VAEC5540 | VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: what happens when the litigation is finally decided
From HM Revenue & Customs · VAT Assessments and Error Correction
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If HMRC’s view of the law is
upheld, the debt established by the protective assessments should be enforced.
not upheld, any protective assessments should be reduced or withdrawn, as appropriate.