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Rangers Tax Case Mr Red in hot water

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The Tax Disciplinary Panel have received a complained from TaxWatch about the conduct of a tax advisor to Rangers Football Club (now in liquidation), who was named in the findings in Murray Group Holdings v HMRC case – The Big Tax Case.  The published report anonymised names, identifying “Mr Red” as a Chartered Tax Advisor and former Inspector of Taxes.

In 2017, long after the club went into liquidation, the Supreme Court found that Rangers’ Employee Benefit Trusts were disguised renumeration and that tax should have been paid on them.

As TaxWatch report:

“In her dissenting judgment, Dr Heidi Poon records how Mr Red wrote to HMRC denying the existence of documents that HMRC had requested under the a statutory request for information, writing in a letter “your belief in the existence of documents demonstrating how amounts contributed to the Trust are determined is irrational and unfounded. I cannot help with your fantasies and the production of a S20 makes no difference to this”. [1] In fact, the documents did exist and had been uncovered by a City of London Police raid on Ibrox Stadium in connection with an unrelated investigation.

“Concluding, Dr Poon stated that Mr Red’s behaviour went beyond what could be described as “a lack of candour”, she said: “It would be judicial to conclude that it had been obstructive and obscurantist, and there is evidence of active concealment of documents… to describe Mr Red as ‘somewhat defensive’ in giving his sworn testimony would be an understatement. On more than one occasion, Mr Red had attempted to mislead the Tribunal”.”

A lack of disciplinary action by the Chartered Institute of Tax allowed Mr Red to continue working in the field, despite the findings in fact disclosed at the Rangers Tax Case and the Institutes published code of conduct.  That code now seems more if an aspiration than a reuirement.

In raising this complaint to the Tax Disciplinary Board, TaxWatch have highlighted not just the activities of one individual, but the dirty ‘Water some of the country’s largest companies is prepared to swim in.  It also puts in dount the tax industry’s ability to regulate itself.

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  1. bankiebhoy1 on

    Lets all try to disrupt and impede the Guff-Nugget Troll in all its garrulous Express reader insistent phony panto peeeesh.

     

    Especially but not exclusively towards the faux evangelistic ‘Ra papal nuncio nuggetry Rebel Choristirrer……….

     

    ooh ahhhhhh, naw yur no…………..nugget.

  3. park the bus 442 on

    BANKIEBHOY1 on 28TH JANUARY 2022 11:02 PM

     

    Lets all try to disrupt and impede the Guff-Nugget Troll in all its garrulous Express reader insistent phony panto peeeesh.

     

    Especially but not exclusively towards the faux evangelistic ‘Ra papal nuncio nuggetry Rebel Choristirrer……….

     

    ooh ahhhhhh, naw yur no…………..nugget.

     

    •••••••••••••••••

     

    Who is this nugget so that I can keep me eyes opened for him?

     

    Or have you not got the balls to say?

     

    Supporters who mumble & fumble led to the 5WA etc CSC

  4. Art of War on

    Was at a funeral today RIP Cathy.

     

    Got a chance to catch-up on the blog.

     

    Some excellent contributions..Auldheid, Chairbhoy, EL et al

     

     

    I was just struck by the finality of death.

     

    Proof! You’re gone.

     

    All that is left are memories.

     

    Everyone just hanging onto the good stuff.

     

    Bad stuff never revisited

     

    But that’s ok

     

     

    I wonder what my legacy will be?

     

    Good guy, bad guy?

     

    Dunno!

     

     

    Do I tick enough boxes to be considered worthy of fond memory.?

     

     

    Dunno.

     

     

    I try my best, am I good enough?

     

     

    Dunno.

     

     

    All we can do is be the best of ourselves and hope that somewhere you have made a difference…for the better, for someone

     

     

    I look at the numbers around the graveside and conclude that Cathy did something’s right. She was not alone at the end.

     

     

    I’ll aspire to that

  5. bankiebhoy1 on

    Cheap, bookies busted-biro pressed too hard on duff photocopier paper with assorted YouChoob nutbaggery

     

     

    Phony Maloney Baloney.

     

     

    .

  10. park the bus 442 on

    How do you need to worry about a legacy if you’ll be died?

     

    RIP Cathy

     

    Sorry I don’t know who Cathy is prayers said and continued later.

  11. petec on

    park the bus 442 on 28th January 2022 10:58 pm

     

     

    PETEC on 28TH JANUARY 2022 10:37 PM

     

     

    The car headlights obviously lit up the most Amazing owl.

     

     

    60MPH means it was a fleeting glance.

     

     

    Wan of the most graceful Birds of Prey I’d say.

     

     

    ••••••

     

     

    A bird worshipped by the Eyes Wide Shut mob. 👍

     

     

     

    ……………………………………………………….

     

     

    No, I always wanted to see a Barn Owl and Dad took me out Bird watching so many Times.

     

     

    Once wae Dad I witnessed the Bird in Dumbarton, to be Honest the fleetingness of the car Headlights made the Vision Spectacular.

     

     

    I said if Ange got through Swinecastle well that we’d win the Leaugue.

     

     

    Ange is an absolute belter of a Manager!

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdOwd5RqKLk

  12. Art of War on

    MM, she was 95, called a spade a spade, hated ripped denims and long hair in the 70’s. But had 20 great grandchildren and all decent people.

