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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/07/0730
THE PUBLIC RELATIONS COMPANY LIMITED Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal: Richard Barlow (Chairman)
Sitting in Manchester on the 7 March 2008
DIRECTIONS
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 18 May 2007 in the sum of £432.56 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. Richard Mansell of the Solicitor's office of HM Revenue and Customs for the Respondents and no one appearing for the Appellant
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
RICHARD BARLOW
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 17 March 2008
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