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Conclusions
DECISION
I reject the barring application. This appeal shall proceed to a full hearing.
PERMISSION TO APPEAL
This document contains full findings of fact and reasons for the decision. Any party dissatisfied with this decision has a right to apply for permission to appeal against it pursuant to Rule 39 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules 2009. The application must be received by this Tribunal not later than 56 days after this decision is sent to that party. The parties are referred to “Guidance to accompany a Decision from the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber)” which accompanies and forms part of this decision notice.
Release date: 28th AUGUST 2025
- Heading
- Introduction
- THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND
- DISCUSSION
- Submissions
- HMRC are in breach of their obligations under the taxpayer’s charter on which the appellant is entitled to rely
- The best approach to evidence is to rely on documents, but these are no no longer obtainable
- There were significant changes to the tax landscape in this area, given Rangers and Hoey , and the issues around the imposition of the loan charge. These needed to be clarified before these appeals co
- There has been no delay since the submission of the appeal to the tribunal
- There is no evidence that HMRC have failed to cooperate with the tribunal in furtherance of the overriding objective
- Staleness is not relevant in this context. This is not a situation where an assessing officer has sat on discovery before issuing the assessment. Furthermore, given the decision in HMRC v Tooth [2021]
- My view
- Pleading the fair trial issue
- Conclusions