Spanish authorities have filed charges against Lionel Messi and he will have to appear in court on September 17.
Along with Messi accusation has been raised against his father, Jorge, the newspaper El Pais. The pair are accused of deceiving the tax while avoiding taxes on more than four million euros over a three year period, from 2007 to 2009.
According to the Spanish authorities, the attacker and his father have avoided paying taxes on the profits of the sale of image rights through operating companies located outside the country.
Player himself said last week that he is innocent and unaware of any violations.
"We learned about it through the media. We are surprised about this news, because we have not made any violations. "
"We have always meet tax obligations, on the advice of our tax consultants, who would care to clarify this situation," said Messi
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment