Ronaldo to pay 15 millions for tax fraud

[barros]

I'm surprised nobody talks about Ronaldo, everybody had wet dreams about Messi going to the jail.... (well we know they don't go to jail)

http://www.cbssports.com/soccer/new...naldo-could-face-a-five-year-prison-sentence/

 

[Keeps It tidy]

I assume most high level Footballers are trying to skate around their taxes some way.

 

[Skills]

Poor guy

 

[Steven Seagull]

Good

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

He's too pretty for prison anyways.

 

[LuisNaniencia]

He's too pretty for prison anyways.

And too rich.

 

[DWelbz19]

Sad

 

[FujiVice]

It would be like Christmas morning every day if you were in jail and Cristiano was your cell mate. I've seen the 90s TV show Oz. He'd be in a dress and lipstick before he unpacked his toilet bag.

 

[Scarecrow]

Out of all articles on the subject you chose that rubbish?

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

It would be like Christmas morning every day if you were in jail and Cristiano was your cell mate. I've seen the 90s TV show Oz. He'd be in a dress and lipstick before he unpacked his toilet bag.

What's up Prison Mike!

 

[Snow]

It's not big until charges are pressed. When new information come into light, they are looked into. The tax authorities have been looking into his finances but that doesn't mean he's dodging taxes. If the prosecute him it means he probably has.

 

[Rado_N]

I assume most high level Footballers are trying to skate around their taxes some way.

Depends what you consider high level.

Vast vast majority of PL players are nothing but straight up with their tax positions.

 

[Sandikan]

Is there anyone in Spain's top flight not guilty of this!?

 

[villain]

Has he been found guilty or is this just an investigation ?

 

[AndyJ1985]

Another tax evading scum bag.

 

[ReallyUSA]

It would be like Christmas morning every day if you were in jail and Cristiano was your cell mate. I've seen the 90s TV show Oz. He'd be in a dress and lipstick before he unpacked his toilet bag.

Lol I think it's just American prisons that do that sort of thing.

 

[AshfordLad]

It would be like Christmas morning every day if you were in jail and Cristiano was your cell mate. I've seen the 90s TV show Oz. He'd be in a dress and lipstick before he unpacked his toilet bag.

No way, it a fecking spanish prison, Ronaldo would probably end up being the bubba.

 

[AltiUn]

Good, I'm bored of seeing Madrid win everything.

 

[Adisa]

Lock him up!

 

[jojojo]

The "Beckham Law" tax regulations were in place when he signed for Madrid. Because of that he was treated as not tax resident in Spain until a couple of years ago. Consequently he was only taxed in Spain on his Spanish earnings and only taxed on those Spanish earnings at a reduced rate (about half the normal one).

His earnings from Real Madrid were taxed at source as normal. It's other earnings generated in Spain that the tax office is chasing. The Spanish tax authorities have to prove two things - the proportion of his image rights income that was really from Spain, and that those Spanish earnings were earnings for him as an individual, rather than for his image rights company.

It's not an easy case to bring, which usually means a deal gets done outside court. Whether that's what will happen this time or they decide they need a trial as a warning to others, we shall see.

 

[::sonny::]

Pay the taxes cnut

 

[Samid]

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What a fraud. Lock him up.

 

[Carolina Red]

How hard is it to pay your taxes?

 

[Sylar]

Next level rivarly between Messi and Ronaldo.

 

[roonster09]

Even in dodging taxes it's Ronaldo vs Messi.

 

[Borden]

Pricks imo. Unbelievably rich yet still try to cheat society of their taxes.

Give them life in jail

 

[Toad]

Disgusting prick

 

[Ramshock]

You can see why everyone was desperate to go play in Spain. Thankfully they were caught.

 

[carvajal]

It´s good to see that Cristiano and Messi have steeped in the national culture

 

[Cloud7]

Can't wait for the people who come in and say that just because there are legal loopholes to try and avoid paying your taxes that makes it ok and not morally wrong.

Disgusting that people who make these obscene amounts of money don't want to fulfill their duty to society, so much of which would be used to help those less fortunate than them.

 

[Red Star One]

You can see why everyone was desperate to go play in Spain. Thankfully they were caught.

Being caught is not really a problem for them, sentences below 2 years won't send you to jail. Messi got something like 21 months but he's fine.
Disgusting behaviour. You won't hide that with charities.

 

[Adam-Utd]

Super rich person in tax dodging scheme shocker.

Let's be honest, who worth millions hasn't ?

 

[FC Ronaldo]

Taxaldo!

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Is Spain's tax code super Byzantine or do they just not have any decent accountants over there?

 

[KN5]

Another tax evading scum bag.

42% tax on the amount he's on, I doubt you wouldn't do it knowing you won't go to jail.

 

[Keeps It tidy]

Is Spain's tax code super Byzantine or do they just not have any decent accountants over there?

I have a feeling this goes back to the Beckham law.

 

[Tiber]

42% tax on the amount he's on, I doubt you wouldn't do it knowing you won't go to jail.

If I was rich every penny I owned would be stashed somewhere in the virgin islands. Alas, I remain firmly in the "make the rich pay more" side of the spectrum

 

[MikeUpNorth]

They need to actually put one of these people in jail for a while to show they mean business.

 

[FCBarca]

No worries, Flo has this covered with deep political connections like with everything else

 

[Dumbstar]

Taxaldo!

Taxi for FC Ronaldo!