The Amelie Partnership (Mrs Diane Jewiss and Mr Tony Jewiss) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 17 February 2011
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
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Short overview
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This appeal concerned a late self‑assessment tax return where the tribunal found the appellants' accountants did not possess the necessary third‑party software to file online, which caused the late submission. The tribunal held that neither reliance on the accountants nor their lack of software amounted to a reasonable excuse and dismissed the appeal.
Ratio decidendi
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From the tribunal's findings: an agent's failure to procure or have functioning required software may explain a late filing but does not necessarily constitute a reasonable excuse for the principal; additionally, where a tribunal identifies a factual issue and a party fails to address it in evidence, the tribunal may draw an adverse inference.
Obiter dicta
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The tribunal treated as irrelevant points in the accountants' letter—such as activation codes, absence of explicit online‑submission warnings, or assertions of no intent to hide liability—to the question of whether there was a reasonable excuse for late filing.
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