- HMRC assessed Nottingham Forest Football Club Ltd for VAT of £345,561 in April 2019
- NFFC appealed the assessment to the First-tier Tribunal
- The issue was whether the assessment was made within the time limit in VATA 1994
- HMRC visited NFFC in April 2018 to examine accounting systems
- NFFC argued that HMRC had knowledge to raise assessment in April 2018
- HMRC argued they had knowledge in May 2018
- FTT could not determine when the time limit started due to lack of evidence
- NFFC failed to provide witness evidence, burden of proof was on them
- NFFC appealed to the Upper Tribunal on three grounds
- UT held that FTT applied the correct test but had insufficient evidence
Source: rpc.co.uk
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