British Telecommunications PLC v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2023] UKUT 00122 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Leech and Judge Nicholas Aleksander on 30 May 2023

Read full decision in BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC v HMRC

VAT – claim for relief for bad debts – preliminary issue referred to Upper Tribunal and appealed to Court of Appeal – whether judgment of Court of Appeal finally resolved all issues – whether open to appellant to raise new issue in light of subsequent decision of Court of Appeal – res judicata – whether FTT erred in law in striking out – appeal dismissed

Published 30 May 2023