Introduction Background Note
8.The disclosure of tax avoidance schemes legislation in Part 7 of Finance Act 2004 (Part 7) is designed to give HMRC early warning of tax avoidance schemes, giving it the opportunity to consider changes in the law to close loopholes or challenge schemes that it does not believe work.
9.Part 7 requires a person, usually the person who designs or sells the tax avoidance scheme, to disclose details of certain descriptions of schemes to HMRC.