In a dramatic new twist that’s positive to depart heads spinning, Peyman Kia -currently serving life in jail for espionage – should now cough up tax on the hefty sum he obtained from Russia’s infamous navy intelligence service, the GRU.
The convicted spy will get taxed for his spy wages
The Swedish Administrative Court docket of Attraction not too long ago overturned a earlier ruling and determined that the 1.2 million kronor (paid in US {dollars}) Kia pocketed from the Russians isn’t simply ‘soiled cash’ – it’s taxable soiled cash. In different phrases, in terms of the Swedish Tax Authority, there’s merely no messing round. They need their reduce.
A spy by every other identify… nonetheless pays tax
Kia was discovered responsible of infiltrating each the Swedish Safety Police (Säpo) and the navy intelligence service on behalf of Russian intelligence. Whereas his covert escapades earned him a life sentence behind bars, in addition they paid him relatively handsomely – till the taxman got here knocking.
No exceptions for hush-hush handouts
This back-and-forth authorized tussle noticed the Tax Authority’s first try to levy taxes on Kia’s secret wage halted by the Administrative Court docket final summer season. Now, in a startling comeback, the upper courtroom is giving the Tax Authority the inexperienced gentle to say what they see as rightfully theirs. There seems to be no secret mission sly sufficient to dodge a tax invoice ceaselessly.
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