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Hooper Engineering Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2005] UKVAT V19089 (24 May 2005)

Rule 26(2) 19089

MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/04/0734

HOOPER ENGINEERING LIMITED Appellant

and

HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents

Tribunal Chairman: Elsie Gilliland

Sitting in public in Birmingham on the 27 April 2005

DIRECTION

under Rule 30(8)

This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 15 October 2004 in the sum of £3,980.99 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 C Owen 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to be recorded in a written document in accordance with rule 30(1) of the said Rules and the Respondents having withdrawn the said surcharge assessment

This tribunal finds that the Appellant does have a reasonable excuse for the defaults which resulted in the Respondents making the assessment under appeal

And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed and that there is to be no direction as to costs

ELSIE GILLILAND

CHAIRMAN

Release Date: 24 May 2005

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