Tax fraud case against Arda Turan

It was noted that the investigation file regarding Arda Turan has been completed and after the accusation made by the prosecutor’s office, the Esplugues No. 2 court in Barcelona will hold an oral hearing.

It was reported that Arda Turan, who was accused of tax evasion of 499 thousand 740 euros in 2015 and 328 thousand 351 euros in 2016 in Spain, will come to Barcelona in the following weeks and appear before the court.

Authorities warned Arda Turan

It is reported that Arda Turan, who was warned by the authorities in 2015 that there were irregularities in the accounts, “did not take this seriously and did not declare his income.”

Arda Turan submitted his personal income tax return in 2016, but understated the income he earned from image rights.

According to the investigations of tax inspectors, Arda directed the fee he received from Atlético in 2015 through a company that had tax liability in the United Arab Emirates and was the football player’s manager at the time.

Among the companies that Arda Turan has created profit by using his image are Nike, Turkish Petroleum Company Opet; sports agency Octagon Worldwide; It was learned that there are Turkish brands Simit Sarayı and Istanbul Ready-made Clothing and Apparel Exporters Association (IHKİB).

Tax fraud: NationalTurk wrote

NationalTurk wrote on December 10, 2016, that Arda Turan and Ahmet Bulut were mentioned in tax fraud allegations, years before Spanish prosecutors filed a lawsuit.

Ahmet Bulut, who is also the manager of names such as Arda Turan, Emre Belözoğlu and Demba Ba, mediated Arda Turan’s transfer first to Atletico Madrid and then to Barcelona.

Arda Turan renewed his contract with his club on September 17, 2013.

One day after the agreement, Ahmet Bulut transferred the 1.5 million Euros he received from Atletico under the name of a ‘commission agreement’ to a tax-free offshore account in Dubai, in violation of FIFA’s rule at that time that “the manager represents only one party during a transaction”. transferred.

Atletico also agreed to pay 15 percent of the money to the national player as tax-free image rights, in addition to the 2.5 million Euros Arda Turan will receive annually in the first 4-year deal.

However, it was not disclosed which company paid for the image rights.

This means that if the company is established in a country where no taxes are paid, the football player can also evade taxes.

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