Uniglaze 2 (East Anglia) Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 3 Oct 2012

FTTTx VALUE ADDED TAX – Default Surcharges – insufficiencies of funds – whether the cause of the insufficiencies amounted to a reasonable excuse within section 59(7)(b) VATA and having regard to section 71(1)(a) VATA – Customs and Excise Commissioners v Steptoe [1992] STC 757 considered and applied – the cause of the insufficiencies was cash flow difficulties arising from over-extension of the business, defaulting debtors and a credit squeeze applied by the appellant’s invoice discounters – held in principle this amounted to a reasonable excuse – but in 2 out of the 9 VAT periods in issue the reasonable excuse was exhausted before payments of VAT were made – appeal allowed in part

Judges:

John Walters QC TJ

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 621 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

VAT

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.466239

Isle of Wight Council and Others v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 12 Oct 2012

FTTTx Value Added Tax – Taxable person – Local authority – Provision of off-street car parking – Impact of exemption on relevant market – Distortion of competition – Whether local authorities taxable persons in respect of provision of such parking – Questions referred to ECJ for determination – Application of ruling of ECJ (Case C-288/07) – EC Council Directive 77/388, art 4(5) (now art 13 of Directive 2006/114)

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 648 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Localism Act 2011 1, Directive 2006/114 13

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT, Local Government, European

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.466214

JDI Trading Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 16 Oct 2012

VAT – Whether allegations of fraud should be restricted to those pleaded – Admissibility of evidence – Whether Appellant knew or should have known that its transactions were connected to MTIC fraud – No – Mobilx v HMRC [2010] STC 1463 applied – Appeal allowed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 642 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.466216

Susanne Leichenich v Ansbert Peffekoven: ECJ 15 Nov 2012

ECJ Directive 77/388/EEC – VAT – Exemptions – Article 13B(b) – Leasing or letting of immovable property – Houseboat, without a system of propulsion, permanently attached alongside a riverbank – Leasing of the houseboat, including the landing stage, the plot of land and the area of water contiguous therewith – Exclusive use for the permanent operation of a restaurant-discotheque – Single supply

Citations:

C-532/11, [2012] EUECJ C-532/11

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Directive 77/388/EEC

European, VAT

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.466012

Revenue and Customs v BUPA Purchasing Ltd and others: CA 12 Jun 2007

The Commissioner had made an assessment to VAT, and the time limits for making a further assessment had passed before the tax payer became aware that he might be due to deduct further input tax.
Held: The taxpayer was not entitled to furher reduce the amount of VAT due in the assessment.

Judges:

Arden LJ

Citations:

[2007] EWCA Civ 542, Times 05-Jul-2007

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Value Added Tax Act 1994

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.254537

Workman v Revenue and Customs (Value Added Tax – Claims for Repayment of Output Tax): FTTTx 10 Feb 2020

VALUE ADDED TAX – claims for repayment of output tax – motor trader – ‘Elida Tables’ and ‘Italian Tables’ – whether appellant has established claim to additional repayments – preliminary issue as to level of manufacturer bonuses and number of demonstrator vehicles supplied

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 80 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.649199

Danove Riaditel’stvo Slovenskej Republiky v Profitube Spol. S R.O.: ECJ 8 Nov 2012

ECJ Sixth VAT Directive – Applicability – Community customs code – Goods from a non-member State placed under the customs warehousing procedure in the territory of a Member State – Processing of the goods under inward processing arrangements in the form of a system of suspension – Goods sold and placed once again under the customs warehousing procedure – Goods kept in the same customs warehouse during all the transactions – Supply of goods effected for consideration in national territory – Chargeable event for VAT

Judges:

A. Tizzano, P

Citations:

C-165/11, [2012] EUECJ C-165/11

Links:

