Mr M Riaz v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Decision date: 8 April 2011

Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 231 (TC)

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Short overview

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This appeal concerned whether a partnership tax return for year to 5 April 2009 was filed on or before the 21 April 2010 filing date. HMRC said an incomplete return arrived 14 June 2010 and a valid return on 7 September 2010; penalties were imposed. The tribunal found the agent's 29 July 2010 letter to be unclear, internally inconsistent and lacking probative evidence (such as proof of posting), and concluded no return was submitted on or before the filing date, dismissing the appeal.

Ratio decidendi

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The tribunal treated the question of late filing as one of fact to be resolved on the available evidence and required cogent, probative, and consistent evidence to find that a return had been submitted on time; an agent's vague or internally inconsistent letter, without evidence of posting or receipt, will not establish timely submission on the balance of probabilities.

Obiter dicta

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No clear obiter dicta appear beyond the tribunal's critical observations about the poor quality and internal inconsistency of the agent's correspondence, which the tribunal regarded as insufficient to discharge the burden of proof.

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