Inayat Gulam Hussein v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 3 December 2009
Neutral citation: [2009] UKFTT 348 (TC)
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Short overview
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This appeal concerned a claim by Inayat Gulam Hussein for £72,225 input VAT for periods 12/04–06/06 supported only by invoices from five named suppliers. HMRC investigations and supplier records showed the invoices were not issued by the named traders and the traders made no supplies to the appellant. The First-tier Tribunal held the appellant failed to meet the statutory requirements to recover input tax and dismissed the appeal. No costs were awarded.
Ratio decidendi
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The Tribunal applied and recorded that a claimant seeking recovery of input VAT must produce satisfactory evidence that taxable supplies actually took place, including valid VAT invoices and corroborative supplier records; where invoices are shown not to originate from the named suppliers and no evidence of supplies exists, the input tax claim may be refused.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal observed that the appellant’s explanation—that identical bogus-employee fraud had operated across all five companies—was inherently improbable. It also commented on the tribunal’s duty to act justly and fairly, including weighing both parties’ interests when deciding whether to proceed in the absence of a party.
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