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Pressahead Services Ltd v Revenue & Customs [2007] UKVAT V20030 (23 February 2007)

     
    20030

    LONDON TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: LON/2006/835

    Copy sent to:

    Appellant/Applicant

    Respondents

    PRESSAHEAD SERVICES LTD Appellant

    - and -

    THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents

    Tribunal: SIR STEPHEN OLIVER QC (Chairman)

    CAROLINE ALBUQUERQUE

    Sitting in public in London on 21 February 2007

    DIRECTION

    under Rule 30(8)

    THIS APPEAL against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a Default Surcharge being a reasonable excuse appeal as defined by rule 2 of the Value Added Tax Tribunals Rules 1986 as amended coming on for hearing this day

    AND UPON HEARING David Nettlefield, director, for the Appellant and Phillip Webb for the Respondents

    AND THIS TRIBUNAL having heard this appeal and having announced its decision

    AND THE parties present at the hearing by their said representatives stating pursuant to Rule 30(8) of the Value Added Tax Tribunals Rules 1986 as amended that they do not require the said decision to be recorded in a written document in accordance with Rule 30(1) of the said Rules

    THIS TRIBUNAL FINDS THAT:

    (1) the Appellant has no reasonable excuse because the default was caused by a shortage of funds and
    (2) the amount of the surcharge was as provided for in the Act and cannot be regarded in law as disproportionate

    AND THIS TRIBUNAL DIRECTS THAT this appeal is DISMISSED

    AND that there is to be no direction as to costs

    SIR STEPHEN OLIVER QC

    Chairman

    Release Date: 23 February 2007

    © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2007

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