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Race for Furniture Ltd v Revenue & Customs [2007] UKVAT V20008 (06 February 2007)

 


20008

MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/06/0635

RACE FOR FURNITURE LTD Appellant

and

THE COMMISSIONERS FOR

HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents

Tribunal Chairman: Michael Johnson

Sitting in public in North Shields, Tyne and Wear on 25 January 2007

DIRECTION

under Rule 30(8)

This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to the imposition of a default surcharge and being a reasonable excuse appeal as defined by rule 2 of the Value Added Tax Tribunals Rules 1986 (as amended) ("the rules") coming on for hearing this day

And upon hearing Iain Clive Race, director of the Appellant and Bernard Haley, of the Solicitor's office of H M 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 rule 30(8) of the rules that they do not require the said decision to be recorded in a written document in accordance with rule 30(1) of the rules

This tribunal finds that a reasonable excuse has been shown to the satisfaction of the tribunal for the tax shown on the Appellant's VAT return for the quarter ended 30 June 2006 not having been despatched so as to be received by the Respondents within the appropriate time limit

And this tribunal accordingly directs that this appeal is allowed.

MICHAEL JOHNSON

CHAIRMAN

Release Date: 6 February 2007

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