Dany Boon is suspected of having defrauded the tax authorities via an offshore company in a tax haven. A small financial arrangement that would have allowed him to save a nice sum.
Few years ago, Dany Boon bought himself a nice boat, or rather a 21 meter long yacht. All for the tidy sum of 3.5 million euros. Did the famous actor resort to tax fraud to acquire this yacht? As a reminder, Judith Godrèche’s ex is far from being the only celebrity to be suspected of tax evasion. Lately, Isabelle Adjani received an invitation to appear before the Paris Criminal Court for tax fraud and money laundering.
Same fight for Shakira who risks up to eight years in prison. However, according to information from Chained duckDany Boon would not risk anything since his operation is not really illegal. Indeed, the actor would have purchased his yacht via an offshore company domiciled in Antigua and Barbuda, a tax haven. Which would allow him to save 700,000 euros of VAT upon resale. An operation that is not prohibited but which can cause indignation among certain people.
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Dany Boon suspected of tax fraud: the operation is not illegal
This Wednesday, September 20, the guests of the set Big Mouths commented on Dany Boon’s financial operation. And the least we can say is that the subject is divisive. “What shame, what indignity”, mocked restaurateur Stéphane Manigold, before adding: “He benefited all his life from public money, money from the French, to go on stage and make films. And he wants to escape VAT while VAT finances culture and social security. I find it shameful.”
An opinion not at all shared by Didier Giraud, who considers it completely normal to practice tax optimization as long as the latter remains legal. “When we have to pay 700,000 euros in VAT, if we have a legal way not to pay it, we do it,” explains the farmer, who therefore proposes to simply ban this practice. For his part, Dany Boon declared in the columns of Figaro in 2013 : “We never write until after “Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis”, I gave 20% more salary to the whole team. Which I brought together with Jérôme Seydoux 2.5 million euros for Ch’tifonds. That I get involved in Children Action, an association based in Geneva.”
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