Self-proclaimed misogynist ‘brazen’ about refusing to pay tax on revenue from online businesses, court told

Self-proclaimed misogynist ‘brazen’ about refusing to pay tax on revenue from online businesses, court told

Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been accused of failing to pay tax on £21m of revenue from their online businesses.

Devon and Cornwall police are bringing a civil claim against the brothers and a third person referred to as J over unpaid tax, Westminster magistrates’ court heard on Monday. The force is seeking about £2.8m in seven frozen bank accounts.

Sarah Clarke KC for Devon and Cornwall police said: “Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are serial tax and VAT evaders. They, in particular Andrew Tate, are brazen about it.”

It is claimed that they paid no tax in any country on £21m revenue from businesses online earned between 2014 and 2022. Clarke quoted from a video posted online by Andrew Tate, in which the self-proclaimed misogynist said: “When I lived in England I refused to pay tax.”

The court heard he said his approach was “ignore, ignore, ignore because in the end they go away”. The court also heard that the brothers had a “huge number of bank accounts” in the UK, seven of which have been frozen.

  • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
    87·
    6 months ago

    There’s video footage of Andrew Tate from his Hustler’s University online courses where he instructs his pupils to use cryptocurrency to avoid taxes, and also describes his methods for duping his webcam models with fake complicated tax terminology so he can essentially steal their wages. Throw the book at him

    • undergroundoverground@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Like the rest of them, hes more than happy to tax other peoples earnings, for using his things. He loves it. In fact, its his favourite part.

      So, I hope no one reading this ever confuses business owners and landbastards hatred of taxes with a moral position.

      They just don’t think it should apply to them.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      6 months ago

      The dumb sex offender who went to jail because he didn’t hide his shitty Romanian pizza when he replied to a Greta Thunberg burn.

    • Nutteman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Listen to the others and preserve your innocence. He’s like a Pandora box that, once opened, will constantly remind you of its presence. Telling social media sites “stop showing me this type of content” does nothing except make him stop showing up in your feeds for a short time. But he comes back.

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      42·
      6 months ago

      A weakling who I want to kill woth a Daneaxe, a prime example of a debauched profligate with neither morals nor forethought who was able to amass wealth and influence by staying under the radar to a degree. But once he was able to gain the fame that his kind crave due to their misinterpretation of fame equaling power he got himself into international legal troubles.

  • Delusional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    “massive piece of shit human turns out to be a massive piece of shit human.”

    Yeah no shit.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Looks like they totally do just go away there, bud. You’re such a fucken genius. And dudes line up to give this guy top.

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    110·
    6 months ago

    I’m not a fan of Tate and don’t like him at all but I have never once seen actual evidence of the claims. Which I find odd.

    If he truly did all these horrifying things, he should be sent to prison for good. However, I haven’t seen a single evidence of any claims. Perhaps it’s me not looking the right way.

    • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      121·
      6 months ago

      Perhaps it’s me not looking the right way.

      Well…are you an officer, detective, or prosecutor working on a case against him? Lol