TOKYO (TR) – Prosecutors have indicted the previous director of the Azul Claro Numazu soccer membership for allegedly evading greater than 262 million yen in revenue taxes by way of a horse racing prediction system, experiences TBS News (Jan. 9).
On Friday, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office Special Investigation Division indicted with out detention Tsuyoshi Tani, the 57-year-old former consultant director of the administration firm of Azul Claro Numazu, and firm govt Toryo Tokunaka, 71, on costs of violating the Income Tax Act.
According to sources, the 2 males used a novel system to foretell which horses would win races held by the Japan Racing Association and different organizations. After buying bets, they reaped enormous income, with payouts reaching over 2 billion yen in some months.
According to the division, Tani is accused of concealing income of roughly 310 million yen and evading revenue tax of roughly 136 million yen over a two-year interval as much as 2021.
Meanwhile, Tokunaka is accused of failing to declare income of roughly 302 million yen and evading revenue tax of roughly 126 million yen over the identical time.
The division has not disclosed whether or not the 2 have admitted to the costs.
Amended tax return
In December 2023, Tani knowledgeable the membership of his intention to resign from his place. That resignation was official on April 24, 2024.
Last June, Azul Claro Numazu reported that Tani, below the steering of the Regional Taxation Bureau, had filed an amended tax return and paid the required taxes.
“We would like to inform you that this matter is a personal tax issue for Tani and does not affect the club’s corporate operations or financial procedures,” the membership mentioned. “The club will continue to work closely with all relevant parties and respond to this matter in a sincere manner.”