Bailii

European, VAT

Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.465981

Nagra and Another v Revenue and Customs: VDT 25 Oct 2006

MISDECLARATION PENALTY – trader completing but failing to submit VAT returns and paying centrally issued assessments for less than the true amount of tax – cashflow difficulties – whether reasonable excuse for misdeclaration – VATA 1994 ss 63, 70 – no reasonable excuse – no mitigation found – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2006] UKVAT V19849

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.246172

Medivet Group Ltd v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Imposition of Default Surcharge): FTTTx 10 Feb 2020

VAT – imposition of default surcharge – sections 59 and 59A Value Added Tax Act 1992 – final payment of VAT due was lower than the amount stated in a return, reasonable excuse, impact on default surcharge period, whether penalty imposed by virtue of a later delayed instalment payment proportionate in the circumstances – appeal allowed.

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 84 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.649176

Stewart v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Diy Housebuilders Scheme): FTTTx 3 Feb 2020

VAT – DIY Housebuilders Scheme- construction of new building – demolition of existing building – planning permission for alternation not for new build – completion certificate – whether within the provisions of VATA 1994 Sch 8 Group 5 – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 65 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.649193

Franks and Franks v Revenue and Customs (Value Added Tax – Diy Builders): FTTTx 11 Feb 2020

VALUE ADDED TAX – DIY builders – claim under Section 35 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 to recover VAT on goods and services supplied in relation to the construction of a dwelling where the revised planning permission referring to the new dwelling was granted after some of the goods and services were supplied but before completion of the building – held that (a) VAT properly arising in respect of supplies of goods made after the revised planning permission was granted could in theory be recovered but that no VAT did properly arise in respect of those supplies because they should all have been zero-rated for VAT purposes and (b) no recovery could be made of (i) VAT properly arising in respect of supplies of goods made before the revised planning permission was granted or (ii) VAT properly arising on supplies of services whether made before or after the revised planning permission was granted

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 85 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.649161

Cafe Brio (Liverpool) Ltd and Another v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Assessments : Time Limits): FTTTx 1 Oct 2019

VALUE ADDED TAX – Operation of aged creditor rules – Rule 8(3) Application by one of the Appellants to strike-out the Respondents’ case – Discussion of the nature of a ‘mini trial’ – Identification of triable issues not amenable to summary disposal relating to existence of inter-company debt, the timing and formalities of assessments – Application dismissed

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 611 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.644021

Holy Cow! Ice Cream Company Ltd v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Flat Rate Scheme – Application To Backdate): FTTTx 8 Oct 2019

VAT – flat rate scheme – application to backdate to periods for which VAT return already filed – HMRC refusal to exercise discretion to backdate for those periods – held, discretion limited by the statutory purpose of the FRS – Seefe not followed – appeal refused

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 616 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.644030

The Great Escape Game Ltd v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Flat Rate Scheme): FTTTx 16 Sep 2019

VAT – Flat Rate Scheme – allowable input tax – regulations 55A and 55E of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 – whether or not supplies relating to escape room games were capital expenditure goods with a value of more than pounds 2,000 – yes in respect of supplies of rooms, sets and props – no in respect of miscellaneous supplies – appeal allowed in part

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 581 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.643999

Tets Haskovo v Direktor Na Direktsia: ECJ 14 Jun 2012

ECJ (Opinion) Tax legislation – Value added tax – Articles 185 and 187 of Directive 2006/112/EC – Adjustment of deductions in connection with the demolition of buildings

Judges:

Kokott AG

Citations:

[2012] EUECJ C-234/11

Links:

Bailii

Cited by:

OpinionTets Haskovo v Direktor Na Direktsia ECJ 18-Oct-2012
ECJ Taxation – VAT – Right of deduction – Contribution in kind – Destruction of property – New buildings – Adjustment . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

European, VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.465005

Gabor Toth v Nemzeti Ado-Es Vamhivatal Eszak-Magyarorszagi Regionalis Ado Foigazgatosaga: ECJ 6 Sep 2012

