LONDON TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: LON/2003/1039
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Appellant/Applicant
Respondents
J BEATTIE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED Appellant
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Respondents
Tribunal: MISS J C GORT (Chairman)
MISS S O'NEILL
Sitting in public in Bristol on 27 February 2004
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 Mrs J Beattie, Company Secretary on behalf of the Appellants and Mr J Holl, Senior Officer on behalf of 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
AND THE TRIBUNAL having allowed the Appellant's application for the appeal to proceed out of time
THIS TRIBUNAL FINDS THAT the Appellant has a reasonable excuse for the late payment of VAT in respect of the period 07/01
AND THIS TRIBUNAL DIRECTS THAT this appeal is ALLOWED
AND that there is to be no direction as to costs
J C GORT
Chairman
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