LOVE Island star Joey Essex is going through a battle with the taxman over alleged unpaid payments.

His performing arts agency, Joey Essex Administration, has been served a winding up petition by HMRC.

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It means the taxman needs to close down the corporate in an effort to get better as a lot of the alleged tax debt as doable.

Joey’s firm has didn’t file accounts since 2018, when it had reserves of almost £486,000.

However since that paperwork was revealed the corporate has not filed any extra detailed monetary data – that means 5 years of data are lacking.

Towie star Joey, 33, is the one director and shareholder of the corporate – that means he can be going through mounting fines from Firms Home as a result of its accounts being years behind.

The winding-up petition means he additionally now faces a probably expensive and embarrassing Excessive Court docket case towards HMRC.

Joey has three different lively firms – JDE Property Restricted, which is value £100 – and two new companies.

They’re Fusey Productions Restricted and The Prime TT Restricted, which had been arrange in 2023 and have but to file accounts.

Joey has induced a stir since arriving within the Love Island villa in Majorca, the place he’s coupled up with Jessy Potts, 25.

He has been accused of bullying after repeatedly clashing together with his ex Grace Jackson, 25.

Joey utilized to go on the present himself – telling The Solar earlier than he entered: “I’ve at all times wished to go on Love Island and I’ve identified Mike Spencer (Love Island inventive director) because the very first day I began my journey into TV on The Solely Means Is Essex.

“It felt like the suitable time to present the Villa a shot, so I known as Mike to ask him if I might apply and he stated go for it.”

Joey’s rep was approached for remark.

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