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  • Exclusive: UK football clubs owe £1m in tax to HMRC

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    Twenty lower league football clubs in the UK have fallen into arrears to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), according to date from chartered accountants and business advisers Lubbock Fine shared with City AM. The value of Pay as You Earn (PAYE) payroll tax owed by football clubs was £1.04m as of 22 May 2025, [...]

    Twenty lower league football clubs in the UK have fallen into arrears to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), according to chartered accountants and business advisers Lubbock Fine.
  • Football v HMRC: Scrutiny sees £400m clawed back from clubs

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    The football industry continues to see the crackdown over tax as over the past five-years, HMRC has seen over £384m collected in unpaid taxes from the football sector

    Football industry v HMRC: £67m recovered in one year.
  • Offside with HMRC: UK football clubs to face tax penalties

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    Around two dozen UK professional football clubs have fallen into arrears over their tax payments, as warnings that the tax authority is stepping up compliance action

    Offside with HMRC: UK Football Clubs to face tax penalties

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