Kaye Adams has won her 10-year tax battle against HMRC.
Kaye Adams has won her £124,000 tax battle after 10 years
The 61-year-old journalist has been arguing with the law enforcement agency over her status as a self-employed individual in a clampdown on IR35 rules, with HMRC claiming that she had been deemed as an employee of the BBC during the relevant tax years in which she was hosting 'The Kaye Adams Programme' on BBC Radio Scotland.
The TV star won a third court battle in 2023 over a disputed £124,000 tax bill, but HMRC has now decided not to appeal the victory, meaning that Kaye - through her company Atholl House Productions - is now found to be genuinely self-employed.
A spokesman told The Times: "Given this litigation has been ongoing for a number of years and the FTT does not set binding legal precedents, we don’t think it would be proportionate to appeal in this case. We always seek to resolve disputes out of court first and only take action to litigate where this isn’t possible."
The tax office had argued that Kaye - who is also known as a long-running anchor on the ITV1 chat show 'Loose Women' - should have been classified as a bonafide employee and therefore should have been liable to pay more tax, but with this outcome, HMRC has found that she is genuinely self-employed.
Last year, the former 'Strictly Come Dancing' contestant noted that the battle had become "almost unbearable" and spoke of her wish that HRMC would act in her favour so she could plan for the future.
She said: "She added: “I was 51 when this all began, and now, at the age of 60, I would really like to be released from my financial limbo and be able to plan for my future. Having scored a hat-trick of wins, I would politely request that HMRC accepts the emphatic judgment of our courts and desists from appealing yet again."
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