{"id":9549,"date":"2024-04-25T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9549"},"modified":"2024-04-25T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:00:26","slug":"john-barnes-ex-england-and-liverpool-star-banned-as-company-director-over-unpaid-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9549","title":{"rendered":"John Barnes: Ex-England and Liverpool star banned as company director over unpaid taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Barnes has been banned as a director after his company failed to pay almost \u00a3200,000 in tax.The ex-England and <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> star signed a disqualification undertaking which barred him from being a company director for three-and-a-half years, the Insolvency Service has said.<br \/>\nThis came about because his company John Barnes Media Limited, failed to pay any corporation tax and VAT from 2018 to 2020The Insolvency Service launched an investigation in September 2023.Barnes was the sole director of the company, based in West Byfleet, Surrey, which said it offered media representation services.<br \/>\nFrom November 2018 to October 2020, John Barnes Media had a turnover of \u00a3441,798.Over this period, nothing was paid to HMRC.This was despite the fact the company filed returns showing what the VAT payments should have been.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\"><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Barnes during his time playing for Liverpool in 1995<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>                <span class=\"sdc-article-strapline__title\">Follow Sky News on WhatsApp<\/span><br \/>\n                Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News<br \/>\n                Tap here<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/>Horses cause &#8216;mayhem&#8217; after bolting through central London<br \/>Two Premier League players arrested over alleged rape<br \/>Train strikes in May &#8211; full list of lines affected<\/strong>        <\/p>\n<p>                                            <span class=\"sdc-site-au__label-text\" data-label-text=\"Advertisement\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The investigation showed that the company failed to pay \u00a378,839 in corporation tax from August 2018 to January 2020 &#8211; when it ceased trading.The company also failed to \u00a3115,272 in VAT from February 2019 to 2020.Across a playing career spanning almost two decades, Barnes earned 79 caps for England before he formed John Barnes Media Limited in September 2012.Mike Smith, chief investigator at the Insolvency Service, said: &#8220;Individuals and businesses not paying the tax they should deprives the government of the funding it needs to provide vital public services and investment in areas such as schools, hospitals and roads.&#8221;John Barnes had a legal duty to ensure his company paid the correct amount of corporation tax and VAT.&#8221;Instead, it paid no tax whatsoever between November 2018 and October 2020, despite receiving earnings of well over \u00a3400,000.&#8221;This disqualification should serve as a deterrent to other directors that if you do not pay your taxes while directing money elsewhere, you are at risk of being banned&#8221;.     <\/p>\n<p>The secretary of state for business and trade accepted a disqualification undertaking from Barnes and his ban started on Wednesday 24 April.It prevents him from being involved in the promotion, formation or management of a company without the permission of the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Barnes has been banned as a director for three-and-a-half years after his company, John Barnes Media Limited, failed to pay almost \u00a3200,000 in tax. The company did not pay any corporation tax and VAT from 2018 to 2020, despite having a turnover of \u00a3441,798 during that period. Barnes was the sole director of the company, which offered media representation services. The ban prevents him from being involved in the promotion, formation, or management of a company without court 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