ECJ Taxation – VAT – Directive 2006/112/EC – Article 9 – Meaning of taxable person – Right to deduct – Refusal – Principle of tax neutrality – Issuer of the invoice removed from the business register – Issuer of the invoice having failed to declare his employees to the tax authority – Obligation of the taxable person to satisfy himself as to the propriety of the conduct of the issuer of that invoice vis-a-vis the tax authority

Judges:

Lenaerts, P

Citations:

C-324/11, [2012] EUECJ C-324/11

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Directive 2006/112/EC 9

Jurisdiction:

European

European, VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.464441

Bundeszentralamt Fur Steuern (VAT – Refund Application – Judgment): ECJ 17 Dec 2020

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Refund of VAT – Directive 2008/9/EC – Article 8(2)(d) – Article 15 – Indication of number of the invoice – Refund application

Citations:

ECLI:EU:C:2020:1050, C-346/19, [2020] EUECJ C-346/19

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.660701

Proffitt v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Builders : Do -It-Yourself): FTTTx 28 Feb 2020

VALUE ADDED TAX – DIY House Builders scheme – Section 35 Value Added Tax Act 1994 – Regulation 201 Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 – date of completion of the building – divergent lines of authority – Fraser preferred – whether claim made in time in circumstances of case – yes – appeal allowed

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 120 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.649186

Wedgbury and Stephen Wedgbury v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Refunds for DIY Housebuilders): FTTTx 2 Mar 2020

VAT – refunds for DIY housebuilders – Value Added Tax Act 1994, section 35 – Value Added Tax Regulations 1995, regulations 200 and 201 – whether or not the claims were made no later than three months after the completion of the buildings – yes – appeals allowed’

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 125 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.649218

Jamieson v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Appeals : Applications Generally): FTTTx 18 Oct 2019

PROCEDURE – strike out application – VAT input tax claim after relevant time limits – ground of challenge on legitimate expectations – Tribunal’s jurisdiction – s 83 of VATA 1994 – Rule 8 of the Tribunal Rules 2009 – application granted

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 636 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.644036

Exotic Spice (Sportborough) Ltd v Revenue and Customs (Corporation Tax and Value Added Tax – Assessments): FTTTx 30 Oct 2019

CORPORATION TAX AND VALUE ADDED TAX – assessments – time limits – best judgment – alleged suppression of takings – penalty assessments – decision in principle – further consideration to be given to quantum of assessments if not agreed

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 661 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Corporation Tax, VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.644026

Islamiya v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Land and Property – Educational Charity): FTTTx 30 Oct 2019

VAT – Land and property – Group 5 sch 8 VATA 1994 – educational charity – whether college used buildings otherwise than in course or furtherance of a business – whether building constituted a qualifying annexe

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 658 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.644034

Macdonald v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Penalties : Late Registration): FTTTx 30 Sep 2019

VAT – breach of registration threshold – failure to notify liability to register – penalty under Sch 41 FA 2008 – goods supplied to non-EU countries – mistaken belief that supplies were ‘exempt’ – whether reasonable excuse – whether excuse continued – whether disclosure ‘prompted’ or ‘unprompted’ – appeal allowed in part

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 607 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.644003

Finanzamt Steglitz v Ines Zimmermann: ECJ 19 Jul 2012

ECJ Sixth VAT Directive – Exemptions – Article 13A(1)(g) and (2) – Services closely linked to welfare and social security work supplied by bodies governed by public law or organisations recognised as charitable – Recognition – Conditions not applicable to organisations other than bodies governed by public law – Discretion of the Member States – Limits – Principle of fiscal neutrality

Judges:

Roasa AP

Citations:

C-174/11, [2012] EUECJ C-174/11

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.463838

Finanzamt Leverkusen v Verigen Transplantation Service International AG: ECJ 18 Nov 2010

ECJ Sixth VAT Directive – Article 13(A)(1)(c) – Exemptions for activities in the public interest – Provision of medical care – Removal and multiplication of cartilage cells for the purpose of reimplantation in the patient

