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Written question asked by Ian Taylor (Conservative) on Friday, 29 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 February 2010. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Billing: Enforcement

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many fines have been imposed on small and medium-sized companies for late payment of value added tax in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months.
Answer

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued the following number of VAT default surcharges in the last six- and 12-month periods for which information is available:

Number
1 August 2009 to 31 January 2010 276,141
1 February 2009 to 31 January 2010 537,077

Information is not readily available on VAT default surcharges issued to businesses of different size and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
505 c758-9W; 315185
Session
2009-10
Subjects
VAT
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk