LONDON TRIBUNAL CENTRE Reference No: LON/08/1019
ACADEMY MARQUEES LIMITED Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR
HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Respondents
Tribunal : Michael Tildesley OBE (Chairman)
Ruth Watts-Davies MHCIMA FCIPD (Member)
Sitting in public in London on the 9 July2008
DIRECTION
under Rule 30(8)
This appeal against a decision of the Respondents with respect to a surcharge assessment dated the 31 January 2008 in the sum of £1,203.49 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 Tom Hawkes book-keeper for the Appellant company and Daniella Gilbert 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 not have a reasonable excuse for the default which resulted in the Respondents making the assessments under the Appeal.
And this tribunal directs that this appeal is dismissed
And that there is to be no direction as to costs
MICHAEL TILDESLEY
CHAIRMAN
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