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Wayne Rooney Reportedly Owes 3.5 Million in Taxes After Using Avoidance Scheme
- Updated: October 8, 2016
England captain Wayne Rooney could reportedly be liable for £3.5 million in unpaid taxes as part of his involvement with a film scheme.
According to Tom Witherow and James Burton of the Daily Mail, the Manchester United skipper is said to be “the largest investor in a scheme involving the film industry and investment firm Invicta.”
In the report, it’s stated HM Revenue & Customs consider the 30-year-old responsible for the sum aforementioned, although this has been denied by Invicta.
Per Witherow and Burton, Rooney has been investigated by the tax authorities five times in the last four years, and he paid £500,000 to the taxman in line with an anonymous scheme last year.
According to the Times, per the initial source, “Rooney used Invicta 43 to generate tax relief to shelter £12.5 million, enough to legally avoid …
