- Qubic Advisory Services Ltd appealed against penalties imposed by HMRC for failing to comply with record keeping requirements
- The penalties amounted to £14,821,380 under section 69A of the VAT Act 1994
- The penalties were imposed for breaching invoicing and record keeping requirements outlined in VAT Notice 701/21 (Gold Imports and Exports)
- QASL appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) on the grounds that the record keeping requirements did not apply to their transactions
- The preliminary issue was whether the record keeping requirements applied to QASL’s transactions
- The Upper Tribunal ultimately allowed the appeal, stating that the record keeping requirements did not apply to QASL’s transactions
Source: bailii.org
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