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LONDON TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: LON/2003/0808
LON/2003/0809
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Appellant/Applicant
Respondents
LINDEN CONSULTING LIMITED
MARAIS HOTELS GRESHAM COURT LIMITED Appellant
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Respondents
Tribunal: DR D WILLIAMS (Chairman)
MR P ADAMS
Sitting in public in Bristol on 9 February 2005
DIRECTIONS
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 Linden and Mr Ashfield for the Appellant and Mr Dougal for the Commissioners
AND THIS TRIBUNAL having heard this appeal under Rule 26(2) and having announced its decision
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 in the particular circumstances, having heard Mrs Linden's personal explanation, there was a reasonable excuse for the late payment of VAT in this case
AND THIS TRIBUNAL DIRECTS THAT this appeal is DISMISSED
AND that there is to be no direction as to costs
DR D WILLIAMS
Chairman
Release Date: 9 March 2005