Rule 26(2)
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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/05/0001
ELEMENT 5 DESIGN LIMITED Appellant
and
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: Colin Bishopp
Sitting in public in North Shields on the 19 April 2005
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 25 November 2004 in the sum of £5350.60 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 Bernard Haley of the Solicitor's office for HM Revenue and Customs for the Respondents and no one appearing for the Appellant
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 the 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 defaults which resulted in the Respondents making the assessment under appeal, no factor capable of amounting to a reasonable excuse being disclosed by the Notice of Appeal
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is dismissed and that there is to be no direction as to costs
COLIN BISHOPP
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 27 April 2005
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