United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals Decisions

Booth & Corless (in Partnership) v Revenue and Customs [2006] UKVAT V19423 (11 January 2006)

19423

MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/05/0704

DAVID BOOTH & PHILIP CORLESS (IN PARTNERSHIP) Appellant

and

THE COMMISSIONERS FOR

HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents

Tribunal Chairman: Lady Mitting

Sitting in public in Manchester on the 9 January 2006

DIRECTION

under Rule 30(8)

This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated the 12 August 2005 in the sum of £629.16 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 D Booth for the Appellants and Mr C Owen 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 Appellants 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 Appellants do 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

LADY MITTING

CHAIRMAN

Release Date: 11 January 2006

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