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This form is for use by a user of arrangements (scheme) that are notifiable under one or both of the following: section 313 of the Finance Act 2004 regulation 15 of the National Insurance Contributions (application of Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004) Regulations 2012 (Statutory Instrument 2012/1868) Where this form refers to 'tax', this also includes the Apprenticeship Levy and National Insurance contributions (NICs).
This form is for use by a user of arrangements (scheme) that are notifiable under one or both of the following:
Where this form refers to 'tax', this also includes the Apprenticeship Levy and National Insurance contributions (NICs).
You should use this form if all of the following apply: you've been given an 8-digit scheme reference number by one of the following: HM Revenue & Customs a scheme promoter any person involved in the supply of the arrangements (a 'supplier') a client of a scheme promoter or supplier the scheme reference number is for arrangements from which you expect to gain a tax advantage for Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Apprenticeship Levy, Corporation Tax or NICs one or more of the following circumstances apply: you're not required to send us an Income Tax or Corporation Tax return you're required to send us an Income Tax or Corporation Tax return and your return will not be submitted by the statutory filing date you submitted an Income Tax or Corporation Tax return but you did not include the scheme reference number you're required to send us an Income Tax or Corporation Tax return but you have more scheme reference numbers to declare than there are spaces on the return (use this form to declare the additional scheme reference numbers) the arrangements give rise to a claim for relief under either section 261B of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (for example a trade or employment loss treated as a Capital Gains Tax loss) or any of the various loss relief provisions within Part 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007, and the claim is made separately from your return the only advantage you expect to obtain is either a NICs advantage or an Apprenticeship Levy advantage, or both There's more information about what to do if you receive a scheme reference number in chapter 14 of our guidance.
You should use this form if all of the following apply:
There's more information about what to do if you receive a scheme reference number in chapter 14 of our guidance.
If you're making a claim separately from a return, send this the form to us when you make your claim. In all other cases, you should send us this form by the following date: if you expect a Corporation Tax advantage you must return this form within 12 months of the end of the relevant accounting period if you expect a PAYE Income Tax, Apprenticeship Levy or Class 1 NICs advantage you must return this form within 14 days of the final tax period of the relevant tax year if you expect a Class 1A NICs advantage you must return the form by 19 July following the end of the relevant tax year if you're completing this form on behalf of an Income Tax Self-Assessment partnership, you must return this form by: 31 January following the relevant tax year if the partnership submits their return electronically 31 October following the relevant tax year in all other cases in all other cases you must return this form by 31 January following the end of the relevant tax year The 'relevant accounting period' and the 'relevant tax year' is the accounting period or tax year in which you first entered into a transaction forming part of the arrangements. You should then send us a new form AAG4 every year, provided one or more of the circumstances shown in the third bullet point in the section 'When to use this form' apply. You must do this until you no longer expect to gain a tax advantage.
If you're making a claim separately from a return, send this the form to us when you make your claim.
In all other cases, you should send us this form by the following date:
The 'relevant accounting period' and the 'relevant tax year' is the accounting period or tax year in which you first entered into a transaction forming part of the arrangements.
You should then send us a new form AAG4 every year, provided one or more of the circumstances shown in the third bullet point in the section 'When to use this form' apply. You must do this until you no longer expect to gain a tax advantage.
I declare that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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