Josep Maria Jay de Yabana, a professor of economics at the
University of Barcelona and tax expert athletes, See that Lionel Messi, who
filed against him by prosecutors recently charged fraud tax concealing more
than four million euros, can avoid judicial accountability if the settlement is
suitable for putting tax.
the expert attributed in an interview with Radio (Rak -1) on
Thursday, the cause of action filed against Argentina by the public prosecutor
for economic crimes in the city of Barcelona, to the "strategy tax,"
which followed advisers player taxes, because "speed work and amend the
tax code was faster the pace they altered the tax strategy Messi. "
The economist pointed out, "I am surprised that a group
of good lawyers, located in this error," in reference to the Office Juárez
Veceana, representative of the Barcelona striker.
According to the expert, "Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be
happening to him, something similar, because it does not have residence in
Spain, and he is not subject to the accountability of the tax, while that Messi
has to establish and is subject to the accountability of tax up to 65%
maximum."
He added "it can avoid going to court, but when things
reach to this situation is usually because they have exhausted all avenues of
dialogue."
He also warned of the possibility of enter Messi to prison,
before he corrects that "I do not think that Messi might go to prison
because he can make the settlement and legalize and tax status."
The expert pointed out that Messi is not the first player
from FC Barcelona exposed to this position, all elite athletes are "most
of the slide to the taxpayers, because they consider machines for making
money."
The prosecution said that Messi refuge "in order to
evade taxes" for the conclusion of contracts for advertising rights with
front companies based in countries known as havens for tax evasion, such as
Belize, Uruguay, Britain and Switzerland.
it had been confirmed through investigation that the process
of tax fraud behind Jorge Messi, the father of the player and his agent, where
in 2005, when he was the star of Barca is still a minor, commissioned by
someone else create a company sham and was later replaced by another, in order
to evade taxes.
The prosecution pointed out that the revenue was passed from
player States hosting companies that pay for the publicity rights of the player
to the sham companies in tax havens almost without being subject to any
taxation.
As explained in the prosecution that Messi and his father
"shed some public statements in the representations of other tax in order
to prevent tax administration from knowing the granting of rights propaganda
for companies found abroad," and noted the prosecution to the total value
of the smuggling operations tax for the player during the seasons of 2007, 2008
and 2009, up to four million and 164A and 674 euros.
Prosecutors accused in the case, which now awaits acceptance
by the competent judge, Messi and father of three crimes against public funds,
under Article 305 of the Penal Code.
Ally law provides imprisonment from two years to six years
and a fine of two to six times, when it increases the money smuggled from taxes
for 600 thousand euros, a situation that could apply to the Argentine star.
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