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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/06/504
T & P HOTELS LIMITED Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal : Michael Tildesley OBE (Chairman)
Elizabeth Pollard (Member)
Sitting in public in North Shields on the 4 October 2006
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated the 16 June 2006 in the sum of £2,344.20 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 Terry Franks, Managing Director for the Appellant and Bernard Hayley of the 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 period ending 31 January 2006 which means that no default surcharge is due for the period ending 30 April 2006
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed
And that there is to be no direction as to cost
MICHAEL TILDESLEY
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 17 October 2006
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