7.4 billion Swiss francs or almost 7.5 billion euros. This is the titanic sum of the tax bill that threatens Patrick Drahi in Switzerland. Heidi.news.
The media mogul, owner of SFR and BFM-TV, has received a proposal from the tax administration of the canton of Geneva on June 30, 2021 for a tax correction of 3.7 billion Swiss francs in tax arrears, a Swiss news site reveals. An equivalent amount will be added to the fines. Information disputed by Patrick Trahi’s entourage with Heidi.news, although his lawyers have access to documents to challenge the tax adjustment in an administrative court.
In previous articles, Heidi.news revealed many details of the controversy that pitted Patrick Drahi against the Swiss tax authorities over the years. Geneva tax authorities suspect the billionaire of fictitiously settling in Valais province, where he benefits from an ultra-favorable tax package, and actually living near Geneva. Therefore, he is claiming taxes paid by him from 2009 to 2016 during the Geneva tax residency. A “Maximum Rating” This can certainly be mitigated if an amicable settlement is reached.
For its inquiries, Heidi.news It relied on a series of internal documents from Patrick Drahi’s holding company that were released online this summer following a hack and ransom demand by a criminal group. These same documents enabled this the world To describe the aggressive line improvement arrangements that Patrick Trahi made in his collection of artworks.
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