14 decisions turning on input tax.
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal
Twycross Zoo East Midland Zoological Society is a charitable zoological society, founded in 1963 and registered as both a limited company and a charity, which operates Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire. The zoo occupies 88 acres…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal
Mozibur and Gazibur Rahman traded in partnership as S & H Fashions, a cut, make and trim business registered for VAT on 1 November 1998 which supplied garments principally to Hobbs Ltd and Burberry. The brothers had worked as…
Tax LawFirst-tier Tribunal (Tax)9 Jun 2011[2011] UKFTT 383 (TC)Added 6 Aug 2026
The appellant, Daytona Surf Limited, a wholesaler of optical wear, was registered for VAT with effect from 19 August 2007. Its VAT return for the period 10/07 claimed a repayment of £15,260.18 of input tax with no output tax…
Tax LawFirst-tier Tribunal (Tax)31 May 2011[2011] UKFTT 352 (TC)Added 6 Aug 2026
Corporate Synergy International Limited, then trading in wholesale mobile phones, claimed repayment of input tax of £1,671,801.25 for VAT period 01/06 and £1,859,480.00 for period 02/06. By two decision letters dated 12 December…
Tax LawFirst-tier Tribunal (Tax)18 Mar 2011[2011] UKFTT 191 (TC)Added 6 Aug 2026
Mrs. Rosanna Jayne Gordon took the tenancy of the Samson & Lion public house from 5 November 1998 and registered for VAT from that date, having never previously run a business. The premises were derelict and, after extensive…
Tax LawFirst-tier Tribunal (Tax)16 Feb 2011[2011] UKFTT 276 (TC)Added 6 Aug 2026
Atlantic Electronics Ltd appealed against three decisions of HMRC, made on 22 May 2007, 28 June 2007 and 28 May 2008, disallowing input tax totalling £1,128,137.50 claimed on the purchase of mobile phones in the periods 03/06…
Tax LawFirst-tier Tribunal (Tax)2 Oct 2009[2009] UKFTT 256 (TC)Added 6 Aug 2026
The appellant, Airtours Holiday Transport Limited (formerly My Travel Group PLC), appealed against assessments totalling just over £1 million issued by the respondents to recover what they said was over-claimed input tax; the…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal3 Sept 2008Added 6 Aug 2026
Kidease Ltd applied to be registered for VAT from 1 February 2001, describing its main business activity as childcare and the provision of workplace nurseries. Its only employees were its two directors, Mr Atkey and Mrs Pattrick…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal3 Aug 2006Added 6 Aug 2026
First National Telecom Services Ltd appealed against assessments to value added tax totalling £1,329,234 covering the eight prescribed accounting periods from 1 December 2001 to 30 November 2003. The calculation of the…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal10 May 2006Added 6 Aug 2026
Mr Bernard Lunkowsky carries on business in Germany selling health products. He started in that business as a sole trader in 2003 and imported goods from the United Kingdom, incurring UK value added tax of £1034.23 during the…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal9 May 2006Added 6 Aug 2026
The appellant, Mr David John Jones, is a sole trader who designs and manufactures tools for the building trade under the trading name "Advanced Pro Tools", and was registered for value added tax with effect from 1 August 1999…
Civil ProcedureVAT and Duties Tribunal21 Apr 2006Added 6 Aug 2026
Capital One Bank (Europe) plc appealed against the Commissioners' rejection of its claim for a refund of input tax of a little over £11 million. The appeal was heard in May 2005 by a tribunal of which Colin Bishopp was chairman…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal14 Mar 2006Added 6 Aug 2026
Plasma Trading Limited, a company run by directors Mr Lee Cummins and Mr Sam Cook, had been registered for VAT in July 2002, initially trading in plasma television screens, and in July 2003 changed its trade class to ferrous and…
Tax LawVAT and Duties Tribunal5 Jan 2006Added 6 Aug 2026
MBNA Europe Bank Ltd is a "monoline" credit card bank and a partially exempt trader, its core business consisting of exempt supplies of credit falling within Group 5 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994. It raises…