Categories of information that the commissioner should include in the default assessment to a taxpayer as per The Tax Procedures Act 2015

In a tax seminar one of the facilitators noted that, “The Tax Procedures Act 2015, specifies on information that the Commissioner should include in the default assessment to a taxpayer”.
With reference to the above statement, outline five categories of such information.

  • The amount assessed as tax or the amount of deficit or excess input tax carried forward.
  • The amount assessed as late submission penalty and any late payment payable in respect of the tax, deficit or excess input tax assessed.
  • The amount of any late payment interest payable in respect of the tax assessed.
  • The reporting period to which the assessment relates.
  • The due date for payment of the tax, penalty, and interest being a date that is not less than 30days from the date of service of the notice.
  • The manner of objecting to the assessment.


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