Mrs Carol A Spencer v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Decision date: 10 August 2010

Neutral citation: [2010] UKFTT 370 (TC)

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Mrs Carol A Spencer appealed against HMRC's recovery of £9,415.51, challenging amounts already determined by the General Commissioners. The First-tier Tribunal held that the matters she sought to dispute had been previously determined, that her appeal was considerably out of time, and that she produced no adequate evidence of prior payment or arguable grounds to reopen the determinations. The Tribunal dismissed the appeal and noted her right to apply for permission to appeal.

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An appeal that seeks to revisit tax determinations already made and confirmed by the General Commissioners will not be entertained where it is brought substantially out of time and the appellant fails to provide adequate evidence or arguable grounds (for example, proof of prior payment) to justify permitting the late challenge.

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The decision records procedural points: the Tribunal may use a preliminary hearing to categorise and decide whether to accept late appeals for substantive consideration, and it gave guidance on applying for permission to appeal under the Tribunal rules and time limits for such applications.

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