Andres Iniesta paid off his debt to Japan’s IRS

He paid off his debt to her tax, with the 39-year-old footballer paying 3.5 million euros. Andres Iniesta, who had been put under tax control in Japan, because he did not declare part of his income, paid the amount owed to local tax authorities, about EUR 3.5 million, with him arguing that this income was in Spain. ‘During the financial year 2018, I declared my income from all over the world to the tax authorities of Spain’, the Spanish former international average stressed, through a relevant statement, released by a management company and added: “The Japanese tax authorities began an investigation that focused on my residence status under tax rules and concluded that I was a resident of Japan for a period of 2018. Therefore, income from this period is subject to double taxation’. However, Iniesta revealed that he had requested that the additional tax be refunded under the double taxation agreement concluded between the two countries. The 2010 world champion, who spent five years in Vishel Kobe until 2023, was accused of not reporting revenues of around 860 million yen (5.25 million euros) for 2018, according to NHK public broadcaster and other media. If a foreign player’s contract is less than a year and is not accompanied by his family, Japanese authorities consider him a non-resident and pays less taxes than a resident, according to reports citing the state tax agency. However, the regional tax center of Osaka estimated that in 2018, Iniesta was resident because he lived with members of his family and then benefited from a multi-annual contract, hence the additional tax of about 580 million yen (3,553 million euros) claimed by him. Kyodo news agency reported last week that South Korean goalkeeper, Kim Yin Heon and Brazilian striker, Patrick, had also incorrectly declared their income to the Japanese tax authorities, which demanded about 220 million yen (1.3 million euros) and 210 million yen (1.28 million euros), respectively.