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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/05/0577
MARTIN STOCKLEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: Lady Mitting
Sitting in public in Manchester on the 30 November 2005
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to three surcharge assessments for the periods 10/04, 01/05 and 04/05 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 Martin Stockley for the Appellant and Bernard Haley of Solicitor's office for HM Revenue and Customs 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 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 have a reasonable excuse for the defaults in 10/04 and 01/05 but does not for the period 04/05
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed in part
And that there is to be no direction as to costs
LADY MITTING
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 8 December 2005
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