CH155510 - Penalties for failure to pay on time: rules for specific taxes: Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL): penalties - example

Example of initial and further penalties on an amount of Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Fizz Pop Ltd delivers a return showing it is due to pay 拢90,000 of SDIL on 30 June 2020, but it fails to make the payment. The company makes some payments at later dates, as shown in the table below.

The due date is 30 June 2020. The penalty date is 1 July 2020. The penalties are as follows.

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Payment

Unpaid SDIL

Penalty

Amount due at 30 June 2020

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拢90,000

-

Initial penalty of 5% on 拢90,000 at 1 July 2020

-

-

拢4,500

Payment 1 September 2020

拢50,000

拢40,000

-

5 month further penalty of 5% on 拢40,000 at 1 December 2020

-

-

拢2,000

Payment 1 January 2021

拢20,000

拢20,000

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11 month further penalty of 5% on 拢20,000 at 1 June 2021

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-

拢1,000

Total penalty

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-

拢7,500