Potential Lost Revenue

Potential Lost Revenue

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I have a client who was late registering for VAT (just short of two months). He has been hit with a late filing penalty under the new regime. HMRC have calculated the potential lost revenue at £1,925. I am happy with the dates and their assumptions about non deliberate and unprompted etc.

I have calculated the VAT for the period he was late and this comes to £1,750 for the penalty period, however, pre registration claims (VAT on stock, services etc) mean that even at the end of the first return period (3 months later) he is due a refund.

As I can find no clear guidance on this I was wondering what is people's experience was with this - am I appealing to zero or £1,750?

My feeling is that as he owed them nothing for the entire penalty period there is no potential lost revenue as they owed him.

What have others done  - and had success with?

Thanks

Mike

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chips_at_mattersey
By Les Howard
27th May 2011 13:10

Potential List Revenue

The Potential Lost Revenue is a matter of fact. It is the amount of VAT that should have been accounted for. It is a net figure (FA 2007, Sch 24, para 5).

Any claim for input tax incurred prior to registration should be claimed on the first return (Reg 111(3)).

I would suggest, therefore, that a letter to HMRC, indicating the correct Potential Lost Revenue, and how it has been calculated. Hopefully, as you state, the penalty will be reduced accordingly. There appears not to be a minimum penalty, so the penalty can be reduced to zero.

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