FC Barcelona Official Statement concerning Neymar signing

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
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FC Barcelona Official Statement concerning Neymar signing

Following the opening of legal proceedings for alleged tax irregularities relating to the different payments made during the signing of the player Neymar da Silva Santos Jr, the Futbol Club Barcelona Board of Directors has met at the Club offices and unanimously reached the following agreements:

1.- The Board denies the existence of any tax related crime in relation to the fiscal obligations arising from the signing of the player. Throughout the process, the Club was receiving expert advice and at every moment the Club’s auditor was informed and had access to all the documentation concerning the negotiations.

2.- As we have done so far, the Club will continue to give maximum collaboration to the Law Courts in order to clarify the facts of the case.

3.- The Club will present a legal defence in the case opened against it and members can be assured that the Club has always acted within the law and that the Board will defend the Club’s reputation – one of the most emblematic in our country – until the final consequences and in whatever legal context required.

4.- We wish to make clear that FC Barcelona has always fulfilled its tax obligations, both in terms of time and method, and has enjoyed close collaboration with the Spanish Tax Authorities. FC Barcelona has no tax debts.

5.- The Board again insists that in relation to this signing, the Club has scrupulously fulfilled its fiscal obligations in line with its awareness at the time of the contracts and agreements signed in good faith.

6.- Given the existence of a possible divergent interpretation of the exact amount of tax responsibility arising from the signing and to defend the Club’s reputation and good name, FC Barcelona has this morning made a complementary tax declaration of a total of 13,550,830,56 Euros (thirteen million, five hundred and fifty thousand, eight hundred and thirty Euros and fifty-six cents) to cover any potential interpretation made concerning the contracts signed in the transfer process for Neymar, although we remain convinced that the original tax payment was in line with our fiscal obligations.

7.- This voluntary contribution should not be understood as in any way affecting the Club’s right to have its tax obligations in this matter determined by the competent authorities, concerning which the Club reserves the right to further action.

The Board of Directors will meet this evening as scheduled in an ordinary session and will deal with issues arising from this question, as well as others included in its agenda.

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Another awesome feat by this board :)
 

The Observer

New member
So Barca pay additional € 13.5M. They did nothing wrong. But they pay it. Just a donation for the Spanish economy I guess. :rolleyes:

That is € 100M for Neymar then.
 
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Flavia

Guest
New elections in the summer need to happen. This board has destroyed the club.

Indeed.

What makes no sense to me is why rosell didn't pay it? So did he really embezzle some money for himself?
 

messid10s

New member
Wow what an absolute clusterf*ck of a transfer I really wouldn't want to be :rosell: right now both the ultras and the spanish government are coming for him.

Guess this "voluntary" tax payment means no new center back in the summer. 100 million euros on Neymar madness just madness.
 

PhilS

Active member
This tax would have to be the Spanish VAT. The standard rate is 21%, so it adds up fast on big ticket purchases. I would imagine the disupte would concern what portions of all these payments are subject to the tax.

You would voluntarily pay, while still contesting the amount of the tax, as a strategic move to lower the penalty exposure. Penalty rates can be gruesome, so it can be a lot cheaper to finance forking over the disputed tax and trying to get it back later rather than just letting horrible penalties mount up and then possibly failing to get the penalties abated. If you win your dispute in the end, your overpaid tax gets refunded.

Tax disputes can occur without there being any illegal intent, it happens all the time that the gevernment will interpret the law differently than the taxpayer. These certainly have nothing at all to do with embezzlement, just like they have nothing to do any other completely unrelated heinous crime such as murder.
 
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Frejsgodes

Guest
No election this summer. We need stability, and Bartomeu is the right man for the job. The club is handling this fiasco with bravour.
 

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