Question follow-through · 129861

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the time was for HMRC to determine whether to levy a penalty charge for the incorrect payment of residential stamp duty in the last 12 months.

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 27 Apr 2026
Target answer date: 29 Apr 2026
Answer: 29 Apr 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the time was for HMRC to determine whether to levy a penalty charge for the incorrect payment of residential stamp duty in the last 12 months.
29 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2026
Answer published
Where HMRC identifies an inaccuracy during a compliance check into a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return or claim, it is standard practice to also consider whether a penalty is due.In the vast majority of cases any penalty will be issued at the conclusion o...

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