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Was going to post about this: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/former-world-darts-champion-rob-cross-banned-as-director-over-unpaid-taxes

>Former world darts champion Rob Cross has been banned as a director for five years after his company failed to pay more than £450,000 in tax.

>Cross, known for winning the PDC World Darts Championship in 2018 and five World Series of Darts titles, was the director of Rob Cross Darts Limited, which was set up for the 34-year-old to receive his earnings and prize money.

>However, between March 2020 and November 2023, Cross removed more than £300,000 in company money which should have been paid to creditors, including to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

>He had also taken out more than £400,000 from Rob Cross Darts Limited in the form of a director’s loan account by the time the company went into liquidation.

>Rob Cross Darts Limited was formed in May 2017, with Cross appointed as director on the same day.

>Insolvency Service investigations found that the company received just more than £1 million from Cross’s earnings between the start of March 2020 and the date of liquidation in November 2023.

>A total of £169,500 in sponsorships and £261,901 from his management company was also paid in to the company. However, in the same period, Cross withdrew funds of at least £306,403 from the company which he acknowledged was “to the risk and ultimate detriment of HMRC”. A further £665,419 was paid into the personal account of a connected party.

>By the time the company went into liquidation, it owed £403,896 in corporation tax, £49,071 in VAT, and £12,436 in PAYE and National Insurance contributions. The company had only paid £41,936 to HMRC between March 2020 and November 2023. Cross’s director’s loan account was also overdrawn by £423,608 when the company went into liquidation with liabilities of £579,805.

What the fuck was he doing and why did his accountant not question it?

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