United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals Decisions

Howitt v Customs & Excise [2003] UKVAT V18325 (15 September 2003)

MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/03/366

HUGH HOWITT Appellant

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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE Respondents

Tribunal Chairman: D S Porter

Sitting in public at Manchester on the 27 August 2003

DIRECTION

under Rule 30(8)

This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated the 13 December 2002 in the sum of £4334.39 and 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 Mr C Owen of the Solicitor's office of HM Customs and Excise for the Respondents and no one appearing for the Appellant

And this tribunal having heard this appeal under rule 26(2) of the said Rules and having announced its decision

And the Respondents by their said representative stating pursuant to rule 30(8) of the said Rules 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 the Appellant does not have a reasonable excuse for the default which resulted in the Respondents making the assessment under appeal

And this tribunal directs that this appeal is dismissed and that there is to be no direction as to costs

D S Porter

Chairman

Released:

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