HMRC have some explaining to do after a new report claims money has been wiped off Rangers’ tax-bill despite them claiming otherwise in a statement.
The Times had originally claimed up to £50m could be wiped from Rangers tax-bill after penalties were removed in a damning report.
It led former Ibrox chairman John McClelland to suggest that had the tax been calculated correctly Rangers would never have had to suffer the ignominy of 2012.
HMRC then responded with a late-night tweet in the coming days afterwards [Twitter], claiming that Rangers’ tax-bill had been calculated correctly.
However, according to a report from liquidators BDO, obtained by the Glasgow Times, Rangers’ bill has reduced from to £67m from £94m after an additional £5.2m relating to VAT and PAYE charges were wiped.
The same Times story is claiming that HMRC is standing firm on their own position and are saying they “did not make any mistakes that led to the club’s insolvency.”
Not that it would make any difference to Rangers as things stand.
Dave King appeared to write off the club receiving anything as a result [Chris Jack] and said that the real victims are supporters and previous shareholders.
If HMRC is found to have made a mistake – despite their protestations otherwise – what is the minimum fans would demand by way of an apology?
