Last Updated: March 28, 2023, 19:26 IST
Sports presenter Gary Lieneker (Reuters)
Gary Lieneker, who presents BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ and likewise labored on BT Sport’s protection, was pursued by the British tax authorities over taxes on revenue from each broadcasters from 2013-14 to 2017-18
Sports presenter Gary Lieneker gained his attraction towards Britain’s tax authority (HMRC) on Tuesday over a invoice that totalled 4.9 million kilos ($6.03 million).
Lineker, who presents BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ and likewise labored on BT Sport’s protection, was pursued by the HMRC over taxes on revenue from each broadcasters from 2013-14 to 2017-18.
The HMRC mentioned he was an worker of each BBC and BT Sport on the time however a decide dominated the 62-year-old was a freelancer and had contracts with each broadcasters.
“The impact of my conclusions is that as a result of there have been direct contracts, between the BBC and Mr Lineker and BT Sport and Mr Lineker, the intermediaries laws (IR35) doesn’t, and can’t as a matter of regulation, apply,” Tribunal Judge Brooks said in a statement.
“Accordingly, and notwithstanding GLM (Gary Lineker Media)being a partnership, that is the end of the matter and the appeal succeeds.”
Lineker made headlines earlier this month when he was suspended by the BBC for criticising authorities immigration coverage brought on a row over the broadcaster’s impartiality guidelines.
BBC managers reversed their resolution to droop Lineker, the broadcaster’s highest-paid presenter, after his colleagues refused to work in solidarity, forcing it to air Match of the Day’s soccer highlights with out regular commentary.
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