Horizon Scandal: Tax Expert Says Post Office ‘Could Face £100M Bill and Insolvency’

Dan Neidle, tax lawyer, posted on X saying the Post Office claimed £934m tax relief for its compensation payments, and called it ‘unlawful.’
Horizon Scandal: Tax Expert Says Post Office ‘Could Face £100M Bill and Insolvency’
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The Post Office could be facing a £100 million bill and insolvency after claiming tax relief for its compensation payments to subpostmasters, according to a tax expert.

Dan Neidle, the head of non-profit organisation Tax Policy Associates, said the Post Office claimed £934 million tax relief for its compensation payments, and suggested it could be “unlawful.”