Eamonn Holmes, 61, has defended himself on Twitter after being accused by one user of avoiding paying equal tax to his fellow Irish star Kenneth Branagh.The This Morning host had a disagreement with HMRC last year over a £250,000 tax bill after he claimed he was a freelancer, and received payments from ITV through his limited company, called Red, White and Green, which reduced his tax bill.However, the taxman argued that TV presenters are employees and so should pay income tax and national insurance.This means they must pay up to 45 per cent tax and not 18 per cent corporation tax.According to The Sun, Eamonn had filed to take HM Revenue and Customs to court over the bill.He has said he was a test case and that others such as Ant and.
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