Why HMRC is huge Premier League transfer window tax headacheHMRC is the barrier stopping a healthier Premier League football transfer systemIs HMRC the biggest barrier stopping a healthier Premier League football transfer system, Alistair Culverwell asks. And there is a certain spectator that pays much more attention to what’s going on off the pitch than on it – HMRC. In the year ending March 2024 HMRC opened investigations into 20 football clubs, 83 football players and 21 football agents. Both continue to be a major focus area for HMRC but also a major headache for clubs, players and agents. An easier, and more elegant solution, would be early and upfront engagement between HMRC, players, clubs, agents and their advisers.