- New penalties regime for late submission and late payment of VAT returns from 1 January 2023
- Taxpayer may not be liable to a penalty if they establish a reasonable excuse for lateness
- Reasonable excuse does not include lack of funds or reliance on another person unless reasonable care was taken
- FTT held that taxpayer had a reasonable excuse for lateness
- FTT considered ‘special circumstances’ such as HMRC’s incorrect advice
- HMRC’s decision not to reduce penalties to zero was deemed flawed by FTT
- FTT reduced penalties to zero in this case
Source: taxscape.deloitte.com
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