Tribunal Allows Appeal: HMRC VAT Registration of Hairdresser Overturned Due to Income Assessment Alignment

• The Tribunal allowed Mr Hall’s appeal against HMRC’s decision to register him for VAT from December 2011 to August 2022.
• Mr Hall successfully argued that his turnover was below the VAT threshold and that his ‘rent-a-chair’ arrangement was valid.
• The Tribunal found that HMRC failed to align their VAT decision with the outcome of the income tax self-assessment enquiry, which had already confirmed Mr Hall’s turnover was below the threshold.
• The closure notice for the income tax enquiry was valid, and HMRC’s contrary position was rejected.

Source: bailii.org

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