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Klos the Boss
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"Led to their liquidation"
Fkn rag
Fkn rag
SkyeBlue73
Active Member
HMRC!
It’s behind a paywal, what does it say?
Gio#56
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not fake but read Keith Jackson on the DR, HMRC twisting the truth.
They never miscalculated the tax owed. But they did miscalculate the aggressive penaltys set as EBTs were legal. Hence why the demands were around £50m over the top.
Seems very unprofessional of them to be tweeting like that.
Standard then I suppose
Standard then I suppose
Beer Belly Loyal
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Want me to register with them...FUK that!
Can someone copy and paste it please?
Can someone copy and paste it please?
millar2318
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Whoevers in charge of their Twitter account clearly has no political sense at all
Barrymoped
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Wouldn’t be a stretch to think he has leanings for that lot and is a bit upset at the thought of his employers possibly having to admit a howling mistake against the team he hates.
HM Revenue & Customs sent a tweet late on Thursday night stating they "did not miscalculate anything" regarding Rangers' tax bill which ultimately led to their liquidation.
The Times had reported that the taxman made a mistake with the amount they claimed from the Ibrox club for their use of EBTs in the 2000s when under the ownership of Sir David Murray.
The story claimed Rangers would have £50million wiped from their tax bill.
It had prompted the club's former chairman John McClelland to suggest that a £20milllion rather than £70million bill was much more manageable for potential investors and could have prevented Rangers from going bust and seeking re-entry back into the Scottish leagues.
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He said: “At the time of the sale of the club in 2011, had the tax claim been at the level now being reported then, in my opinion, the outcome would have been different.
“I believe there would certainly have been a much higher level of interest in acquiring it and therefore more potential buyers.”
However, HMRC took to Twitter to dispute the reported mistake.
The official account of the HMRC press office posted: "As widely reported today and to clarify: HMRC won against Rangers’ tax avoidance in the Supreme Court, and did not miscalculate anything."
The Times had reported that the taxman made a mistake with the amount they claimed from the Ibrox club for their use of EBTs in the 2000s when under the ownership of Sir David Murray.
The story claimed Rangers would have £50million wiped from their tax bill.
It had prompted the club's former chairman John McClelland to suggest that a £20milllion rather than £70million bill was much more manageable for potential investors and could have prevented Rangers from going bust and seeking re-entry back into the Scottish leagues.
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He said: “At the time of the sale of the club in 2011, had the tax claim been at the level now being reported then, in my opinion, the outcome would have been different.
“I believe there would certainly have been a much higher level of interest in acquiring it and therefore more potential buyers.”
However, HMRC took to Twitter to dispute the reported mistake.
The official account of the HMRC press office posted: "As widely reported today and to clarify: HMRC won against Rangers’ tax avoidance in the Supreme Court, and did not miscalculate anything."
Seems very unprofessional of them to be tweeting like that.
Standard then I suppose
Be the usual mentally challengeds in HMRC trying to cover their backs to avoid prosecution
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McQueen
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That’s a very woolly statement.
Yes, they won at the Supreme Court on the principal of the tax implications of having an EBT. However, none of the judges at any of the courts looked at the size of the payment due or the method by which it was calculated.
That wasn’t their job.
Yes, they won at the Supreme Court on the principal of the tax implications of having an EBT. However, none of the judges at any of the courts looked at the size of the payment due or the method by which it was calculated.
That wasn’t their job.
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Gheorghe_Hagi
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They're right - there was no "miscalculation" involved at all.
sw26
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“Clearly been hacked”
You sure about that? The fact the tweet is still there almost 12 hours later would suggest otherwise.
Nerf Herder
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That tweet is pretty staggeringly inept isn't it.
They are rattled.
They are rattled.
JimmysGers
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Such a strange and unprofessional tweet. Not even a full stop at the end.
Stuart_WATP
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What a bizarre tweet
A “tweet” on something as important as this.
Whatever happened to government departments issuing properly drafted press releases?
Partickger
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Some sectarian bigot is rattled.
ekbear
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mentally challengeds just can’t help themselves can they, the ones that do actually find a job can’t leave their bigotry at the door and be professional? Their simmering hatred for our club is never far from the surface as this tweet clearly shows.
I’d wager everything I have on one of them being behind it.
I’d wager everything I have on one of them being behind it.
Tormusk1872
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Not rattled, but rat arsed.
Either an in HMRC crash barrier or a hacker.
No way I’d accept that bet from you. It’s a racing certainty
Just imagine Declan working at HMRC
"Boss, can we tweet about Rangers?"
"No, we can't comment on individual cases."
"But...they're CHEATS!"
"Look, stop going on about it, we're not tweeting about this, it would be foolish, unproffesional and risky."
"BUT THE PEOPLE HUV TAE KNOW!!!"
"Boss, can we tweet about Rangers?"
"No, we can't comment on individual cases."
"But...they're CHEATS!"
"Look, stop going on about it, we're not tweeting about this, it would be foolish, unproffesional and risky."
"BUT THE PEOPLE HUV TAE KNOW!!!"
SDF91
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We’ll see how quickly it disappears after 9am.
georgedoors
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I'm confused the penalty appeal was won in June this year and this only became news yesterday. So why has this tweet surfaced from hrmc. Someone needs their jotters alongside the original crowd who set the penalties.
My thoughts too.
sirstevefleming
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Blue tick - so appears to be genuine account. Strange tweet from a department such as theirs - stay tuned.
Truckerman
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Just phoned my mate who's wife is a team leader in Centre 1 EK, I spoke to her she said, we don't discuss individual cases on Twitter....fake news!!
Deckard
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Spot on.
Craigie
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Do you think HMRC have their Press Office doing a nightshift?
temperance
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A load of shoite from some mentally challenged.
Laudrup1
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Open it in an incognito window and you'll read it fine.
Derek Mitchell
Member
This tweet from the HMRC Press Office tells a lot about the culture within this organisation. Unprofessional and insensitive in the extreme.
As a Rangers Shareholder who lost money due the the holding company being liquidated through this episode I will try to contact them later today to clarify if this is their official response.
As a Rangers Shareholder who lost money due the the holding company being liquidated through this episode I will try to contact them later today to clarify if this is their official response.
I'll bring the petrol.
giogaddi
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I'd be very surprised if anyone was manning the HMRC social media accounts at that time of night.
