Wilsons of Rathkenny Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 22 June 2011
Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 406 (TC)
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Short overview
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Wilsons of Rathkenny Ltd appealed HMRC's rejection of a Fleming-type VAT reclaim for £20,374 said to relate to a Carrickfergus trading site. The Tribunal found the Carrickfergus activity had been under a separate VAT registration which was not identified in the appellant's 30 March 2009 communication, so that communication constituted a new, distinct claim rather than an amendment to the earlier claim and was therefore out of time. The appeal was dismissed.
Ratio decidendi
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Where a taxpayer seeks relief in respect of a separately registered trading operation, the claim must identify the relevant VAT registration and will be treated as a distinct claim tied to that registration; timeliness rules apply to each such distinct, registration‑specific claim.
Obiter dicta
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The judgment comments on the practical importance of identifying VAT registration numbers when pursuing historic VAT reclaims and on the evidential significance of proving transmission/receipt dates where those dates affect statutory deadlines.
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