Penny v Revenue and Customs: VDT 23 Sep 2008

VDT DEFAULT SURCHARGE – Appellant one day late with his payment – Appellant blameworthy for the default – failed to give priority to his VAT affairs – did not make enquiries with his bank about timescales and cut off time for electronic payments – chose not to reclaim VAT as input tax – benefitted from concession not to enforce surcharges of less than andpound;400 – no reasonable excuse – payment not dispatched in time – ten per cent surcharge proportionate to the Appellant’s transgression – Appeal dismissed.

Citations:

[2008] UKVAT V20813

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 30 July 2022; Ref: scu.301790