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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/04/0108
WORMALD ANSUL (UK) LTD Appellant
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: R L Barlow
Sitting in public at Manchester on 10 June 2004
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated the 13 February 2003 in the sum of £7,637 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 T Aykroyd for the Appellant and Mr R Mansell of the Solicitor's office of HM Customs and Excise for the Respondents
And this tribunal having heard this appeal and Mr Mansell having indicated that the Respondents now accept that the Appellant had a reasonable excuse for the default in question
And the Respondents by their said representatives 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 default which resulted in the Respondents making the assessment under appeal
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed
R L BARLOW
CHAIRMAN
Released: 11/6/2004