Daytona Surf Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 9 June 2011
Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 383 (TC)
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Short overview
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Daytona Surf Ltd appealed HMRC disallowances of VAT input tax claims across periods including 10/07, 04/08 and 07/09. The Tribunal found amounts dated after 10/07 were correctly excluded from that period, sums shown as VAT on invoices from non‑VAT‑registered suppliers were not recoverable as input tax, and 04/08 claims were properly reduced for lack of independent payment evidence and under s26A (failure to show payment within six months). Appeals were dismissed and the appellant’s costs application refused.
Ratio decidendi
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The decision holds (as the Tribunal found on the facts) that input tax is only recoverable where VAT has in fact been charged by a taxable person, so amounts shown as VAT on invoices from non‑VAT‑registered suppliers are not input tax (reflecting s4(1) and s24), and that where no independent evidence shows payment (or that payment was made within six months) HMRC can disallow input tax and raise assessments under s26A.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal observed that it has no jurisdiction to determine disputes that amount to whether HMRC has repaid monies or internal account reconciliations, and that extra‑statutory concessions or “good faith” reliefs are administrative matters for HMRC rather than matters the Tribunal can grant in this appeal.