Retrospective VAT Grouping Application for Dollar Financial UK Ltd Dismissed by Upper Tribunal

• Dollar Financial UK Ltd applied to include Dollar Financial Group Inc in its UK VAT group
• Dollar asked HMRC to backdate DFGI’s VAT group membership and claimed a repayment of £2.2m
• HMRC refused the application and the claim
• The Upper Tribunal endorsed the First-tier Tribunal’s decision to strike out Dollar’s appeal
• The UT determined that no valid application had been made in 2016
• Even if it had been, the application would be deemed effective from the date of its receipt by HMRC in 2016
• Dollar’s attempt to present its appeal as relating to VAT registration was rejected
• Dollar’s appeal was dismissed.

Source: taxscape.deloitte.com

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