Swiss billionaire convicted of failing to pay 10 million francs in taxes for the import of art 130 million
ARTinvestment.RU   25 октября 2016

Financier and hotelier URS Schwarzenbach has imported at least 123 working in Switzerland illegally, without paying customs fees. And if declared imports, understate the value of forged checks dozens of times

the Investigation, which conducts the Swiss tax office, for a billionaire owner of a luxury hotel The Dolder Grand in Zurich shwarzenberg of URS (Urs Schwarzenbach) — according to rumors, a friend of Prince Charles. The suspect, 2012 living in the UK, owns a fine art collection, including works by Yves Klein, Giovanni Segantini, and even, according to some reports, Kazimir Malevich. But there is one : more than 200 works totaling about 130 million Swiss francs, which he brought to Switzerland in recent years, were either not declared at all, or forged checks issued for work much cheaper than it really is. According to the investigation, the fault of Swarzenberg Swiss Treasury failed to receive 10 million francs in taxes.

the Tax authorities still released only a few examples of the importation of works Swarzenager. For example, in 2012 it imported to Switzerland "Alpine landscape" by Gottardo Segantini value of 105 thousand Swiss francs, but the Declaration gave 10 thousand francs. And absolutely no Declaration in the country were imported Malevich's works over 16 million francs and work "MG41 (L'âge d'or)" by Yves Klein.

Hotelier pleaded not guilty. Says that errors in declarations — pure coincidence and that to pay these entitlement 10 million tax he is ready, but against a fine of 4 million francs, which threatens him tax for his dishonesty, mind.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artdaily.com, artinvestment.ru