Peter Boote Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 4 May 2011
Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 288 (TC)
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Short overview
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Peter Boote Ltd appealed a £500 late-filing penalty for failing to submit its 2009/10 P35 by the 19 May 2010 deadline; the return was filed online on 13 October 2010. The Tribunal found no reasonable excuse, rejecting reliance on an agent or a mistaken belief that the return had been filed, and upheld the penalties.
Ratio decidendi
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The taxpayer bears responsibility for meeting statutory filing obligations; reliance on an agent or a mistaken belief that an agent had filed the return does not, by itself, constitute a reasonable excuse for late filing, and HMRC’s lack of reminders or delay in notification does not amount to a reasonable excuse.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal indicated that the fixed statutory amount of the penalty could not be treated as a reasonable excuse and rejected unsubstantiated allegations that HMRC deliberately sought to raise revenue by imposing penalties; these observations were not essential to the core decision.
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