- Tribunal dismisses £7.4m VAT fraud appeal
- Yorkshire director pursued for unpaid tax for nearly a decade
- Appeal struck out due to lack of cooperation with tribunal
- John Firth cited medical issues for non-compliance
- Appeal process extended over eight years
- Firth argued delays were due to medical reasons
- HMRC and tribunal lost patience with delays
- Firth contested two personal liability notices for £7.4m
- Notices related to unpaid VAT under Kittel VAT fraud from 2016
- Firth claimed errors were not deliberate and HMRC failed to prove otherwise
- Original penalties not appealed as companies were liquidated
Source: accountancydaily.co
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