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John Barnes banned as company director over taxes

John Barnes, former Liverpool player, is banned from acting as a company director due to his media representation firm failing to pay £190,000 in taxes.
A probe by the Insolvency Service revealed Barnes' company, John Barnes Media Ltd, did not pay over £190,000 in taxes between 2018-2020.
Barnes, who played for Liverpool from 1987 to 1997, is disqualified as a director for three-and-a-half years, preventing him from company involvement without court approval.

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BBC News

John Barnes banned as company director over taxes

John Barnes Media Ltd failed to pay £190,000 in taxes despite a turnover of over £400,000.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

John Barnes banned from being company director over unpaid taxes

Ex-footballer disqualified as director for three and a half yearsJohn Barnes Media failed to pay more than £190,000 in taxThe former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes has been banned as a director after his company failed to pay tens of thousands of pounds in tax, following an investigation by the HM Revenue’s Insolvency Service.The investigation revealed that between 2018 and 2020, John Barnes Media – which offered media representati…

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool FC player John Barnes hit with ban after company fails to pay thousands in tax

The legendary footballer has signed a director disqualification undertaking banning him from being a company director for the next three-and-a-half years

10 days ago·Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Ex-England star John Barnes banned as company director over unpaid taxes

Former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes has been banned as a director after his company failed to pay more than £190,000 in corporation tax and VAT.

10 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Wales Online

Ex-England star's firm failed to pay more than £190,000 tax

Firm paid 'no tax whatsoever' for two years despite earnings of more than £400,000, say the Insolvency Service

10 days ago

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Sky News UK

John Barnes: Ex-England and Liverpool star banned as company director over unpaid taxes

Across a football career lasting almost two decades, John Barnes earned 79 caps for England before retiring. In 2012 he founded John Barnes Media Limited - a company which would fold less than a decade later and spend two years paying no tax whatsoever.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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