PVC Fascia Company v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 24 November 2010
Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 17 (TC)
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Short overview
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PVC Fascia Company, a partnership of two brothers carrying on fascia-fitting work, appealed HMRC Regulation 13 CIS determinations for 2003–04 to 2006–07. HMRC conceded (under Regulation 9) that £10,676.88 of the original determinations should not be collected from the contractor, and the Tribunal reduced the determinations by that amount; the partnership produced no evidence to rebut the remaining determinations, so liability for £8,455.32 remains. The appeal was therefore allowed in part and dismissed in part.
Ratio decidendi
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Where HMRC accepts that particular payments meet Condition B of Regulation 9(4) those payments must be excluded from subsequent Regulation 13 determinations; and the onus is on the appellant to adduce sufficient evidence on appeal to show that a Regulation 13 determination (treated as an assessment) is erroneous.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal noted that non‑cooperation by subcontractors can impede a contractor's ability to establish that payments were declared by recipients, and that Rule 35(4) requires provision of full written findings if requested before seeking permission to appeal.
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