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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/04/0071
DAVID PARKER Appellant
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: Mr R Barlow
Sitting in public at Manchester on 14 May 2004
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to surcharge assessments dated 12 December 2003 in the sum of £305-45 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. D. Parker for the Appellant and Mr. C. Owen of the Solicitor's office of HM Customs and Excise for the Respondents
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 have a reasonable excuse for the defaults which resulted in the Respondents making the assessment under appeal
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed
And that there is to be no direction as to costs
R BARLOW
CHAIRMAN
Released:04/06/2004
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