Disputes with Customs & Excise:

VAT, Customs Duty, Excise Duties, Landfill Tax, Insurance Premium Tax.

Do you or your client need to appeal to the VAT & Duties Tribunal?

Help is just a phone call away!

Ring Nigel Gibbon on
0161 491 2979

Whatever your dispute with HM Revenue & Customs – we can help!

Nigel Gibbon (Director of VAT & Customs Appeals) has conducted more cases before the VAT & Duties Tribunal than any other advocate in the UK.

The myriad variety of cases fought by Nigel cover the entire spectrum of indirect taxes and include the VAT liability of food products, VAT on share issues, VAT complexities faced by Tour Operators and even the origin of tuna fish for preferential rates of customs duty, which are all cases where Nigel was instructed by multi-national PLCs. He has also won a high profile case at the European Court of Justice for a major PLC client.

Other cases include fraudulent evasion of VAT, misdeclaration penalties and default surcharge appeals, listed buildings, liability of construction services, business/non-business issues in the not-for-profit sector, repayments of VAT and the 3 year “cap”, partial exemption and entitlement to input tax. OMNIS can also assist with the current hot topics of 'carousel fraud' and smuggling of excise goods.

Remember: Appeals to the VAT & Duties Tribunal should always be seen as a last resort. Early advice should be sort before engaging in discussions with HM Revenue & Customs because doing or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time may well compromise the chances of negotiating a successful settlement or of winning at the Tribunal.