- V-Com (Worldwide) Ltd recruited students to buy iPhones for them in 2010
- V-Com acquired around 6,870 iPhones and resold them for a profit
- HMRC assessed V-Com for £506,678 in input tax
- V-Com provided evidence of purchases but HMRC did not accept it
- HMRC applied to strike out V-Com’s appeal, but it was refused by the First-tier Tribunal
- The Tribunal considered V-Com’s chances of success as “realistic” and evidence should be properly considered at a full hearing
Source: taxscape.deloitte.com
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