Covid-19 - Pleadings expected in mask trial against Andrea Tandler
In the tax trial surrounding the coronavirus mask affair in Bavaria, the public prosecutor and defense are expected to make their pleas on Tuesday (9:00 a.m.). The politician's daughter Andrea Tandler and her business partner N. have to answer to the Munich I Regional Court on various tax evasion charges. If the court upholds the charges, the two could face several years in prison. A verdict could possibly be reached as early as this Friday.
Tandler and N. have repeatedly denied the accusation that they intentionally evaded trade, income and gift tax. However, Tandler, daughter of former CSU General Secretary and Bavarian Finance, Economics and Interior Minister Gerold Tandler, admitted mistakes and omissions in taxation.
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Tandler had brokered deals with various federal and state authorities for a Swiss mask supplier. Commission payments of almost 50 million euros were made for this - which is legal in itself.
However, the public prosecutor's office accuses Tandler and N. of not having correctly paid tax on the commissions and thus making themselves liable to prosecution. Tandler is alleged to have evaded a total of 23.5 million euros in taxes. Specifically, according to the indictment, this involves unpaid income tax amounting to 8.7 million euros, jointly evaded gift tax amounting to 6.6 million euros and trade tax evasion amounting to 8.2 million euros. The Munich I public prosecutor's office ultimately puts the economic loss at 15.2 million euros.
Specifically, the prosecution accuses Tandler of having illegally paid tax on the commissions not as an individual but via a company. As a result, Tandler had to pay significantly less tax overall. In addition, N. is said to have received half of the shares in the newly founded GmbH, although he had not previously contributed anything - this is the basis for the accusation of gift tax evasion. The accusation of trade tax evasion, in turn, is based on the fact that the income from the mask business was not taxed in Munich, but in Grünwald. Compared to the state capital, only around half of the trade tax is due there. However, according to the indictment, Munich was the "place of management".
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- The tax trial related to the Coronavirus mask affair in Bavaria involves Andrea Tandler and her business partner, who face various tax evasion charges at the Munich I Regional Court.
- The public prosecutor's office in Munich accuses Tandler and her partner of not accurately paying taxes on their commissions, leading to potential prosecution for tax evasion.
- In 2020, during the initial stages of the Coronavirus pandemic, Andrea Tandler facilitated deals between a Swiss mask supplier and various German authorities, resulting in commissions of nearly 50 million euros.
- The Coronavirus pandemic did not affect the legality of the commissions, but the public prosecutor's office claims that Tandler and her partner did not pay sufficient taxes on these earnings.
- In the indictment, Tandler is accused of evading a total of 23.5 million euros in taxes, including unpaid income tax, jointly evaded gift tax, and trade tax evasion.
- The accusations of gift tax evasion involve Andrea Tandler's business partner receiving half of the shares in a newly formed company, despite not contributing anything initially.
- Trade tax evasion accusations stem from the income from the mask business not being taxed in Munich but instead in Grünwald, resulting in reduced tax liabilities.
- However, according to the indictment, since Munich was the "place of management," the correct location for taxation should have been in the state capital, leading to charges of tax evasion.
- The pleas in Tandler's tax trial surrounding the coronavirus mask affair are expected on Tuesday at the Munich I Regional Court, with a verdict potentially reaching as early as Friday.
Source: www.stern.de
