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MANCHESTER TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: MAN/2008/0120
HDIC LTD Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal: D S Porter (Chairman)
Sitting in Manchester on the 26 June 2008
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 14 December 2007 in the sum of £1,110.27 (the first period) and with respect to a surcharge assessment dated 15 February 2008 in the sum of £777.91 (the second period) 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. Y Nicolaidis for the Appellant and Ms. J Vicary of counsel for the Respondents
And the Respondents by their said representative stating pursuant to the rule 30(8) of the said Rules 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 defaults which resulted in the Respondents making the assessments under appeal for the first period but does have a reasonable excuse for the second period
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is dismissed in respect of the first period, but allowed in respect of the second period and that there is to be no direction as to costs
David S Porter
CHAIRMAN
Release Date: 27 June 2008
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