Revenue guidance has been amended to provide information for principal contractors submitting payment notifications for a closed contract under the eRCT system.

Tax & Duty Manual Part 18-02-11 (Electronic Relevant Contracts Tax System) tells us that:

• A principal contractor can make a payment notification for a closed contract up to 9 months after the end-date of the contract. If the payment was made more than 9 months after the end-date of the contract, the Principal will need to re-open the contract to submit a payment/post payment notification.
• Where a contract has been closed for 9 months (and not re-opened), only unreported payment notifications can be input on that closed contract.
• Where a contract has been closed for 18 months or longer (and not re-opened), no payment notifications – either post payment or unreported – can be input on that closed contract.