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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/04/644
LIFTSERVE UK Appellant
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: Colin Bishopp
Sitting in public at Birmingham on the 2nd March 2005
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 17 September 2004 the in the sum of £558.76 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 G Harrison ACMA 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 having announced its decision
And the Appellant 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 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
COLIN BISHOPP
Chairman
Released: 8 March 2005
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