A recent case before the tax tribunal saw the liability for a late VAT registration penalty being passed on to a manager of the company.
HMRC have the power to impose such a penalty on an individual where
(1) there is a penalty payable by the company for a deliberate failure
(2) the individual on whom HMRC seek to impose liability is an “officer” of the company; and
(3) the deliberate failure is attributable to that officer.
