Register to get free articles
Want unlimited access? View Plans
Already have an account? Sign in
HMRC has won an appeal case against Eamonn Holmes over a tax bill from his employment contract with ITV when he presented its flagship morning show This Morning.
Holmes appealed a claim from HMRC, first heard in June 2018, that contracts between his own company, Red White and Green Limited, and ITV had amounted to an employment relationship rather than self-employment.
Documents show Holmes invoiced ITV for around £1.55m between 2011 and 2015 and judges agreed with HMRC that the nature of his contract meant that he was effectively an ITV employee meaning he had to pay income tax and national insurance.
This ruling comes just days after HMRC lost a case against Gary Lineker over a £4.9m tax appeal.
Holmes and Lineker are amongst a host of entertainment stars caught up in a government crackdown on “disguised employees” who charge for their services through separate companies.
Over the last 10 years ministers have tightened IR35 rules which regulate the tax status of contractors and determine whether or not they are employees.
