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Sophia International Ltd v  Revenue & Customs [2006] UKVAT V19537 (12 April 2006)

                                                                                                                                                    19537    
MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE	Reference No: MAN/05/0745 

	SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	Appellant

	and

	THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
	HER MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS	Respondents

Tribunal Chairman: David S Porter

Sitting in public in Manchester on the 3 April 2006

	DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)

This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated the 15 July 2005 in the sum of £1,449.44 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 Salim Patel, managing director, for the Appellant and Richard Mansell 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 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

DAVID S PORTER
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 12 April 2006

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