Victor Kinsey v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 22 January 2010
Neutral citation: [2010] UKFTT 42 (TC)
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Short overview
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Mr Kinsey appealed a closure notice amending his 2004/05 self-assessment after he largely failed to provide documents requested during an enquiry. The Tribunal proceeded in his absence, accepted HMRC’s proposed disallowances of £75,085 as a fair exercise of the inspector’s judgment, and amended the return from a £56,558 loss to an £18,527 profit. The Tribunal recorded that Mr Kinsey could apply to set aside the decision or seek permission to appeal.
Ratio decidendi
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Where a taxpayer, despite formal requests and penalties, fails to produce documentary evidence requested in an enquiry, a closure notice and corresponding disallowances based on the inspector’s best judgment can be upheld; and the Tribunal may properly proceed and determine an appeal in the taxpayer’s absence if reasonable steps to notify have been taken and it is in the interests of justice.
Obiter dicta
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The decision notes HMRC indicated they would not object if the taxpayer applied to set aside the decision after the hearing, and refers to standard procedural guidance about rights to apply to set aside or seek permission to appeal; these remarks are ancillary to the core decision.
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