Painted Furniture Company v Customs and Excise [2004] UKVAT V18690 (09 July 2004)
18690
LONDON TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: LON/2004/0251
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Appellant/Applicant
Respondents
THE PAINTED FURNITURE COMPANY LTD Appellant
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Respondents
Tribunal: MALCOLM J F PALMER (Chairman)
ROSALIND J MACKWORTH CBE
Sitting in public in London on 23 June 2004
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
THIS APPEAL against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a Default Surcharge of £2,363.29 in respect of the period ended 31 December 2003 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 de Lima, Director, for the Appellant and Mr A Dougal, Advocate, for Customs and Excise
AND THE parties present at the hearing by their said representative(s) 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 it is not satisfied that the Appellant paid the VAT due in respect of the period by the due date nor that the Appellant has any reasonable excuse for that default
AND THIS TRIBUNAL DIRECTS THAT this appeal is DISMISSED
AND that there is to be no direction as to costs
MALCOLM J F PALMER
Chairman
Release Date:09/07/2004
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