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Sportech Successful in £97m VAT reclaim

8 Dec 2016 15:47

RNS Number : 3663R
Sportech PLC
08 December 2016
 

8 December 2016

 

 

Sportech PLC ("Sportech" or "the Group")

 

Sportech Successful in £97m VAT reclaim

as Supreme Court refuses HMRC permission to appeal

 

Following the Court of Appeal's unanimous judgment in favour of Sportech in relation to its £97m VAT repayment claim on the "Spot the Ball" game, Sportech is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court has refused Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") permission to appeal. This now, for Sportech, successfully brings this matter to a close.

 

Sportech, which received £93 million from HMRC on 29 June 2016, expects to receive the balance of approximately £4 million shortly. The Supreme Court ordered that HMRC pay costs, to be assessed.

 

Ian Penrose, Chief Executive Officer, said "We are delighted that after nearly eight years, this case is now over and the Supreme Court has upheld the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal".

 

Compound Interest

 

In 2009, Sportech submitted an additional claim that could entitle it to receive compound interest, rather than simple interest, on the amount of overpaid VAT. Whilst the quantum of the claim is not yet known precisely, it could more than double the total sum receivable to date.

 

This claim is on hold pending the outcome of Littlewoods Retail Ltd and others v HMRC, which is scheduled to be heard in the Supreme Court in July 2017In that case, the Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the High Court's decision that the taxpayer was entitled to interest on a compound basis on the overpayment of VAT. 

 

Certain information contained in this announcement would have constituted inside information (as defined by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) prior to its release as part of this announcement.

 

Notes

The claim, which was first submitted in March 2009, was heard by the First-tier Tribunal's Tax Chamber ("FTT") in October 2012. In March 2013, it was announced that the FTT had found in Sportech's favour.

Following the FTT's rejection of HMRC's subsequent application for leave to appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) ("UT"), HMRC then applied directly to the UT which granted such permission. The claim was heard by the UT in April and May of 2014 and it was announced in September that the UT had ruled in HMRC's favour.

In January 2015, Sportech announced that it had been granted the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The hearing took place on 8 April 2016, following which on 4 May 2016 the Court of Appeal judges found unanimously in favour of Sportech. On 13 May 2016, HMRC sought permission from the Court of Appeal to appeal to the Supreme Court, which was refused. Sportech announced on 6 June 2016 that HMRC had lodged an application to appeal directly to the Supreme Court.

 

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Sportech PLC 020 7268 2400

Ian Penrose, Chief Executive

Luisa Wright, Group General Counsel

 

Brunswick Group LLP 020 7404 5959

Mike Smith

Stuart Donnelly

sportech@brunswickgroup.com

 

Investec Bank PLC 020 7597 5970

Patrick Robb

 

Peel Hunt LLP 020 7418 8900

Dan Webster

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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