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It's easy folks
If you can't afford the PAYE and NI, then don't offer the salaries.
End of story. Football has taken the mickey for years on this front.
About time
Totally agree, if HMRC are no longer lenient then I'm glad that they've finally got their act together. I don't believe for a second that HMRC issued a winding up petition without there being a long history of HMRC debt and previously missed payment promises. If a winding up petition was issued which resulted in full payment then that's a good result and the whole purpose of such proceedings. If there's now no debt then I would imagine that the petition will be withdrawn and no need for a hearing.
HMRC and general creditors always lose out because of the unfair football creditors rule, so I'm not surprised that they're going down the petition route.
Pay Up and Shut Up
Given the apparent lack of any sensible financial control exercised in many if not most football clubs these days, there can be no sympathy for the likes of Mr. Day here.
Inconsistent?
If this was just "an administration error" as stated then what has disrupted cash flow from a postponed game got to do with anything?
I agree with the other posts and hope HMRC continue with this policy for as long as the offenders continue to not pay in full on time. Just a shame that it took HMRC so long to "get wind" of what was going on and take action.