Two complaints. Both related to the conduct of the Respondents over the last two or three years in particular:-
(i) despite his earlier requests to be put on the flat rate scheme, the Respondents had not until March 2007 permitted him to operate under the scheme. Had they done so he says that he would not have had many of the problems with his VAT compliance which in fact had arisen;
(ii) when he had got into financial difficulties he had sought the agreement of the Respondents to payment by instalments. The Respondents had rejected his suggestions but had made no alternative proposals. Instead they had proceeded to commence insolvency proceedings
Citations:
[2008] UKVAT V20538
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
VAT
Updated: 18 June 2022; Ref: scu.264441