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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/07/0772
FPP DESIGN LTD Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal Chairman: Colin Bishopp
Sitting in public in North Shields on 8 October 2007
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 18 May 2007 in the sum of £2,529.91 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 Ms C Pettenger 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 the Respondents by their said representatives stating pursuant to 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 an antecedent default, namely that for period 09/05, with the consequence that the penalty for the default in period 03/06 is reduced to nil and that for the period under appeal, 03/07, is reduced to 2 per cent
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is allowed accordingly and that there is to be no direction as to costs
COLIN BISHOPP
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 17 October 2007
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