BBC Breakfast prima Charlie Stayt has become the latest successful a database of precocious illustration TV presenters to look a conflict with HMRC, aft the likes of Lorraine Kelly, Gary Lineker, Kaye Adams and Eamonn Holmes each ended up successful tribunal successful caller years.
The broadcaster, 41, and his woman Annie Breckell, were reportedly served by the taxman with a petition implicit their steadfast connected Monday.
Their cases came arsenic the authorities cracks down connected radical who assertion to beryllium self-employed erstwhile they are successful effect moving arsenic employees of a institution - thing that sees them wage little successful taxation than they should.
This has had varying degrees of success, with Kelly, Lineker and Adams each winning their battles with the authorities body, though Holmes was defeated and forced to merchantability his location to pay.
Charlie Stayt, pictured present with Naga Munchetty connected the BBC Breakfast couch, faces a conflict with HMRC aft being served with a bankruptcy petition
His institution - Stayt Limited - lists some Annie and Charlie arsenic directors alongside Hogbens Dunphy Secretaries, an accountants and taxation consultants based successful cardinal London
It is reported that Stayt has travel into struggle with HMRC implicit his institution Stayt Limited, of which helium and his woman Annie are listed arsenic directors alongside Hogbens Dunphy Secretaries, an accountants and taxation consultants based successful cardinal London.
How Charlie Stayt became a meal TV regular
Charlie Stayt started his vocation moving for ITN successful 1995, earlier joining Five News, wherever helium roseate up the ranks to big their prime-time bulletins.
Privately educated, helium went to schoolhouse astatine The King's School, Gloucester, which helium near conscionable 3 years earlier histrion Simon Pegg joined successful 1974.
He started his vocation connected a commercialized vigor presumption successful his location municipality of Gloucester, earlier moving to big Capital Radio;s quality programme successful London.
In 1995 helium began his TV vocation moving for ITN, past joined Five News arsenic a newsman earlier presenting the network's prime-time bulletins and half-hour unrecorded statement programmes.
He anchored their sum of 9/11 and the Millenium celebrations, earlier moving astatine Sky News.
He joined Breakfast successful 2006 and has hosted alongside the likes of Naga Munchetty and Susanna Reid, and took over arsenic the the main weekday presenter aft Dan Walker near the amusement successful April 2022.
The prima has remained down South contempt his chap co-stars relocating person to Media City successful Salford, Manchester, wherever the BBC amusement is broadcast from.
The firm, which describes itself arsenic being progressive successful 'television programming and broadcasting activities', was £6,409 successful the reddish according to accounts filed past December.
The filing of a petition could endanger their idyllic household life.
The mates bought their Twickenham location successful 2002 for £800,000. It has present sky-rocketed successful worth to arsenic overmuch arsenic £2.3million.
They person been unneurotic for much than 20 years and person 2 children, Pheobe and Jake, who are some grown up. It is believed that they inactive unrecorded astatine location with their parents, Hello! reported.
Their conflict with the taxman differs from different caller clashes betwixt HMRC and TV presenters.
Other hosts were targeted by the authorities section implicit accusations they had not paid capable tax.
Among those successful the firing enactment were Gary Lineker, Lorraine Kelly, Kaye Adams and Eammon Holmes, who were alleged to person underpaid by millions.
However, contempt having the afloat unit of the authorities down it, HMRC's results person been mixed to accidental the least, with Lineker, Kelly and Adams each winning their cases - immoderate of which dragged connected the amended portion of a decennary - against the taxman successful court.
It comes arsenic the authorities cracks down connected taxation avoidance utilizing authorities known arsenic IR35, designed to clamp down connected taxation avoidance by alleged 'disguised employees', who complaint for their services via constricted companies.
The rules spot each contractors that bash not conscionable HMRC's explanation of self-employment taxed astatine a akin complaint to mean employees.
Among the astir precocious illustration of these cases progressive Match of the Day big Gary Lineker, who was chased by the taxation authorities for £4.9million it claimed should person been paid connected income received betwixt 2013 and 2018.
Throughout proceedings the presenter, 62, insisted each taxes were paid connected the income via a concern acceptable up successful 2012 with his ex-wife Danielle Bux.
Gary Lineker was told by the taxman helium should person been classed arsenic an worker of the BBC and BT Sport for his presenting duties, alternatively than arsenic a freelancer, but helium won his lawsuit successful court. Pictured: Lineker extracurricular his London location successful March 2023
The Match of the Day big was chased by the taxation authorities for £4.9million, but won erstwhile a justice ruled helium was self-employed. Pictured: Lineker astatine the National Theatre connected May 1, 2024
A taxation justice came down connected his broadside successful court, ruling that the IR35 authorities did not use because were nonstop contracts betwixt the presenter and some the BBC and BT Sport.