Judges:

A Tizzano P

Citations:

[2010] EUECJ C-156/09, C-156/09, [2010] STI 2973, [2011] STC 255

Links:

Bailii

Citing:

See AlsoFinanzamt Leverkusen v Verigen Transplantation Service International AG ECJ 29-Jul-2010
ECJ (Opinion) VAT – Place of supply of services – Exemptions – Removal, multiplication and reimplantation of cartilage cells. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

European, VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.463644

JJ Komen En Zonen Beheer Heerhugowaard v Staatssecretaris van Financien: ECJ 12 Jul 2012

ECJ Sixth VAT Directive – Article 13B(g), read in conjunction with Article 4(3)(a) – Supply of buildings and land upon which they stand – Supply of a building undergoing work with the view to the creation of a new building by transformation – Continuation and completion of the work by the purchaser after the supply – Exemption from VAT

Judges:

J-C Bonichot, P

Citations:

C-326/11, [2012] EUECJ C-326/11

Links:

Bailii

European, VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.463232

DTZ Zadelhoff v Staatssecretaris van Financien: ECJ 5 Jul 2012

ECJ Sixth VAT Directive – Articles 5(3)(c) and 13B(d)(5) – Negotiation of a transaction involving the transfer of company shares – Transaction which also entails the transfer of the ownership of immovable property held by such companies – Exemption

Judges:

Lohmus P

Citations:

C-259/11, [2012] EUECJ C-259/11

Links:

Bailii

European, VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.463220

Crystalmews Ltd (in Liquidation) v Metterick and others: ChD 25 Oct 2006

Freezing orders had been made in the course of winding up proceedings after the company was found to have been involved in VAT fraud. Applications were made for the committal of defendants for breach of the freezing orders.

Judges:

Lawrence Collins J

Citations:

[2006] EWHC 2653 (Ch)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedShah v Patel and others CA 15-Aug-2008
The appellant had been committed after failing to file evidence with the registrar after, in the insolvency of the company, another director had filed false evidence to explain missing funds. However the order had required the documents to be filed . .
See AlsoCrystal Mews Ltd v Metterick and Others ChD 13-Nov-2006
The court considered the punishment on finding contempt proved for breach of a freezing order: ‘In contempt cases the object of the penalty is both to punish conduct in defiance of the court’s order as well as serving a coercive function by holding . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

VAT, Contempt of Court

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.245697

Commissioners for Customs and Excise v Marchday Holdings Limited: CA 11 Dec 1996

Extensive work on an existing building may be more than a conversion and therefore may be zero-rated.

Citations:

Times 20-Dec-1996, Gazette 29-Jan-1997, [1996] EWCA Civ 1171

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Value Added Tax Act 1983 Grp 8 Sch 5 Note 1A

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromCustoms and Excise Commissioners v Marchday Holdings Ltd QBD 31-Jul-1995
A before and after test is to be used to see whether a work is a new building or a conversion of an old building. . .

Cited by:

Appealed toCustoms and Excise Commissioners v Marchday Holdings Ltd QBD 31-Jul-1995
A before and after test is to be used to see whether a work is a new building or a conversion of an old building. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

VAT, Construction

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.141039

Ryanair (Transport – Air Services – VAT – Judgment): ECJ 23 Apr 2020

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Transport – Air services – Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 – Article 23(1) – Indication of the final price to be paid – Online passenger check-in fees – VAT – Administrative fees for purchases made by means of a credit card other than that approved by the air carrier – Unavoidable and foreseeable elements of the final price to be paid – Optional price supplements – Concept

Citations:

C-28/19, [2020] EUECJ C-28/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:301

