Amid the acres of confusion that surrounds Rangers and the Scottish game at the moment, one matter is now clear of the tax authorities, not subject to dispute by the various parties squabbling over Rangers, and free for the SFA to examine. If they are interested.
Former Rangers director, Mike McGill, when speaking to the media alongside Sir David Murray on Tuesday, said, “The club used an old offshore EBT scheme in 1999 with three players. That scheme is the subject of the small tax case.
“The Revenue provided some information to us in early 2011 and we conceded based on that information and provided for payment in the club accounts.”
The simple question for the SFA is, were details of payments made through the old offshore EBT scheme, which HMRC challenged last year and Rangers’ old board conceded, submitted to the SFA?
If they were, our faith in the governance of the game can be restored and we can all look forward to the Cup Final on Sunday. If not, whose registrations were invalid and which games did they participate in?
As this question affects more than just SPL football, the SFA are the only body competent to investigate this matter. They are also competent to administer any appeal process. We hear the SPL inquiry will not mature until after the HMRC-Rangers First Tier Tribunal reports, which could be well after the SPL split, potentially creating chaos if Rangers were incorrectly placed in the top six.
This is a governance issue of enormous proportions. The SFA should use McGill’s comments as an opportunity to take a fresh look at this issue and quickly instigate an inquiry.
I’m off the see the lawyers this morning. More later, I hope!
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Paul67
“I’m off the see the lawyers this morning. More later, I hope!”
Interesting. Hope there is an article that you need to stand up legally and your solicitors give you the goahead.
MWD
savo01 on 15 March, 2012 at 11:16 said:
Usually guys off the Eire flights about the bar
MWD – You hope they give him the goathead?
Is he going to see Donald Findlay QC? (thumbsup)
Poordeadking
Could you post a link to the Ewan Murray posts on the Guardian website?
deliasmith on 15 March, 2012 at 12:19 said:
Son of Dan:
I will be happy if the part about splitting gate receipts was true as I would have cancelled my season ticket and put the money into Celtic via pools and merchandising. I would not give those F***’s a penny of my money from watching Celtic.
You do know, don’t you, that visiting teams get about 35 per cent of the gate money from Scottish Cup games? Maybe you and all the other people who profess to be outraged by the notion of sharing the gate money had better start a campaign to boycott next season’s home cup-ties.
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Are you saying you believe that all gate money should be split ?
Jimmci 12.23
RTC have stated that the new tax laws coming into place in April will have NO effect on any of the RFC tax cases.
TT
I don’t know about anyone else but
I’m scunnered with all this hun stuff
The way i see it is
NOTHING will happen to the huns!
Every time it looks as though something
is about to give…yet another trap-door opens.
The social repercussions are not worth it.
On that point…I wonder what, if any effect
the sad passing of Paul McBride QC will have
on, Neil ?
Hail! Hail!
“Eye on the prize” CSC
Philvis
That’s the iBone fore you
MWD
Re: Craig Whyte
You know times are hard when people are questioning the integrity of a Kelvinside Academy man. (thumbsup)
Friends, Romans and Countrymen
Lend me yer logholes
THE TAX CHANGES FROM !ST APRIL DO NOT, REPEAT NOT ALLOW THE DEBTS OF OLDCO TO PASS TO NEWCO!!!!!
This Daffy canard seems invulnerable to pellets of truth.
My understanding is there is a requirement for Phoneix cos to put down a 6 months bond for VAT and that is being extended to cover PAYE.
RTC has fired at this story of debts being carried over on Twitter as well as his blog. He seems to know his stuff.
Celtic First:
There will be black clouds gathering over South Govan, with hail, sleet and great winds of change. A Storm is gathering at Ibrox: with a tempest in the boardroom and a paper blizzard from the shredder will be seen from the windows…Hurricane Two Contracts has the potential to sweep up many cups from the trophy room and later a clear and purifying breeze will drift in from the East…
friggin lugholes, keep yer logholes to yersel. :)
an Edit, an Edit, my kingdom for an Edit.
Art of War on 15 March, 2012 at 12:40 said:
I see neil mccann was signed in 1998, maybe explains his non answer to Chris Kamara’s 2 contract question to him on Goals on Sunday.
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call Ibrox. (thumbsup)
Off oot.
Stay safe.
Hail! Hail!
KevJungle – don’t they usually make you sign on at 9am? (thumbsup)
CQN Issue 7 is almost done friends … Here’s a wee tune for you.