The tribunal recovered that portion Gary Lineker Media (GLM), which helium acceptable up with his past woman successful 2012, was a concern to which IR35 authorities applies, the entreaty was inactive dismissed successful afloat due to the fact that contracts existed.
Speaking astatine the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax) successful London, Judge John Brook successful March 2023: 'As a substance of law, erstwhile Mr Lineker signed the 2013 BBC Contract, the 2015 BBC Contract and the BT Sport Contract for the proviso of his services, helium did truthful arsenic main thereby contracting straight with the BBC and BT Sport.
'As such, the intermediaries authorities cannot use - it is lone applicable 'where services are provided not nether a declaration straight betwixt lawsuit and the worker'.
'In this lawsuit Mr Lineker's services were provided nether nonstop contracts with the BBC and BT Sport.
'Although specified a decision mightiness look inconsistent with my conclusions that the intermediaries authorities tin use to partnerships... that is not the case.'
James Rivett KC, Lineker's typical earlier said successful tribunal that determination was a 'policy of looking astatine radical successful the media' astatine HMRC, earlier criticising its lawyers for laughing astatine suggestions determination was a governmental constituent to their enquiries.
He said: 'This is conscionable a panto laugh. My lawsuit has been dragged done the papers accused of not paying income taxation which has been paid.'
An HMRC spokesperson said astatine the time: 'The tribunal has confirmed the off-payroll rules use to partnerships, arsenic we person ever said. However, we bash not hold with its determination that the rules cannot use successful this lawsuit and we're considering an appeal.
'It is our work to guarantee everyone pays the close taxation nether the law, careless of wealthiness oregon status.'
Lineker's lawsuit came aft greeting amusement prima Lorraine Kelly won her ain conflict with the taxman aft being accused of utilizing the aforesaid alleged loophole.
The Scottish TV big was chased for £1.2million by HMRC aft it claimed she should person been treated arsenic an worker of ITV and arsenic such, taxable to income taxation and National Insurance payments.
Lorraine Kelly (pictured) addressed her 2019 taxation tribunal case, saying: 'I don't privation radical to deliberation I would bash thing to get retired of paying what I should beryllium paying.'
The Scottish TV big (pictured successful 2021) made headlines erstwhile she won a £1.2million conflict with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
Lorraine Kelly escaped a £1.2 cardinal taxation measure aft a justice described her arsenic an 'entertaining lady' who is her ain brag successful 2019
She had signed with ITV Breakfast successful 2012 to contiguous the 'Daybreak' and 'Lorraine' shows, doing the woody done her services company, Albatel Limited - but HMRC insisted she successful world became an ITV employee.
At the time, Kelly told Judge Dean she was 'baffled' by HMRC's cognition and denied that taxation and nationalist security should person been deducted from her income nether the PAYE system.
She said she had been 'freelance' since 1992 and had since past worked for the BBC, Channel 4, Scottish TV, Sky and ITV, besides penning play columns for the Sun newspaper.
She considered it an 'honour and a responsibility' that she is 1 of the fistful of TV stars whose names are successful the titles of their shows.
She tin endorse commercialized products nevertheless she likes, launching a covering scope for JD Williams, acting arsenic a marque ambassador for Avon and appearing successful an online advert for furnishings company, Wayfair.
Giving an illustration of her independence, she said she had refused to interrogation Elton John connected a unrecorded nexus from Australia astatine 4am arsenic she was filming with the BBC aboriginal successful the day.
Explaining the 'give and take' successful her narration with ITV, she said she had been absent from the broadcaster's greeting docket for 4 weeks successful 2017 erstwhile she went connected an expedition to Antarctica.
In the extremity a justice ruled she was hired for her services arsenic an entertainer and was successful power of some her moving time and her show.
'We were satisfied that Ms Kelly presents a persona of herself, she presents herself arsenic a marque and that is the marque ITV sought erstwhile engaging her,' the justice said.
'All parts of the amusement are a performance, the enactment being to execute the relation of a friendly, chatty and amusive personality.'
Kelly aboriginal said that successful the aftermath she could 'laugh' astatine the remarks, adding: 'It was, sadly, a spot of a misinterpretation but I knew what (the judge) meant. Obviously, it's fixed radical large hilarity and I tin unrecorded with that.'
HMRC's tally of mediocre results against TV endowment continued erstwhile Loose Women prima Kaye Adams won her 10-year conflict with them implicit a disputed £124,000 taxation bill.
Kaye Adams, 61, had been arguing she is self-employed for her enactment carried retired betwixt 2013 and 2017 - erstwhile hosting 'The Kaye Adams Programme' connected BBC Radio Scotland
HMRC argued the presenter, who was employed arsenic a freelancer during her clip astatine BBC Scotland
During the proceedings important value was placed connected the information Adams had been a freelance writer for 20 years
The 61-year-old ended up successful tribunal 3 times implicit the people of a decennary arsenic she argued she was self-employed erstwhile she hosted 'The Kaye Adams Programme' connected BBC Radio Scotland betwixt 2013 and 2017.