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.660151

Eurovia (Judgment): ECJ 30 Apr 2020

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax – Directive 77/388 / EEC – Article 10 (2), first and third subparagraphs, Article 17 (1) and Article 18 (2), first subparagraph – Directive 2006 / 112 / EC – Article 63, Article 64 (1), Article 66, first subparagraph, sub (a) to (c), Article 167 and Article 179, first subparagraph – Provision of services carried out before Hungary’s accession to the Union European Union – Exact determination of the price of this service made after membership – Invoice relating to the said service issued, and payment thereof made, after membership – Refusal of the right to deduct based on this invoice due to the limitation period – Jurisdiction of the Court

Citations:

C-258/19, [2020] EUECJ C-258/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:345

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.660119

M and M (Cambridge) Llp v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Acquisition and Export of Luxury Vehicles): FTTTx 20 Feb 2020

VAT – acquisition and export of luxury vehicles – denial of input tax credit on Kittel grounds – denial of zero rating on Mecsek grounds – whether defaulting traders fraudulent – yes – whether Appellant knew or should have known – held Appellant knew and should have known – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2020] UKFTT 107 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.649180

Donnelley v Revenue and Customs (VAT – MTIC Fraud or Fraud Connected With No Supply): FTTTx 29 Oct 2019

VAT -MTIC fraud or fraud connected with no supply – penalty assessed on a company for deliberate inaccuracy attributed to director under para 19 Sch 24 FA 2007 – whether inaccuracy ‘deliberate – whether attributable to director – if no supply made whether declaration of output tax was an inaccuracy within para 6(2) Sch 24 – whether para 5 Sch 11 treated VAT put on an invoice as output tax when no supply – Art 203 VAT Directive considered.

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 655 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.644038

In Tandem Resources Ltd v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Best Judgment Assessments – Supply of Labour): FTTTx 8 Oct 2019

VAT – best judgment assessments – supply of labour or outsourced payroll services – held labour – appeal against assessments dismissed – penalties for inaccurate returns – careless or deliberate – held careless – appeal against penalty assessment allowed in part.

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 615 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.644033

Data Select v HM Revenue and Customs: UTTC 1 Jun 2012

UTLC VALUE ADDED TAX – application to First-tier Tribunal for extension of time to appeal under section 83G(1) and (6) of Value Added Tax Act 1994 – legal test to be applied to application for extension of time – First-tier Tribunal applied correct legal test – decision not perverse – no error of law – appeal dismissed; – ‘Applications for extensions of time limits of various kinds are commonplace and the approach to be adopted is well established. As a general rule, when a court or tribunal is asked to extend a relevant time limit, the court or tribunal asks itself the following questions: (1) what is the purpose of the time limit? (2) how long was the delay? (3) is there a good explanation for the delay? (4) what will be the consequences for the parties of an extension of time? and (5) what will be the consequences for the parties of a refusal to extend time. The court or tribunal then makes its decision in the light of the answers to those questions.’

Citations:

[2012] UKUT 187 (TCC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedZorkova v Revenue and Customs FTTTx 14-Feb-2014
FTTTX PROCEDURE – application to strike out appeal against a refusal to restore a vehicle – appeal out of time – test in Data Select applied – application granted and proceedings struck out . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462884

Lifeline Europe Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 28 Jun 2012

FTTTx TYPE OF TAX – VAT – MTIC fraud – whether the Appellant knew or ought to have known that its transactions were connected with the fraudulent evasion of VAT- appeal dismissed on basis that the Appellant ought to have known and on the balance of probabilities knew that its transactions were connected with fraud

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 424 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462809

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 6 Jun 2012

FTTTx VAT – supply of disposable barbecues – whether VAT chargeable at a reduced rate on the charcoal element of the supply – reduced rate of VAT on solid fuel pursuant to Schedule 7A Group 1 Item 1(a) VATA 1994 – Commission v France Case C-94/09 considered – interaction with Card Protection Plan v C and E Case C-349/96 considered – significance of charcoal being a concrete and specific aspect of the supply – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 366 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462828

Gemini Riteway Scaffolding Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 14 Jun 2012

