Eye-watering cost of Kaye Adams' 10-year tax battle that left her feeling like 'punch bag'

Kaye Adams had a decade-long battle with HMRC (Image: ITV) Loose Women star Kaye Adams had a decade-long battle with HM Revenue & Customs ( HMRC ) over a claim she owed hundreds of thousands in unpaid taxes. The 61-year-old's fight began back in 2014 , when Kaye confessed she thought the letter she’d received was a mistake. HMRC finally conceded defeat in the case when a court ruled she was a freelance worker in November 2023.

After four hearings, HMRC said they would not appeal the judgement, with the matter now brought to a close. The presenter said the stress of the case had been "almost unbearable", pleading with the tax authority not to appeal. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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