Roberts (T/A Languages Direct) v Customs and Excise: VDT 16 May 2003

DEFAULT SURCHARGE – Reasonable excuse – Insufficiency of funds – Appellant’s customers included foreign embassies, NHS trusts, local government, Immigration Advisory Service – Invoices paid months or as much as year overdue – Serious effect on cash flow causing insufficiency of funds – Whether reasonable excuse – appeal allowed in part – VATA 1994, ss 59(7)(b), 71(1)(a)

Citations:

[2003] UKVAT V18146

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.221166