VALUE ADDED TAX – incorrect self-billed invoice – whether liability for understated tax is on the customer or the supplier – held it is on the supplier absent a notice under section 29 VATA – whether the assessment for the understated tax made on the supplier could be successfully appealed against on the basis that HMRC should have (but did not) exercise their power to serve notice under section 29 – held it could not – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 369 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462799

Bloomsbury Wealth Management Llp v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 13 Jun 2012

VAT – EXEMPT SUPPLIES – finance – whether appellant supplied intermediary services or services of management and advice – held, advice ancillary and predominant supply of intermediary services – whether intermediary services in relation to item 6 (exempt) or item 9 (standard rated) – held, in relation to item 6 appeal allowed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 379 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462778

Yeabsley Financial Solutions Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 29 May 2012

FTTTx Value Added Tax – Flat Rate Scheme – Trader seeking to withdraw retrospectively – permission refused by Respondents – Whether refusal ‘reasonable’ – Sections 83-84 Value Added Tax Act 1994 – Reg. 55 of VAT Regs. 1995 – Appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 358 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462773

London College of Computing Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 16 May 2012

FTTTX VALUE ADDED TAX – exemption for the provision of education – whether the appellant was an ‘eligible body’ within item 1, Group 6, Schedule 9, VATA as being a college or institution of a UK university (Note 1(b)) – finding that the arrangements entered into between the appellant and Middlesex University were aimed at constituting the appellant as a college of that university for relevant purposes – but the evidence was such that the Tribunal was unable to find as a fact that sufficient of the appellant’s student body in fact progressed to degree courses at the university – therefore no finding that those arrangements were rendered a reality by the student careers of the appellant’s students, taken as a whole – therefore the Tribunal did not find as a fact that the appellant was a college of that university for relevant purposes – burden of proof on the point in the appeal not discharged by the appellant – appeal dismissed in part

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 342 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462748

Joint Scaffolding Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 16 May 2012

FTTTx VATA s73(1) assessments – s60 penalties – FA 2007 Sch 24 penalties – whether returns and records incomplete or incorrect – whether best judgment used – whether dishonesty shown – whether inaccuracies ‘deliberate and concealed’ – assessment appeal dismissed – penalty appeal allowed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 341 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462745

Ps Gill and Son (Uk) Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 21 May 2012

FTTTx VAT – MTIC fraud – contra trading – whether fraudulent VAT evasion established – only in relation to some defaults – whether connection to fraud established – yes, both directly and through contra trader – whether Appellant should have known of the connection – yes – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 374 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462759

The Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (Pdsa) v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 31 May 2012

FTTTx VAT – Input Tax – The Appellant a ‘not for profit’ incorporated Society providing welfare and charitable services for sick and injured animals – Was the Appellant entitled to recover VAT on veterinary fees – No – The Pet Aid scheme was a non-economic activity – the veterinary supplies made to the pet owners not to the Appellant – Appeal dismissed

Judges:

Judge Michael Tildesley OBE, Mohammed Farooq

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 362 (TC), [2012] STI 2521, [2012] SFTD 1142

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462758

Granger v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 10 May 2012

FTTTx VAT – ASSESSMENT – Unexplained discrepancies between SAGE records and VAT returns – No evidence substantiating some of the Appellant’s input tax claims – Assessment derived from the figures in the SAGE records – HMRC’s assessment rational and reasonable – Misdeclaration penalty correctly calculated – no mitigating circumstances – Appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 373 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462742

Cameron Black (London) Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 12 Apr 2012

FTTTx VAT -Section 35 VAT Act 1994 – the DIY Refund Scheme- HMRC refused the claim by the Appellants for a VAT refund on the grounds that at the time the development took place the correct statutory planning permission was not in place – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 257 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462652

Gosling Leisure Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 5 Mar 2012

Value Added Tax – Whether capital costs, incurred by the Appellant, were directly and immediately related to supplies made by the Appellant, so as to rank as deductible input tax – how supplies under a licence, rather than a lease or sub-lease were treated for VAT purposes – how to deal with a relatively minor category of supplies made by the Appellant to its parent company – decision in principle – Appeal allowed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 170 (TC)

