worth £1 million. The ATED return was due for filing by 1 October 2015 and the tax payable by 31 October 2015, see ATED rates, dates and deadlines in Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED).

Late payment: schedule 56

Late payment penalties are due when ATED is unpaid, the key payment deadlines are:

• Within 30 days of purchase of a new property.
• Within 90 days of a new build property.
• By 31 October 2015 for then existing properties worth £1 million
• By 30 April (after the start of the tax year) the annual charge in advance for all other properties falling into the charge.

Interest is charged on both unpaid tax and unpaid penalties.

Late filing	Late payment	Penalty
Miss filing deadline		£100
	30 days late	5% of tax due
3 months late		Daily penalty £10 per day for up to 90 days (max £900)
6 months late		5% of tax due or £300, if greater
	6 months late	5% of tax outstanding at that date
12 months late		5% or £300 if greater, unless the taxpayer is held to be deliberately withholding information that would enable HMRC to assess the tax due.
	12 months late	5% of tax outstanding at that date
12 months & taxpayer deliberately withholds information		Based on behaviour: deliberate and concealed withholding 100% of tax due, or £300 if greater. deliberate but not concealed 70% of tax due, or £300 if greater. Reductions apply for prompted and unprompted disclosures and telling, giving and helping.

Late filing example:

For example:

Company A Ltd acquires a £2 million property on 1 January 2021. It must:

• Make its first ATED return and make payment by 1 February 2021.
• Make a 2021-22 year return by 30 April 2021.

If it fails to file either return until 1 August 2021, it will have missed two filing deadlines. This will cost it £1,100 in penalties:

• The first return was due 01/02/2021 and made on 01/08/2021: First missed deadline (£100 penalty) and then six months late, incurring daily penalties for 90 days @ £10 per day, making £1,000 of penalties.
• The second return was late (£100 penalty) and was filed 3 months late, making £100 of penalties.

For example:

Company B Ltd failed to realise that it has a filing deadline for a £500,000 property. It revalued its property on 1 April 2017 for its 2018-19 return. It then failed to file a 2018-19 return and only realised its error on 1 May 2019. Its penalties will be £1,600, made up as £100 (late filing) + £900 (three months late £10 for 90 days) + £300 (six months late) + £300 (12 months late).

Penalties for errors: schedule 24 FA 2007

A tax-geared penalty will apply in one of three circumstances that result in a potential loss of tax:

1. When a taxpayer makes a careless error or mistake in an ATED return or document.
2. When a third party supplies false information, or deliberately withholds information in connection with another person’s return or document.
3. When HMRC raises an assessment for tax and the taxpayer fails to notify HMRC that the assessment is too low.

See Penalties for errors

Appeal against penalties

• If HMRC raises a penalty assessment it should be appealed to HMRC.
• An appeal must be lodged to HMRC within 30 days. The time limit may sometimes be extended by permission of the tribunal.
• The grounds for lodging an appeal and the way that an appeal is drafted depends entirely on the facts and circumstances of the case, it may be on the basis that:
  • the taxpayer has a reasonable excuse for its failure
  • the penalty fails on technical grounds
  • HMRC has not considered any mitigating circumstances.
• The amount of the penalty may be appealable, and penalties for errors may be suspended. 
• See Penalties, grounds for appeal.

Cases

See ATED: Subscriber Guide