Like successful different cases the authorities claimed she was an worker and owed thousands successful unpaid taxes from her clip connected the show, for which she was paid £155,000 per twelvemonth to contiguous a minimum of 160 programmes for the BBC.
HMRC argued the presenter, who was employed arsenic a freelancer during her clip astatine BBC Scotland via her institution Atholl House Productions Ltd, owed £81,150.60 successful income taxation and £43,290.98 successful nationalist security contributions.
Adams appealed to the First Tier Tax Tribunal and archetypal won her lawsuit successful April 2019. However, HMRC repeatedly refused to judge the decision, starring to 3 much hearings.
But the TV star, primitively from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, won a 3rd tribunal conflict successful November erstwhile a tribunal ruled she was a freelance worker.
The erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing contestant past pleaded with the taxation authorization not to entreaty and said the decennary of fiscal limbo had been 'almost unbearable'.
After reviewing the decision, HMRC said successful January this twelvemonth they would not entreaty the judgement arsenic it would not beryllium 'proportionate' to contention it fixed the lawsuit has been 'ongoing for a fig of years'.
Adams aboriginal slammed HMRC, saying she was 'utterly horrified astatine the behaviour of this department' aft spending astir £300,000 successful ineligible fees defending herself.
She said: 'They [HMRC] person the powerfulness to ruin good, honorable hard-working people's lives with nary consequences.
'It is not conscionable lives they are trashing, HMRC is making a mockery of the legislation. Self-employed presumption is present determined according to the unit applied by HMRC and hazard absorption connected the portion of media companies, not according to the law.
'This is simply a pyrrhic triumph for me. I person won my lawsuit against HMRC and I person spent connected ineligible fees astir £300,000, which should person been successful my pension. Justice eh!'
TV presenter Helen Fospero besides won her conflict with HMRC, escaping a taxation complaint of £80,000 successful 2019.
The taxman did win successful their lawsuit against Eamonn Holmes, however, aft it claimed helium owed HMRC £250,000 successful unpaid levies.
The This Morning big was forced to merchantability his beloved location successful eastbound Belfast to wage disconnected his tremendous taxation measure aft officials ruled helium was a unit subordinate for broadcasters alternatively than a freelancer.
TV presenter Helen Fospero besides won her conflict with HMRC, escaping a taxation complaint of £80,000 successful 2019
Eamonn Holmes was forced to merchantability his beloved location successful eastbound Belfast to wage disconnected a immense measure aft a £250,000 taxation conflict with HMRC
The TV presenter, pictured present extracurricular the Tric Awards successful July 2022, claimed HMRC had 'taken distant everything I ever worked for'
Eamonn Holmes believes that the accent of his £250,000 taxation enactment caused his terrible bout of shingles which could've near him blind
They allegedly asked for 10 years of retrospective taxation and nationalist security payments from him, contempt the presenter saying helium was fixed vacation oregon sick pay.
He claimed successful February past twelvemonth that helium was appealing against the ruling, and said the proceeding was 'the astir stressful acquisition extracurricular of losing my father'.
He told NVTV earlier this twelvemonth that the nonaccomplishment of his location was 'like they person taken distant everything I ever worked for'.
The 64-year-old said that the accent of the enactment caused a terrible bout of shingles which could person near him blind.
The TV prima said: 'I was similar a lamb to the slaughter – it was the astir stressful, humiliating experience.'
Liverpool fable and Sky Sports pundit Phil Thompson mislaid his ain £300,000 warfare with the authorities past December
Broadcaster Adrian Chiles remains locked successful a ineligible conflict with HMRC implicit £1.7million allegedly owed implicit his enactment for BBC and ITV
Describing the unwellness helium added: 'It was scary to spot it. It looked arsenic if idiosyncratic had taken a shot bat to my look and smashed maine astir a bit.'
In effect Eamonn's taxation battle, a HMRC spokesperson told MailOnline: 'We instrumentality the wellbeing of each taxpayers earnestly and bash everything we tin for those who prosecute with america to get their taxation affairs successful order, including by offering affordable outgo plans.'
Former footballer and Sky Sports presenter Neil McCann besides mislaid a £210,000 conflict with HMRC successful April, portion Liverpool fable and Sky Sports pundit Phil Thompson mislaid his ain £300,000 warfare with the authorities past December.
Broadcaster Adrian Chiles remains locked successful a ineligible conflict with HMRC implicit £1.7million allegedly owed implicit his enactment for BBC and ITV.
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