Ancelotti gets jail term for tax evasion but will not go to prison

But he won't go to prison. He pays a fine instead.

If he ever does "I'm a Celebrity"... I'd back him heavily to be first out.

I understand that tax evasion is a crime but I doubt that Ancelotti was actually the one who organised whatever mechanism was used to try to keep it away from the tax people.

Either the tax system is highly complex or they have some dodgy accountants. Maybe both!

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Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti sentenced to one year in prison over tax offence

They charged him in 2020 for failing to pay tax on image rights in 2014 and 2015. The prosecutor wanted a prison sentence of 4 years and 9 months, as well as a fine of €3.2M. But they were unable to prove that Ancelotti had stayed long enough in Spain in 2015 to incur tax liabilities, as he moved to London in May that year after being sacked by Real Madrid.

The charges related to earnings from Ancelotti's image rights during his first stint as Madrid head coach in 2014 and 2015, with the allegation that the Italian had failed to include the relevant income in his tax returns, despite declaring himself as a tax resident in Spain and listing his residence as Madrid.

It was clarified on the first day of proceedings held in April that Ancelotti had since paid his €1.5m debt to the Spanish tax authorities in 2021. Ancelotti had decided to testify in court after saying he would not attempt to strike a deal with the prosecution.

The whole thing could surely be resolved by the Tax Office rather than in the Courts if there isn't persistent and deliberate offending, assuming of course the corruption doesn't exist in the Government.

In a rare moment of consciousness he turned to his daughter and asked, "What is the noise?" to which his daughter referring to the crowd outside the palace replied, "Father, it is the Spanish people, they have come to say Goodbye."

To which Franco replied, "Why, where are they going."

I live here. If you try to be honest, they batter you with fines for the impossible. For their mistakes. And a straight 'abogado' is as rare as rain in summer.

I believe Ancelotti. The bloke left his affairs to a so-called professional. I've done the same thing. Got fined €5,000 when mine forgot to register me for autonomo.

He admitted it to them. As forgiving as Franco was to republicans.

Now I'm a big fan of Cloughy, and all he did with those sheep farmers, but I've never like that club. They've just sold Elanga now they want to stop Gibbs-White from getting his dream move to his boyhood club😉

I hope they get relegated and take the greasy Greek with them back to obscurity.

Lionel Messi was also initially given a 21-month prison sentence by a Spanish court for the same offence. Ronaldo had to pay 18.8 million euros to settle tax evasion charges.

Hardly some great conspiracy that Ancelotti had a similar issue in the same country.

Spain, you boring, tax dodging, celebrity bashing, headline making, non story telling dominion, sort out your tax laws once and for all!

Cos we're all bored. Thanks!

It is the same when dealing with most governments.If Civil Servants make a mistake it is corrected.If you make a mistake it is fraud.Obviously in Spain foreign Nationals engage advisors to deal with their tax affairs and the Government Tax Department targets Foreign Nationals which is lucrative for them, because mistakes are more likely and fraud can be prosecuted.ç