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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/05/0794
DIGITECH COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITED Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: DAVID DEMACK
Sitting in public in York on the 16 February 2006
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to the surcharge assessments listed in the schedule hereto 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 WilsonRoss for the Appellant and Mr B Haley of the Solicitor's office of HM Revenue and Customs for the Respondents
And this tribunal having heard this appeal and having announced its decision
And the Appellant and 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 defaults numbered 1, 2 and 3 on the said schedule
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed to the extent indicated in the said schedule
And there is to be no direction as to costs
THE SCHEDULE
No. | Period | Date Return received | Tax on return | SLN issued | Surcharge asst. issued | % rate | Surcharge | Reduced % rate | Reduced Surcharge |
1 | 01.00 | 8.6.00 | 16087.19 | 15.6.00 | | | | | |
2 | 04.00 | 29.8.00 | 29420.05 | | 12.11.01 | 2 | 588.60 | Nil | Nil |
3 | 07.00 | 5.10.00 | 91.09 | | | 5 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
4 | 10.00 | 20.11.00 | 15109.17 | | 16.10.01* | 10 | 1510.81 | Nil | Nil |
5 | 01.01 | 13.03.01 | 36921.35 | | 16.3.01 | 15 | 5538.20 | 2 | 738.42 |
* becomes Surcharge Liability Notice
DAVID DEMACK
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 20 February 2006
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