Mr Mark Cassin v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Decision date: 27 October 2010

Neutral citation: [2010] UKFTT 515 (TC)

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Mr Mark Cassin appealed HMRC's closure notice and amendment to his 2006–07 Self Assessment seeking travel/subsistence and vehicle loan interest deductions including retrospective claims for 2001–02 and 2002–03. The Tribunal held that only mileage allowance relief was allowable for 2006–07, that the earlier-year claims were time-barred, and that no valid out-of-time error/mistake claim had been made. The appeal was dismissed and HMRC's amendment to the 2006–07 return was confirmed.

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A claim for earlier-year expenses cannot be retrospectively effective unless it complies with the statutory time limits and the necessary written notice or proceeding is given; taxpayers remain responsible for ensuring claims and procedures are properly made, and reliance on an employer's advice does not substitute for meeting the statutory requirements.

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The Tribunal observed that personal pressures on a taxpayer (family illness, work commitments) may explain delay but are insufficient to excuse failure to follow statutory claim procedures; it also noted HMRC had no knowledge of any retrospective claim until a formal notice for documents, which informed the assessment of whether adequate notice had been given.

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