The beautiful (numbers) game
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The beautiful (numbers) game

13y Accountancy Age

The beautiful (numbers) game

I KNOW THIS is supposed to be an accountancy blog and not a football blog but I can’t help myself this time – sorry. I was planning to use...

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Sports minister suggests controversial football insolvency rule will go
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Sports minister suggests controversial football insolvency rule will go

13y Rachael Singh

Sports minister suggests controversial football in...

The minister for sport Hugh Robertson has suggested the controversial insolvency rule which prioritises some creditors, will go Read More...

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Tax dispute won't kill Rangers FC
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Tax dispute won't kill Rangers FC

13y Rachael Singh

Tax dispute won't kill Rangers FC

Rangers FC chairman did not suggest the club would collapse if it lost a tax dispute case with HMRC later this year Read More...

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KPMG wins Blackburn Rovers audit
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KPMG wins Blackburn Rovers audit

13y Rachael Singh

KPMG wins Blackburn Rovers audit

Premier League football club Blackburn Rovers swap auditors PM+M for KPMG Read More...

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Plymouth administrators defer pay
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Plymouth administrators defer pay

13y Rachael Singh

Plymouth administrators defer pay

The administrative team for collapsed football club Plymouth FC are deferring their pay until it achieves a "successful outcome" Read More...

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Premier League clubs owed taxman millions
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Premier League clubs owed taxman millions

13y Rachael Singh

Premier League clubs owed taxman millions

New information suggests the two most successful football leagues owed the taxman £22m for the tax year ending April 2010 Read More...

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HMRC fails to fast-track football insolvency case
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HMRC fails to fast-track football insolvency case

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC fails to fast-track football insolvency case

HM Revenue & Customs has lost an appeal to fast-track its action against the Football League's controversial football creditor rule Read More...

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Footy FDs as sick as parrots
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Footy FDs as sick as parrots

13y Accountancy Age

Footy FDs as sick as parrots

I’M A Man Utd fan, so it’s fair to say my week didn’t get off to a great start. But that said it could be worse. If I were a Plymout...

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CCW partner takes Kidderminster FD role
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CCW partner takes Kidderminster FD role

13y Rachael Singh

CCW partner takes Kidderminster FD role

Crowe Clark Whitehill board member joins Kidderminster Harriers as FD Read More...

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P&A administrators appointed to Plymouth FC
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P&A administrators appointed to Plymouth FC

13y Rachael Singh

P&A administrators appointed to Plymouth FC

Former Crystal Palace administrator Brendan Guilfoyle takes appointment at League One club Read More...

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Baker Tilly appointed liquidators of Portsmouth FC
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Baker Tilly appointed liquidators of Portsmouth FC

13y Rachael Singh

Baker Tilly appointed liquidators of Portsmouth FC

Geoff-Carton Kelly and David Hudson are appointed joint liquidators to collapsed club Portsmouth Read More...

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Football and accounting set to collide
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Football and accounting set to collide

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Football and accounting set to collide

ANY CHANCE I GET to write about football is gratefully received. Obviously, writing about accounting doesn’t give me too many options to do so. ...

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Plymouth Argyle lines up administrators
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Plymouth Argyle lines up administrators

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Plymouth Argyle lines up administrators

Intention to appoint administrators will cost the club ten league points - even if they then decide against entering the insolvency process Read More...

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HMRC issues second winding-up order against Southend United
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HMRC issues second winding-up order against Southend United

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC issues second winding-up order against Southe...

Southen United face second winding up order from HMRC in a year Read More...

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Lehmans halts Premier League court battle
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Lehmans halts Premier League court battle

13y Rachael Singh

Lehmans halts Premier League court battle

The taxman has postponed its day in court against the Premier League to await judgment in a separate insolvency case Read More...

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HMRC and Premier League insolvency battle to be adjourned
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HMRC and Premier League insolvency battle to be adjourned

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC and Premier League insolvency battle to be ad...

It is expected that HMRC will today ask for its day in court against the Premier League to be postponed until further notice Read More...

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HMRC to begin Premier League court battle
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HMRC to begin Premier League court battle

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC to begin Premier League court battle

The taxman will meet with the Premier League tomorrow in High Court as it tries to tackle the football creditor rule Read More...

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PKF administrators achieve CVA at Dundee FC
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PKF administrators achieve CVA at Dundee FC

13y Rachael Singh

PKF administrators achieve CVA at Dundee FC

Administrator Bryan Jackson has managed to complete a company voluntary arrangement at Dundee FC Read More...

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UK sport stars take tax hit
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UK sport stars take tax hit

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

UK sport stars take tax hit

Low take-home pay could influence foreign footballers considering move to UK on transfer deadline day. Read More...

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Accountant David Bernstein voted FA chairman
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Accountant David Bernstein voted FA chairman

13y Rachael Singh

Accountant David Bernstein voted FA chairman

ICAEW-qualified David Bernstein takes the chairman role at the FA alongside fellow accountant, general secretary Alex Horne Read More...

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Transfer costs hike hangs on Birmingham City VAT appeal
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Transfer costs hike hangs on Birmingham City VAT appeal

13y David Jetuah

Transfer costs hike hangs on Birmingham City VAT a...

Baker Tilly warns transfer costs will shoot up by a significant amount if appeals court rejects club's appeal on agents' fees Read More...

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PKF administrator to appeal Dundee FC docked points
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PKF administrator to appeal Dundee FC docked points

14y Rachael Singh

PKF administrator to appeal Dundee FC docked point...

Dundee FC administrator Bryan Jackson will appeal the Scottish Football League decision to dock the club 25 points, as it endangers a future sale Read...

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PKF administrator called into Dundee FC
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PKF administrator called into Dundee FC

14y Rachael Singh

PKF administrator called into Dundee FC

Bryan Jackson is appointed administrator of Scottish football club Dundee FC Read More...

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UHY called to help fight football creditor rule
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UHY called to help fight football creditor rule

14y Rachael Singh

UHY called to help fight football creditor rule

The taxman is calling on Portsmouth's administrators to give their opinion in court on the football creditor rule in an insolvency Read More...

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HMRC v Premier League insolvency battle set for 15 February
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HMRC v Premier League insolvency battle set for 15 February

14y Rachael Singh

HMRC v Premier League insolvency battle set for 15...

HMRC and Premier League will battle in the courts over controversial insolvency rule that allows football creditors to be paid out ahead of others Re...

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Arsenal boosted by £15m tax swing
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Arsenal boosted by £15m tax swing

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Arsenal boosted by £15m tax swing

Arsenal Football Club achieves £5m net tax credit after HMRC negotiations, compared to a £10m charge a year earlier Read More...

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HMRC vs five-a-side industry on VAT issues
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HMRC vs five-a-side industry on VAT issues

14y David Jetuah

HMRC vs five-a-side industry on VAT issues

Five-a-side organisers Goals Soccer Centres may be in talks with the taxman about how the industry pays VAT Read More...

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