VDT VAT – Input tax – MTIC fraud – whether tax loss – yes – attributable to fraudulent evasion of VAT – yes – contra-trading – whether Appellant’s purchases connected – yes – whether Appellant should have known of the fraud – yes – inadequacy of enquiries – nature of evidence to show whether Appellant should have known – appeal dismissed.
Citations:
[2008] UKVAT V20901
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – Blue Sphere Global Ltd v Revenue and Customs VDT 29-May-2008
VDT PRACTICE – MTIC appeal – Application to amend Statement of Case to allege fraud – Earlier direction for any allegation of fraud to be made within specified time – No allegation then made – Appeal listed for 5 . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Blue Sphere Global Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs ChD 22-May-2009
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At VDT – Mobilx Ltd and Others v HM Revenue and Customs; Blue Sphere Global Ltd v Same and similar CA 12-May-2010
Each company sought repayment of input VAT. HMRC refused, saying that the transactions were the end-product of a fraud on it, and that even if the taxpayer did not know that a fraud was involved, it should have been aware that one was and acted . .
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Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.301872