This is for the hacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsXnNJXxFSA
Hunt them down friends … don’t give them a second to breath.
Does anybody remember that episode of The Twilight Zone where William Shatner was desperately trying to avoid making eye contact with a Rangers fan?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/PubTThou01.jpg (thumbsup)
theres no such thing as infinity
Son of Warsaw: that video is a gem;I’ve posted it on…guaranteed to go viral.
The best medicine is laughter,and that’s had tears streaming. Priceless & brilliant.
Do we owe Dallas an apology as we actually won
” that ” game 3-0. ????
naw he is stil a pwick
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Agent Craig “Green and” Whyte!! on 15 March, 2012 at 13:02 said:
Art of War on 15 March, 2012 at 12:40 said:
I see neil mccann was signed in 1998, maybe explains his non answer to Chris Kamara’s 2 contract question to him on Goals on Sunday.
If the gang of ten or whatever they want to call themselves want to go it alone then why can’t we be given enough independence to negotiate our own TV deal seperate from the conditions of the SPHell.
I just wish the technology ( or more probably the will) would move on for us to stream more effectively via internet connections or even as a Celtic channel on Sky or PPV via Freeview. I for one would be happy to give my money to Celtic- with their games as the only matches I paid for…I don’t want to watch Bolton or WBA or Stalybridge vs Wootten Bassett…I might be parochial: but I am only interested in Celtic. Having to pay for Sky and an ESPN subscription is a major pain in the erchie…
DeliaSmith,
I’ve been reading your arguments for sharing the gates for home games, could you elaborate on what you see as a fair split and give us a chance to argue with a detail rather then a generalisation
New Phil McG article.
Are the not dead yet?
It’s like that film Kujo – You keep thinking they are dead only to get up and hit their head against the metaphorical car door again.
Shaggy dog stories indeed.
Useful bookmark for Phoenixing procedures.
http://www.purnells.co.uk/
I smiled at this one on keeping the same name after insolvency:
” The name of the insolvent company can be reused in any event and without more if the company, though known by a prohibited name
(a) has been known by that name for the whole of the period of 12 months ending with the day before the liquidating company went into liquidation, and”
Does that mean it will be Newco United?
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire –
Of course infinity exists.
As noted scholars 2 Unlimited proved in their famous 1993 paper:
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ,no ,no, no there’s no limit!
No, no, no ,no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no there’s no limit!
(thumbsup)
A potted history:
Last week – 75% wage cuts
This week – Lingfield ‘friendly’
Next week – Part time jobs in the shipyards (again)
The Falcon – The week after: entire Rangers squad claims disability living allowance. (thumbsup)
Paul67
I still think you are fishing but at least we are getting closer to the central figure in all of this and he really is as fly as a pet monkey so he is worth a watching.
One thing has anyone asked what changed between the Wee Tax Case EBTs and the Big Tax Case EBTs? All gets a bit messy if the TFOD were road testing various forms of player attraction schemes.
Finally how does the admission of a prior failed EBT scheme fit into the info put into the annual accounts.
From memory, vey hazy unfortunately, the Big Tax Case timings tied directly to the annual account disclosures so the Wee Tax EBTs were not mentioned.
I say this because if they were not mentioned then neither were the earlier player attract schemes which rumour has it stated in 97 with JT.
As always keep them talking.
Often noted that a liar runs out of memory before he / she / it runs out of brass neck.
“To infinity and beyond!”
How does THAT work?
I apologise profusely for the good people of Lingfield racetrack.
Of course I meant Linfield.
As you were.
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
Talking of stoats my cat killed a weasle this morning .
A 4 legged one not one from the sfa.
philvis…,
so how does infinity+1 fit that argument
as with all famous scientific papers nothing can be proven only disproven weare simply waiting for the next step to disprove the theory.
There’s a young lad who works beside me and his pal plays for Huns U/19’s. He alleges that his friend has not been paid for 2 months!!
Wages of £80 p/w!! Feckin shockin….or maybe not.
philvisreturns:
The week after: entire Rangers squad claims disability living allowance. (thumbsup)
Have a word with your man IDS…..they shouldn’t underestimate the determination of a quite man etc…….cough…….
Neil Lennon’s Cheltenham tips; one of them a bit cheeky! :D
Neil Lennon @OfficialNeil Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Rubi light. Voler la vedette. Hectors choice. Faasel. All each way #mytips