The discovery provisions allow an HMRC officer to make an assessment to recover a loss of tax where certain conditions are met1. A discovery assessment is often used if the time limit to open an enquiry into the matter has passed. For details of the conditions, see A6.703.
The commentary below discusses discovery as it applies to companies.
Discovery as it applies to companies
The discovery provisions relating to companies are found at FA 1998,
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