The Act Part 8 – Penalties Chapter 3 — Penalties Relating to Inaccuracies Section 184 – Suspension of penalty for careless inaccuracy under section 182
221.This section provides that Revenue Scotland may, by means of a written notice, suspend all or part of a penalty which is applied where a taxpayer submits a document to Revenue Scotland containing an error and which is due to careless behaviour by the taxpayer. Subsection (2) requires that a notice served by Revenue Scotland must specify what part of the penalty is being suspended, a period not exceeding two years and the conditions of suspension with which the taxpayer must comply. Subsection (3) allows Revenue Scotland to suspend all or part of a penalty only if it meant that if a taxpayer complied with the condition of suspension the taxpayer would avoid liability to further penalties incurred under section 182 for careless inaccuracy.