The chair of the Treasury Committee has written to HMRC with a series of questions on tax implications following an investigation into conduct at Manchester City Football Club.
In the letter to HMRC permanent secretary and CEO JP Marks, Treasury Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier pointed to findings in the recent Premier League's independent commission's decision that Manchester City was on the hook for 114 out of 115 charges levelled against it, covering a period of nine years from the 2009-10 to 2017-18 seasons. The charges against the club are pending appeal. The chair queried Marks on whether HMRC is aware of the findings, which include that the club arranged "sham contracts" to hide funding of more than £830m. She further asked whether HMRC had asked f...
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