I am sorry but this story [if one would like to call it] makes no sense whatsoever.
First of all, I am not sure how it works in the rest of the world but in the US, any person or business can get someone to prepare and file their taxes. If Chris is as wealthy as one assumes, I can assure you he is not doing either his personal or business taxes. That being said, both parties [the preparer and the individual] need to sign the taxes, and if someone else is preparing on your behalf you understand that you acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever is in the document.
Secondly, anyone who has filed their taxes knows that the regulations and regulations as well as the forms are not that easy to understand. For example, try filing a 1040 or 1040A with all the appropriate schedules. I have filed as an outside sales representative, a real estate agent and the owner as a small business. They are a nightmare. I had to pay someone to assist me with my taxes.
Thirdly, there have been MANY cases where famous and not so famous individuals have used deductions or tax shelters that they thought were perfectly legal when they filed only to get notification years later that these deductions/tax shelters were not legal. Thus one can find themselves owing money as well as penalties for taxes that you thought were acceptable. In addition, in Chris world, one would also assume that he would have a business manager who is personally paying his bills. I don't think Chris sits down every other pay week to budget his checkbook.
Fourth, the year makes no sense. The couple was married in 2013, so legitimately he could have added her to the company and they could have filed jointly as a married couple. but based on what Cristina of Spain is going thru you would think the couple would decided to keep her distanced from his business but whatever. That being said, any 2013 income and business would have been filed by the 2014 deadline in March. He could have legitimately asked for an extension that would have taken him to August 2014. Here it is January 2015, and the government [or the press] is branding him as a tax cheat
Sorry, that makes no sense. The government would have sent him letters for at least six months or a year [if not longer] asking him to pay up before he is listed on the site as a tax delinquent. And seizing funds/assets is something that would be applicable to all citizens and not just Chris.
I am glad Chris has addressed and resolved this issue but to me, this was a mountain made out of a moehill. Simply put, those who don't care for Madeline and by extension her husband, are getting a couple of facts together and instead of doing some investigating, are just publishing tabloid like headlines.
