Customs Obligations for Senior Accounting Officers under the Finance Act 2009
Schedule 46 of the Finance Act 2009 introduced the notion of personal liability to Senior Accounting Officers (SAO) for the tax activities of their companies. These tax activities specifically include customs and excise duties. (1)
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