VATCEP6020 - Appeals & Precedents for VAT Civil Evasion Penalty: Leading cases


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Civil evasion penalty is to be classified as a criminal matter for the purposes of Article 6, European Convention on Human Rights.


Han & Yau v Commissioners of C & E

[2001] ECWA Civ 1048 & [2001] 1 W.L.R. 2253

 

 

 

 

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Person liable to a civil evasion penalty.


Akbar t/a Mumtaz Paan House v C&E

[2000] STC 237


Standard Chartered Bank v Pakistan National Shopping

[2003] AC959


Abu Dhabi Investment Co. v H Clarkson & Co. Ltd [2007]

EWHG 1267

 

 

 

 

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Attribution of an act of a single person to a company.


McNicholas Construction Co Ltd v C&E

[2000] STC 553

 

 

 

 

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Liability to a civil evasion penalty e.g. where no return has been rendered, or where no tax chargeable on supply


Telford Building and Design Limited [Court of Appeal]

CA Ref. QBC/95/1131


Stadeco (European Court of Justice)

C-566/07


Bourne Vehicle Hire Ltd

LON/97/711

 

 

 

 

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When an act of evasion takes place.


Prebble & Prebble v C&E [2005]

UK VAT 19331

 

 

 

 

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Standard of proof


Ghandi Tandoori Restaurant [Tribunal]

LON/88/369Y


Mohammed Siddiq Khan v HMRC

[2006] EWCA, Civ 89

 

 

 

 

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Meaning of word "dishonesty" and proving it.


Ghandi Tandoori Restaurant [Tribunal]

LON/88/369Y


R v Ghosh

[1982] 1 QB 1053 CA


Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Eurotrust International Ltd and others

[2005] UKPC 37


Sahib Restaurant v HM Revenue & Customs

(Unreported, High Court, February 2008)


 

 

 

 

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Permanent intention to deprive


John Clark Dealy [Court of Appeal, Criminal Division]

[1995] 1 W.L.R. 658

 

 

 

 

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Mitigation of penalty

Unprompted voluntary disclosure - meaning of word “unprompted”

James Ashworth Waterfoot (Successors) Ltd. [Tribunal]

MAN/95/782

 

 

 

 

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Amount of the penalty assessment and the amount of the assessment of the tax due are not co-dependent.


HMRC v Liaqat Ali t/a Vakas Balti

[2006] EWCA Civ 1572

 

 

 

 

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Time limits for assessment and notification of penalties


Eckle v Germany (1982)



H v United Kingdom (1987)K H & CB Mu v Customs & Excise (2001)

VTD 17504


King v UK [2004]

13881-02 ECHR 631

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Assessment and notification of penalty as a single amount


Nizar Bassimeh [Court of Appeal]

QBC/95/1329/D

 

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Notification of penalty to a correct and valid legal entity


Mustafa Kemel Hassan t/a Aplanda Dry Cleaners

LON/98/1491


Santi Bag Restaurant

MAN/93/1177