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Ladbrokes owner GVC deals with probe by UK tax authority

21 July 2020
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Ladbrokes has said it is "stunned" the UK's tax body is broadening a questions into "prospective business angering" connected to its previous Turkish online betting unit.

It said HM Revenue & Customs had broadened its probe into suppliers GVC utilized in Turkey to consist of other entities within its group.
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GVC sold its Turkish organization in December 2017.

The company said it was co-operating with investigation.

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GVC were informed of the advancement on Monday, but said it had yet to be informed of which of its subsidiaries were being investigated.

It stated it was "surprised by the yohaig code decision to extend the yohaig code examination in this promotion code method and are disappointed by the absence of clearness provided by HMRC regarding the scope of its investigation".
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"HMRC has actually not yet supplied details of the nature of the historic conduct it is examining, with the exception of a reference to section 7 Bribery Act 2010, nor has it clarified which part of the GVC group is under investigation."

Section 7 states that a commercial organisation is guilty of an offense if an individual related to that company kickbacks another individual to get or maintain organization, or to obtain or keep an advantage in the conduct of business.
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GVC's share rate was down 10.6% to 778.2 p on Tuesday following the news.

The UK Gambling Commission informed the BBC that it was "helping" with the investigation.
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HMRC decreased to comment.

In July 2019, GVC was required to reject reports that it was still benefiting from its former Turkish subsidiary, stressing that it no longer had ties with business.

"The board re-iterates the reality that subsequent to the disposal of the group's Turkish-facing company, GVC has no activity either straight or indirectly connected to the Turkish market," GVC stated.

"Furthermore, the yohaig code board also categorically refutes tips that the group, or senior management, continue to benefit from any operations servicing the Turkish market."

Liz Coleman, former HMRC tax inspector and consultant of advisory firm Integrated Dispute Resolution, said the investigation might go on for some time.
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"HMRC examinations are usually prolonged and considering the size of GVC it might be going on for many years, although if there's a targeted method it might be shorter," she said.

"They have to evaluate all the computer records too, so this promotion code could add a lot more time."

The HMRC's decision comes simply a week after Kenneth Alexander announced that he was stepping down as GVC's president.
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Mr Alexander took control of in 2007 and supervise the business's acquisitions of competitors Ladbrokes Coral and Bwin.party.

GVC reported a 22% drop in total net revenues for the second quarter this promotion code year due to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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