Alexis Sanchez accused

[H4usuallysitting]

of tax fraud......footballers can't help there selves can they

[Forever Fulham]

didn't this happen with Messi?  His dad?  Wasn't Steffi Graff's dad involved in some shenanigans?  Everytime I hear about a well known athlete having tax issues, I think it isn't intentional on his or her part.  Some trusted family member or long time agent is up to no good or is incapable of handling such affairs.  I'd be surprised to read Sanchez knowingly participated in tax fraud, but you never know...  They have people to handle that stuff.  Unfortunately, sometimes it's the wrong people. 

[Oakeshott]

I think the third word of the thread title is pertinent at present.

[HatterDon]

None of the top athletes, the actors, the musicians handle their own tax situations.

[love4ffc]

None of the top athletes, the actors, the musicians handle their own tax situations.

Perhaps that is the problem, they're not involved.  Isn't that why various pro sports are making young professional sports players attend money management classes? 

[HatterDon]

None of the top athletes, the actors, the musicians handle their own tax situations.

Perhaps that is the problem, they're not involved.  Isn't that why various pro sports are making young professional sports players attend money management classes?

exactly; too many of the folks I've mentioned have been swindled by their "investment professional" or gotten in trouble with tax authorities because "I got a guy who takes care of that for me." You have to hope they stay awake during those classes.

By the way, the worst case like this is the one of the actor Wesley Snipes. His advisor convinced him that the US government had no legal foundation for their income tax collection and that if he refused to pay ANY taxes, there would be nothing the IRS could do.

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, that myth is still making the rounds over here.

[gang]

Unfortunately a lot of people don't know the difference between Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance.

[ealex40]

Wesley Snipes served over 2 years of a 3 year sentence, in Federal Prison.

[love4ffc]

Wesley Snipes served over 2 years of a 3 year sentence, in Federal Prison.

I'm surprised he didn't make a movie about it.  Shawshank Redemption 2.