Unpaid tax bill forces Gers into administration

Rangers were forced into administration yesterday over an unpaid tax bill of £9 million (€10.7m) — accrued since Craig Whyte’s takeover.

Rangers appointed corporate financial advisers Duff and Phelps following several hours of legal debate with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

Duff and Phelps later said in a statement: “The appointment follows a petition for administration presented to the Court of Session in Edinburgh today by HMRC following the non-payment of circa £9m (€10.7m) PAYE and VAT following the takeover of the club in May 2011.”