new defeat for the widow of Johnny Hallyday against the tax authorities

It’s a blow for the widow of Johnny Hallyday. By taking over the inheritance of this one, Laeticia Hallyday had to take on his tax debts, quantified by the media between 30 and 34 million euros. In addition, the widow has taken up the various challenges to these adjustments before the courts, but so far without any success. The last wife of the singer, now aged 47, has just suffered another defeat in the face of the tax authorities, reveals Capital, Friday, March 25. This concerns an adjustment of 471,780 euros, which related to mysterious money transfers, carried out between 2010 and 2011between her husband’s three companies.

Initially, this money came from the profits generated by the tour Stop herein 2009 and in 2010. Profits that were paid by the joint venture Stop here SEP to its main shareholder, who is none other than the Navajo LLC. In other words, a company owned by the rocker. Secondly, this Navajo LLC donated the sum of 2.1 million euros to a non-trading real estate company: the SCI SLJ. A company 99.9% owned by the Taulier, the balance belonging to his wife Laeticia as well as their daughter Jade, remind our colleagues. That SCI SLJ held three properties of the Hallyday clan, and in particular the villa of Marnes-la-Coquette. The day after this operation, the SCI SLJ donated the 2.1 million euros to the interpreter of Live for the best.

Johnny Hallyday: loans at a “specially advantageous” rate

According to Johnny Hallyday’s lawyers, the famous 2.1 million euros paid by the Navajo LLC to the SCI SLJ, then returned to the artist, were non-taxable loans each time. However, the tax authorities doubted the reality of these loans for various reasons. To begin with, the SCI SLJ borrowed money from Navajo LLC “without reason“according to statements quoted by Capital. On the other hand, the two companies “have no commercial or capital ties”.

Another point highlighted by the tax authorities: the loan rate was “especially advantageous”, i.e. only 2.5% per year. However, market rates at that time were around 6%. Finally, said loans have never been declared or reimbursed, continues the media. loans that the SCI SLJ “was unable to repay”, since she received no income. Indeed, the Hallyday family did not pay him any rent. In conclusion, the sleuths of Bercy judged that it was rather income collected by the singer, which should therefore be taxed at the rate of 15%. Finally, 40% penalties for “deliberate failure” were imposed by the tax authorities.