Top footballers face £250m tax bill over avoidance schemes
Former Man United star invested £33.5m in the scheme
Almost 130 Premier League footballers face a £250m bill over tax avoidance schemes invested in film projects, according to a report in the Daily Mirror.
According to the report, 129 players invested a total of £250m through former Kingsbridge financial advisers David McKee and Kevin McMenamin. The schemes offered tax relief on investments in films including...
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