Bury FC successful in its plea for extension in battle with HMRC
Bury FC has been granted another extension in its battle with HM Revenue & Customs when the High Court today allowed a 35-day adjournment in its winding-up petition case.
The club was back in court after it had been granted a 14-day extension on October 16.
Earlier that week a potential buyer of the club had ended their interest in any deal.
Bury were expelled from the English Football League in August as a result of their financial issues.
Today, the club’s lawyers told the court it needed a further extension to determine whether the club had paid too much tax.
The case was adjourned by Judge Nicholas Briggs until December 4.
Bury said they believe they have continued to automatically pay tax on wages that would otherwise have been paid to staff, despite those wages not being paid.
The judge, therefore, issued the adjournment to “determine whether HMRC have been overpaid”.
A statement issued by the club last Friday said: “Bury Football Club is not dead as some are asserting and will again be playing football.
“Our pitches at Gigg and Carrington are in first-class order ready for next season, work will start on our Stadium once the Day/Loan situation is resolved.
“The winding-up order should never have been issued and would have been dismissed on the day but unfortunately, HMRC had not finalized processing the returns and an adjournment was granted to accommodate this, it will be dismissed this week coming.”
