ABG Fibre Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs: VAT Default Surcharge Appeal Dismissed

• Appeal against default surcharges issued by HMRC for periods 09/20, 12/20, and 03/21
• AFSL sought permission to bring an appeal outside the statutory time limit
• Appeal was dismissed and surcharges upheld
• Hearing was held via video with public access
• AFSL is a taxable person registered for VAT since September 2017
• AFSL’s business activity is the installation of telecommunications equipment
• Late payments and surcharges issued for periods 06/20, 09/20, and 12/20
• No explanation provided for late payment in period 09/20
• Surcharge issued at 2% rate for period 09/20 was £710.79

Source: bailii.org

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