UK Tech Supplier Wins Right to Appeal £2.4 Million VAT Ruling

A UK court agreed to hear an appeal filed by an information technology supplier against a lower court’s decision related to alleged value-added tax evasion.

The Upper Tribunal admitted Eurolaser IT Ltd.'s appeal Monday arguing the First-tier Tribunal’s upholding of £2.4 million ($3.2 million) in VAT assessments and penalties against the company was “flawed.”

The FTT had in April 2025 found that a self-employed consultant, acting as a salesperson for Eurolaser IT, knew or should have known that certain suppliers to the company were involved in fraudulent VAT evasion.

The tribunal concluded the consultant hadn’t taken “every reasonable step within ...