IR handed its arse in a sling in tax case

**wendigo100** · 27 October 2006, 09:33

Originally posted by Mailman

Surprised some of you gimps havent been all over this like a fat chick over a smarty.

IR lost their case for paying back taxes paid in error...originally argued that the date should start from when the payment was made, not when the payment was identified as being made incorrectly.

See, justice can be done in this country!

Mailman

Could you rephrase that? From your wording, it seems (to this gimp) that we are worse off as a result of this ruling.

**Mailman** · 27 October 2006, 09:39

I guess the interesting thing was that the company in question was argueing for the return of moneys paid outside the legal time limit, which the courts agreed with.

Mailman

**Troll** · 27 October 2006, 09:40

...and the companies involved had deep pockets & could afford to fund a challenge

**Ivor1** · 27 October 2006, 09:50

What gets me about the revenue and VAT people is they expect us to be perfect, but its ok for them not to be.

Had a number of conversations with staff at a certain VAT office recently and I know now where all the stupied people work.

**Pondlife** · 27 October 2006, 10:52

Any chance of a link?

Cheers

**tim123** · 27 October 2006, 12:47

Originally posted by Pondlife

Any chance of a link?

Cheers

any one of the mainstream newspaper's websites.

tim

**Mailman** · 27 October 2006, 13:08

Sorry, I read it in yesterday mornings Times as I flew over the pond to Lux.

I will try and dig up a link though.

Regards

Mailman

IR handed its arse in a sling in tax case