HMRC wins tax case against BBC presenter

Ruling at Royal Courts of Justice for former Look North host Christa Ackroyd could have impact on more BBC presentersA number of BBC presenters could be facing bills for thousands of pounds in backdated tax after HMRC won a key tribunal ruling against Christa Ackroyd, the former presenter of the corporation’s regional Look North programme.Ackroyd worked at the BBC on what is known as a personal service company contract, meaning she was self-employed and using a limited company instead of b