j.c wrote:
will the tax man allow this if he doesn't get his money ?
or does it not work like that?
Taxman can't stop it. They are two entirely different companies and the directors of the new company are not directors of the old one. Legally its 2 people unconnected with the old business starting up a new one and the old company's debts are nothing to do with them. The morals of it are of course a different matter but legally they're doing nothing wrong.