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ByCraig Robertson

Former Rangers stars who benefited from a controversial tax avoidance scheme have just days left to come up with a payback plan – or face legal action.
The Taxman is trying to recoup millions of pounds from Employee Benefits Trusts (EBT), which were operated by the Ibrox side.

Some experts have put the bill at £24million – half of the £48million which Rangers paid out in EBT payments to directors, managers, players and staff.
HMRC are understood to have sent out notices requesting payback from those who were part of the schemes.
They have set a deadline of this Thursday to open up negotiations on a settlement deal.

SPFL chief faces grilling over Rangers EBT letter to SFA as his own board demand clarification
The Taxman was given power to go after former Rangers figures following a Supreme Court ruling last July which said EBT payments made under the David Murray regime at Ibrox were not loans but earnings that should have been taxed.
It came at the end of a seven-year court saga over what’s known as the Big Tax Case.
The payback could hit a squad of Ibrox old boys – from legendary goalie Stefan Klos to less heralded signings including Nuno Capucho and Julien Rodriguez.

Former club owner Murray, with an estimated liability of more than £3million, is by far the biggest potential loser.
Last July, former team captain Barry Ferguson was made bankrupt, with debts of more than £1.4million. He faced an unpaid tax bill of £1.25million after receiving EBT payments.

HMRC are also targeting users of “disguised renumeration tax avoidance schemes” in thousands of other businesses.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-rangers-stars-face-24m-12607046

A lovely start to the week......what with Waddell’s piece at the weekend, wee blondie Jacks***’s piece today (posted in the Let’s All Laugh at Rangers thread) and now this, are The Poodles starting to take Jabba’s schlong out of their collective mouths ?
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13 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

Wonder how many ex-***s will come out with 'Nah it was the old club who did the EBT's so they need to pay it not us.

Billy Dodds won't, he'll blame his accountant, since he didn't understand this stuff and just signed it anyway.

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28 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

Wonder how many ex-***s will come out with 'Nah it was the old club who did the EBT's so they need to pay it not us.

Funnily enough, there is a specific provision that makes sure that the employee has to pay if the employer no longer exists. 

ha ha ha.

 

take that you fuckers.

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4 minutes ago, coprolite said:

Funnily enough, there is a specific provision that makes sure that the employee has to pay if the employer no longer exists. 

ha ha ha.

 

take that you fuckers.

#pleasing

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I thought the side letters were just the club company telling the players:

"Look, these are obviously part of your earnings, but for some obscure, non sporting-benefit-obtaining reasons, we're not putting them through the books. They're totally legit though. Totally."

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Oh dear.......potential salty tears on Edmiston Drive ..............:lol:

https://www.themag.co.uk/2018/05/martin-skrtel-offered-newcastle-united-report/

Newcastle United have been offered the chance to sign veteran centre-back Martin Skrtel this summer.

The Slovakia international is currently plying his trade for Fenerbahce but is available on a cut-price deal with his contract running down into its last year with the Istanbul outfit according to Turkish publication Fotomac.

Skrtel, now 33, has also been linked with Glasgow Rangers and a possible reunion with his old team-mate Steven Gerrard at Ibrox.

But he is keen to get back to playing in the Premier League after an absence of two years following his Anfield exit.

A move to Rangers was dismissed by his agent as he stated that the Scottish giants were unable to match his wage demands.

His representative Karol Csonto said: “Martin would be very happy to play under Steven Gerrard.

“But sometimes, regarding transfers, you need to put so many things together and in this situation it’s impossible.

“When there is only a small difference then you can find a solution, but in this case, the salary of the player in Turkey is four or five times more than what Rangers could offer.

“That makes it impossible.

“Also, Fenerbahce will never let him go because he is their most important player and they need him for the Champions League qualification.

“Eventually, the chief executives of the clubs did speak about a transfer but they both agreed the difference between them is too much.”

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1 hour ago, sjc said:

Are the side letters not a get out of jail free card for the EBT recipients? I thought that was the whole purpose of these side letters?

Foreigners coming here to work will be guided by their employer. If any wrongdoing is discovered later, then the employer should be liable.

Pay the money or agree to have the records of competition wins amended.

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Oh dear.......potential salty tears on Edmiston Drive ..............[emoji38]
https://www.themag.co.uk/2018/05/martin-skrtel-offered-newcastle-united-report/
Newcastle United have been offered the chance to sign veteran centre-back Martin Skrtel this summer.

The Slovakia international is currently plying his trade for Fenerbahce but is available on a cut-price deal with his contract running down into its last year with the Istanbul outfit according to Turkish publication Fotomac.

Skrtel, now 33, has also been linked with Glasgow Rangers and a possible reunion with his old team-mate Steven Gerrard at Ibrox.

But he is keen to get back to playing in the Premier League after an absence of two years following his Anfield exit.

A move to Rangers was dismissed by his agent as he stated that the Scottish giants were unable to match his wage demands.

His representative Karol Csonto said: “Martin would be very happy to play under Steven Gerrard.

“But sometimes, regarding transfers, you need to put so many things together and in this situation it’s impossible.

“When there is only a small difference then you can find a solution, but in this case, the salary of the player in Turkey is four or five times more than what Rangers could offer.

“That makes it impossible.

“Also, Fenerbahce will never let him go because he is their most important player and they need him for the Champions League qualification.

“Eventually, the chief executives of the clubs did speak about a transfer but they both agreed the difference between them is too much.”
According to the Football Manager database (no exactly tablets written by Moses, but still a reasonably educated guess) Skrtel is probably on around 80k a week.

So the **** extending themselves to their maximum are probably able to pay about 20k a week tops. Just to put that into perspective, that's about 2/3rds of what Steven Naismith is earning at Norwich...
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2 hours ago, sjc said:

Are the side letters not a get out of jail free card for the EBT recipients? I thought that was the whole purpose of these side letters?

they were supposed to be a guarantee that they would get the payment.

This is because the trust assignments needed to be discretionary.

there is no get out of jail card.

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Foreigners coming here to work will be guided by their employer. If any wrongdoing is discovered later, then the employer should be liable.
Pay the money or agree to have the records of competition wins amended.

The records of competition wins should have been amended from a very early stage in the entire saga.
The fact the authorities continue to pretend it was all somehow irrelevant is utterly shameful.
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The letter for Flo (wee tax scam i th8nk?) clearly states his tax liability would be covered by "the club" for the UK and Norway?! letter also mentions his contract with "the Club".

Some sevco fan needs to explain to me why Rangers put everything in terms of the Club and not Company? anyone?

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4 hours ago, Mark Connolly said:

Billy Dodds won't, he'll blame his accountant, since he didn't understand this stuff and just signed it anyway.

Mark Connolly CA....

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2 hours ago, Cerberus said:

The finance stuff is dull. This has turned into another BRALT.

Personally i think that it's hilarious that, for example, Nacho Novo is shortly to get a bill for half a million pounds because he played for the cheats almost a decade ago. 

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2 hours ago, coprolite said:

Personally i think that it's hilarious that, for example, Nacho Novo is shortly to get a bill for half a million pounds because he played for the cheats almost a decade ago. 

Hope some of the players end up homeless to be honest.

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