Peter Jackson (Jewellers) Ltd v Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
Decision date: 25 September 2009
Neutral citation: [2009] UKFTT 246 (TC)
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Short overview
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Peter Jackson (Jewellers) Ltd appealed a £1,000 penalty under the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 for failing to register as a high value dealer after receiving staged cash payments for a watch (total stated £15,400) and a separate cash payment (£3,700) for a bezel. The First-tier Tribunal held the staged deposits for the watch amounted to a "total cash payment" meeting the €15,000 threshold, treated the watch and bezel as separate transactions, found the Commissioners' late review decision valid, and dismissed the appeal upholding the penalty.
Ratio decidendi
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The tribunal applied the statutory definition of "total cash payment" to conclude staged cash receipts that in aggregate meet the statutory threshold count towards making a party a high value dealer required to register; ignorance of the registration requirement or publicity about it does not excuse non-registration under Regulation 20(2) unless the dealer can show they took all reasonable steps to secure compliance.
Obiter dicta
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The judgment contains observational comments that widespread publicity, seminars and related VAT paperwork make a claim of unawareness less persuasive, and notes that returning cancelled-transaction cash by cheque may present regulatory risk — but these observations do not form the binding basis of the decision.