Thodex CEO sentenced to Turkish prison for failure to submit tax documents

Three months aft Faruk Fatih Özer — the laminitis and erstwhile CEO of Thodex — was detained successful Türkiye, helium received a situation condemnation of 7 months and 15 days for failing to taxable documents requested during the trial.

Thodex was erstwhile 1 of the biggest crypto exchanges successful Türkiye before it abruptly unopen down, and Özer fled to Albania. Following a Red Notice by Interpol, Özer was deported backmost to Türkiye to beryllium held liable for the investors’ astir $2 cardinal worthy of cryptocurrencies.

While Özer maintained innocence passim the proceedings since Oct. 30, 2021, helium failed to taxable the requested documents to the Tax Inspection Board. He denied being Thodex’s authoritative astatine the time, which prevented him from presenting the requested books. He further claimed that a trustee had been appointed to tally the concern connected his behalf during the said timeframe.

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As reported by Hürriyet Daily News, Özer’s authoritative initially sought a five-year situation condemnation for “smuggling” nether the Tax Procedure Law. The tribunal initially sentenced the crypto entrepreneur to 1 twelvemonth and six months of imprisonment, which was aboriginal reduced to 7 months and 15 days. The reasons for the condemnation simplification see Özer’s societal relations, and wide behaviour and behaviour during the trial.

In summation to tax-related charges, Özer has besides been accused of defrauding Thodex investors and is awaiting a proceeding connected the claims. The entrepreneur continues to contradict the allegations, claiming that helium has been framed by the defendants.

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A caller survey from Swedish crypto taxation steadfast Divly shows that 99.5% of crypto investors did not wage taxes successful 2022.

Crypto investors' taxation outgo rates successful 2022. Source: Divly

The study estimates that Finland has the highest proportionality of crypto investors who paid the required taxes connected crypto successful 2022 astatine 4.09%, with Australia pursuing intimately down with 3.65%.

However, the methodology utilized to get astatine the estimates remains questionable arsenic the study notes that hunt measurement information whitethorn not accurately bespeak the existent fig of crypto taxpayers, arsenic not everyone who pays taxation searches for crypto tax-related accusation online.

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