- HMRC must issue a VAT assessment within two years of the end of the relevant VAT period or within a year of having the necessary facts
- Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited challenged an assessment for underpayment of £345,561 on the August 2015 VAT return
- The Upper Tribunal ruled that the burden of proof was on the club to show when HMRC had the evidence to raise an assessment
- The Upper Tribunal also decided that the First-tier Tribunal had not followed the tests about the one-year rule set out in Pegasus Birds
- The club’s appeal was dismissed by the Upper Tribunal.
Source: taxscape.deloitte.com
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