Gordon Ramsey
Gordon Ramsay has been dealt a further blow after his company was hit with a demand for more than $2 million (£1.3 million) in unpaid taxes.
U.S. authorities have sent the beleaguered British chef's firm three outstanding tax bills in the last eight months. The most recent demand, sent last month (Jul10), totalled a massive $484,500 (£323,000).
A spokesperson for Gordon Ramsay Holdings confirms the taxes are not the reality TV star's personal liabilities.
The rep says, "This relates specifically to a restaurant operation in New York which has been restructured. Conversations are in hand with U.S. authorities to settle outstanding corporate liabilities."
The news comes just two days after Ramsay was forced to shut down his restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday (30Jul10).
Ramsay has recently been hit with a series of lawsuits over allegedly unpaid bills - fuelling rumours his business empire is in trouble.