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462614

Spectrum Legal Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 12 Mar 2012

FTTTx VALUE ADDED TAX – voluntary disclosure claiming repayment of output tax wrongly charged – HMRC refusing to repay any amount in respect of tax accounted for more than 3 years before the voluntary disclosure was made – section 80(4) VATA ‘capping provisions’ – where section 80(4) applies there is no liability to make a repayment – repayment in respect of periods not covered by the ‘capping provision’ already made – no jurisdiction to consider the question of whether HMRC should make a further ex gratia payment in respect of periods covered by the ‘capping provision’ – appeal struck out

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 191 (TC)

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VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462640

Roxburgh v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 6 Mar 2012

VAT – dishonest evasion penalty – recovery from company officer – dishonest evasion of company admitted – whether conduct giving rise to penalty attributable to Appellant’s dishonesty – held yes – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 173 (TC)

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462639

Walker v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 27 Mar 2012

VAT PENALTY – section 60 Value Added Tax 1994 penalty- appellant’s dishonest repayment claim of pounds 60,038 – no invoices or other evidence to justify repayment – costs awarded against the appellant arising from her failure to respond to correspondence from the respondents or to attend the hearing.

Citations:

[2012] UKFTT 226 (TC)

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462646

Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group Plc v Customs and Excise: CA 9 Oct 2001

The Court was asked whether RSA can deduct input tax which it paid on rent to the landlords of premises let to it in the period from the early 1990s to 20 November 1995. Prior to that date, it occupied these premises for its own purposes which involve the making of exempt supplies. It then ceased to occupy the premises and sought subtenants on the basis that the lettings would either be an exempt supply or a supply subject to value-added tax (‘VAT’). Later on 20 November 1995 RSA made an election to make taxable supplies of lettings. The issue on this appeal therefore concerns the period after it had ceased to occupy the premises and before that election took effect. It seeks to deduct the input tax paid to its landlords in this period.

Judges:

Lady Justice Arden

Citations:

[2001] EWCA Civ 1476, [2001] NPC 142, [2001] STC 1476, [2002] BTC 5046, [2001] STI 1345, [2001] 43 EGCS 183, [2002] BVC 174

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT, Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.201430

WEG Tevesstrasse (VAT – Exemption for Leasing and Letting Immovable Property – Judgment): ECJ 17 Dec 2020

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Taxation – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Exemption for leasing and letting immovable property – National legislation exempting from VAT the supply of heat by an association of residential property owners to property owners belonging to that association

Citations:

C-449/19, [2020] EUECJ C-449/19

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Jurisdiction:

European

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.660760

Vos Aannemingen (VAT – Right To Deduct Input Tax – Services Also Having Benefited Third Parties – Judgment): ECJ 1 Oct 2020

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Taxation – Common system of value added tax (VAT) – Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC – Article 17(2)(a) – Right to deduct input tax – Services also having benefited third parties – Existence of a direct and immediate link with the taxable person’s economic activity – Existence of a direct and immediate link with one or more output transactions

Citations:

C-405/19, [2020] EUECJ C-405/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:785

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Jurisdiction:

European

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.660632

Rodgers v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax and VAT – Tax Agent): FTTTx 20 Sep 2019

INCOME TAX AND VAT – tax agent – Schedule 38 Finance Act 2012 – conduct notice – whether engaged in dishonest conduct – appellant’s claim that legitimate expectation no action would be taken – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 597 (TC)

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Income Tax, VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.644009

Hewitt v Revenue and Customs (VAT – Appeals : Extension of Time): FTTTx 28 Feb 2019

VAT – Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme – registration cancelled – decision accepted – European Court decision – appeal over six years later – no reason why did not appeal within time – no reasonable excuse – late appeal disallowed

Citations:

[2019] UKFTT 152 (TC)

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.635702