Timar (Road Planning) Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 13 December 2010
Neutral citation: [2010] UKFTT 640 (TC)
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Short overview
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Timar (Road Planning) Ltd appealed penalties totalling £7,800 for allegedly late submission of CIS monthly returns for periods December 2007 to March 2008. The Tribunal found HMRC received no returns in the required form by the due dates, that photocopies did not satisfy the statutory requirement for returns “in a form provided or approved by HMRC,” and that the appellant failed to prove timely posting. The appeal was dismissed and the penalties upheld.
Ratio decidendi
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The decision treats as binding for this case that statutory compliance requires submission of returns in a document provided or approved by HMRC; photocopies do not meet that requirement, and the taxpayer bears the onus of proof when asserting that forms were posted but not received.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal relied on HMRC guidance warning “do not send a photocopied return,” and observed that HMRC’s imposition of the penalties was reasonable and proportionate; these comments appear as persuasive remarks rather than core legal holdings.
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