     

     

    Was just being introspective on my own wee circle.

     

     

    Love your posts by the way Spreading the faith.

  15. bankiebhoy1 on

    Aww naw no’ the Eejit Savant Cheech (no Chong) act.

     

     

    WTF

     

     

    Why The Farce!

     

     

    Straighten Up’n Fly right CSC

     

     

    Top poakit CSC

  18. Art of War on

    Park the bus, thanks but we should all worry about our legacy as it’s ‘all you’ll leave behind.

  21. An Tearmann on

    Art of War

     

     

    For Cathy rest in Peace

     

     

    Connaire

     

     

    Hugh Doherty rip

     

     

    May eternal rest grant unto them

     

     

    Take care

     

     

    HH

  22. park the bus 442 on

    ART OF WAR on 28TH JANUARY 2022 11:46 PM

     

    Park the bus, thanks but we should all worry about our legacy as it’s ‘all you’ll leave behind.

     

    ••••••••••••••••

     

    Well said. 👍

  23. Paradox on

    Anyone know why there are no matches in the top division of the major European leagues this weekend?

  26. Auldheid on

    Bournesouprecipe.

     

     

    The date I referred to was wrong it should have been the 9th January 2018 but in going to check I re read the e mail to PL at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTX1Fp1yg5TQx7DnFV6l2ABfuOK31BjU/view

     

     

    It covers every reason why Celtic and the SPFL should have followed Regan’s advice and approached LNS from Sept 2017.

     

     

    Celtic in the shape of Eric Riley was provided with the HMRC letters from Feb 2011 onwards stating fraud or negligence.

     

     

    Celtic and SPL sat on them in 2014 when they could have called for an enquiry into LNS but why would they? They knew what it was all about, legitimising the illegitimate as some mentioned earlier.

     

     

    The e mail was never answered and so has been born the victim myth in the blue corner and the angry and frustrated in the green where it turns out there is no stool to sit on and no seconds either.

     

     

    Anyone who reads that e mail can have no doubt Rangers “survival” is due to Celtic and if nothing else if taunted by 55 titles stuff just tell them who made it possible.

     

     

    Parkheadcumsalford.

     

    When the truth comes out it is not just the wrongdoers who are affected, what those wronged value is exposed too. That is is a lifetime process of growing self awareness so there is no timescale, however the fact that the truth can be a bit of a sword is no reason not to bring it out. In the grand scheme of things out of our time perhaps the purpose of events in a game that gets our devotion is not to put others right but to put ourselves right?

     

     

    To Others on Futility etc. As I said we cannot change the past but we can affect the future if we value ourselves higher than what joy or sorrow we get from 11 to 17 guys kicking a ball.

     

     

    Imagine a world that Ange mentions where the first question is not about a referees decision but about how the team played etc. The reason decisions get the scrutiny they do in Scotland is the cost to Celtic of wrong decisions and that is driven by a perception that a) referees are bluenoses at heart and b) the cost to them of Rangers reckless business model failing that creates a moral hazard for Scottish football that requires them to give the benefit of any doubt to Rangers.

     

     

    Remove the basis for those perceptions and we can all exit Plato’s Cave where we endlessly debate what those decisions mean and walk into the sunlight where we don’t really care if we win lose or draw as long as we played the best football we can.

  31. park the bus 442 on

    Father Antony CP (@BrotherAntony) Tweeted:

     

    Religious life is mad👀…you should try it! 🙈 One of our holy old men was advised by the doctor to take up a hobby due to stress and too much religion. He started watching the football…”is he a Catholic?”…”is he a Catholic?”…”is he a Catholic?”…the end.🤦‍♂️🤣🍀 https://twitter.com/BrotherAntony/status/1487183501799661584?s=20&t=yWI-PJqRqXFrtuyy7wHItA

     

    •••••••

     

    So that’s where awe the bigotry starts?

     

    Father whit school does so and so go to?

     

    Hmmmmmm? 😶

  33. petec on

    Hatate’s strike is Richter bursting.

     

     

    I never seen Big Tams shots but that was surely up there?

     

     

    No injuries Today please. The SFA scum Referees are gonnae allow so much.

  34. park the bus 442 on

    The post at 12:00am was in jest.

     

    Not wanting Vincent Price and his witch finder generals fae far flung Turkey etc appearing at my door anytime soon. 👍

  38. Tom McLaughlin on

    Bumped into a Jambo earlier. Actually he is my son’s father-in-law. Conversation went like this…

     

     

    Jambo: Were you at Tynecastle on Wednesday?

     

     

    Me: Sure was.

     

     

    You must’ve been happy then.

     

     

    Aye. Especially as I had a bet on 2-1 Celtic.

     

     

    You’re second goal was offside.

     

     

    Maybe. So was your only goal.

     

     

    Maybe. We need to get VAR in.

     

     

    Not gonna happen.

     

     

    How no?

     

     

    Cos they know it will mean Rangers dropping more points and seeing more red cards.

     

     

    Aye right [snigger-snigger]. Yous can talk.

     

     

    Yes we can.

  40. petec on

    Ange’s team – no matter who is playing, has me excited.

     

     

    Incredible what Our Boss has done in such a short space of Time

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