Gallagher's Windows, Doors & Conservatories Ltd v The Commissioners for HMRC
Decision date: 10 August 2023
Neutral citation: [2023] UKFTT 706 (TC)
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Short overview
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Gallagher's Windows appealed HMRC determinations under regulation 13(2) of the CIS Regulations totalling £51,279 for 2013–17, and challenged HMRC's refusals to give directions under reg 9(4)/(5). The Tribunal held that a reg 13(2) determination precludes a later reg 9(5) direction in respect of the same amounts, that the First-tier Tribunal lacks judicial review jurisdiction to challenge HMRC's refusals under reg 9(4), and that the determinations stand unless HMRC withdraws or revises them.
Ratio decidendi
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A reg 13(2) determination, once made, prevents the same amounts being the subject of a subsequent reg 9(5) direction; reg 9 and reg 13 operate as mutually exclusive remedies for the relevant amounts. Also, challenges to HMRC refusals under reg 9(4) are matters for judicial review in the appropriate court, not for the First-tier Tribunal.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal noted (obiter) that reg 9(5) directions aim to prevent double recovery where a subcontractor has already met the tax liability, and that public law remedies remain available to challenge any alleged unlawful exercise or abuse of HMRC’s discretion in refusing reg 9(5) directions.