Messi will pay 33 million to finance

He has agreed to pay in five years

Leo Messi regularize their situation with the Spanish Treasury disbursing a total of 32.9 million euros, after the Prosecution put a complaint in June 2013 for alleged tax fraud of 4.1 million euros in the statements made by the player from 2007 to 2009. An amount, plus interest, that the player has already paid the IRS a few months ago. 

The reason for this complaint were irregularities in the deductions made by the player's image rights, alleged to have diverted to tax havens. In this situation, the player voluntarily decided to make an additional statement for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012.

 

To regularize the statements of these years, the player will have to pay 25 million euros. The agreement reached with the tax authorities was the formalization of a guarantee for that amount that will be paid over the next five years. So far it has not made any payments that guarantee. The first will take place after the summer and the last will be in 2018.

Finally, there is the payment of a fine resulting from these 4.1 million defrauded. The collaboration we have had with footballer Finance-the proof is the additional statement voluntarily, suggests that the lesser penalty be imposed, which is 65% of the amount defrauded. Therefore, if this is so, when the judge rules will have to pay 2.7 million euros. So Messi 32.9 million in total pay.

A few days ago, the judge decided to acquit this fraud Messi considering that the player does not have knowledge of tax matters. For this reason, have no criminal liability in the case, although economic, and hence the payment of the nearly 33 million.
- MARCA.com