Megaink S.R.O v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 10 June 2010
Neutral citation: [2010] UKFTT 257 (TC)
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Short overview
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Megaink, a Czech VAT‑registered business, claimed repayment of UK VAT for 2005 but HMRC rejected the claim as incomplete because a required Certificate of Status was not supplied by the 30 June 2006 deadline and some 2005 invoices were denominated in euros without VAT amounts shown in sterling. The Tribunal held the 2005 claim invalid for want of the Certificate by the statutory deadline and for failing invoice/claim formalities, upheld HMRC's refusal, and dismissed the appeal with no costs.
Ratio decidendi
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A Directive‑based repayment claim is only made when all required supporting documents are properly submitted by the statutory deadline; a Certificate of Status must be dated so as to be effective for the period claimed, and invoices must show VAT amounts (or the required conversion) in the national currency to satisfy the claim requirements.
Obiter dicta
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The judgment suggests it is inappropriate for HMRC to offer to "reconsider" items rejected as out of time because that may mislead applicants about the absence of discretion to accept late claims.
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