”The FTT has dismissed an appeal against HMRC’s decision to refuse an historic claim for VAT bad debt relief, applying the UT decision in Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Limited v R&C Comrs [2021] UKUT 75 (TCC). The Appellant had not discharged the burden of showing the conditions for BDR were satisfied.”
Sarah Black acted for HMRC and the decision can be found here : Allegion (UK) Limited v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 00273 (TC).