'o'rangerblue 89 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 RANGERS manager Ally McCoist has added his voice to calls for an inquiry into leaks pertaining to Rangers’ tax dispute with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.http://www.scotsman....leaks-1-2658645“HMRC shouldn’t be above the law,” said McCoist. “Nobody is above the law. You can be angry with one or two things that come out, but if there is a continuous trail of information leaking, you can point the finger and say it potentially is malicious.“It ain’t a mistake. I’m not accusing anybody, but it might be one or two people with an agenda. Questions have to be asked about where these leaks came from and why.”McCoist makes a clear distinction between the big tax case and the club’s failure under Craig Whyte’s ownership to pay VAT and PAYE which led to them going into administration in February.“The big tax case affected the sale of the club,” said McCoist. “There was some absolute nonsense about big tax bills. I remember reading about £118 million. Now I’m no businessman of the year, but if I’m going to buy a business I’m not going to buy one with a potential debt of £118m hanging over it. If that wasn’t the case, there is no doubt in my opinion that the club would not have been sold for £1 to Craig Whyte.”With Sir David Murray’s chairmanship of the club now seen in a better light due to the finding in his favour by the tax tribunal, McCoist wants Whyte to held to account.“At the very best, Craig should answer the questions,” said McCoist. “My opinion in the last nine months hasn’t changed because we’ve won the big tax case. I was always aware of the situation why we went into administration. The obvious question is why were we not paying it because it was coming off my wages. I saw my PAYE and National Insurance being paid, so as far as I am concerned I have not done anything wrong and neither have any of the staff but I think as a member of staff you are entitled to ask why it wasn’t paid.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry handsome 629 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 And he's right about the PAYE, he and the rest of the staff paid their obligation to the tax man only for the association formed to protect them to shaft them as well. Poor poor show SFA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 CW - i'd put him at the very same level as nelly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dardo54 11 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Bit off topic but see if guys like Paul Murray are right and the company in liquidation can claim back 50million can that still be liquidated? How can a company with no debt and 30 - 40 million in the bank be liquidated? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Ally you are way too nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy 1,200 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I'm not keen on inquiries as they're just cover-up jobs in my opinion.What we need is criminal prsecutions, jail time and heavy, heavy fines. If an inquiry helps in bringing this about, I'd support it, but it hardly ever does.Brooks and Camerons ex-press officer are both up on charges for paying public servants for the Royal Green book. I don't know if this was the result of the Levison inquiry as it's not been published yet, but we certainly live in a corrupt country and if any HMRC staff were to be done, instead of journos, there would be a slaughter of right honourable crooks within the British state. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyonderbill 127 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I've signed the online petition to get the Government to investigate the HMRC. If all bears and their friends and families sign it, we will get the 100,000 signatures required. WATP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 339 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/42143 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 20,850 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Ally...GET THE PETITION SIGNED! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algy 32 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Read on another forum that the Sunday Times ( Scottish Edition) has Taxman to appeal on it's front page, is this true? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchestGer 347 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well said Ally, need to keep pressing this. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 He and his family and his friends and his firends friends will have signed it, he just can;t publicly back it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy 1,200 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Just signed. They had it at 21,239. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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