After Having His Finances Cleared By The Taxman, David Beckham Is Set To Be Knighted.

 

The 46-year-old former England captain is expected to be formally nominated and added to the official recommendations list for next June.

It comes eight years after he was caught up in a tax evasion operation. The taxman changed his status from red to green, allowing him to be recognized.

After a long-running tax saga, the Manchester United and Three Lions icon has finally become eligible to be a Sir.

MPs and charity activists hailed the move last night, calling it "well overdue" for one of England's most successful players — and a prolific charity fundraiser.

Becks was banned by the Inland Revenue ten years ago after being detected in the Ingenious tax dodging scheme.

However, the firm won a multi-million pound appeal against HMRC in August, and Beckham's representatives met tax officials to settle his finances.

"David, like many of the celebrities involved with Ingenious, had no idea what was going on at the time," a source added.

When David became self-employed almost two years ago, his team aggressively approached HMRC, and this year they finally got everything settled once and for all.

"David was told in 2013 that the sole reason he wasn't knighted was because of the tax scandal. Now that the situation has been resolved, there is no reason why he should not be honored.

"A knighthood would undoubtedly make him ecstatic — but he's not fooled, and he'll believe it when he sees it."