Roma risks up to 34 million euros in fines. The Guardia di Finanza, writes today’s edition of the newspaper ‘La Repubblica’, examined the club’s financial statements from 2016 to 2021, concluding that the company made an ‘unfaithful statement’. Two different accounting operations are contested at the club owned by the Friedkins: the first is the exchanges disguised as sales, the second is the excessive devaluations of some players.
Under observation by the Financial Police, operations such as the Luca Pellegrini-Leonardo Spinazzola exchange, already in the sights of the Rome Prosecutor’s Office, but also the devaluation of players such as Diawara, Pedro, Pastore, Nzonzi, Dzeko, Perotti, Leandro Castan and H’maidat.
According to investigators, these maneuvers have produced higher non-deductible costs for Roma of around 80 million euros and on this treasure, when it returns with a positive balance sheet, the club will have to pay 19 million euros in Ires. What is under discussion are the administrative sanctions linked to IRES, which could vary between 90% and 180% of the tax due: therefore a figure between 17 and 34 million euros.
The club – writes the newspaper – believes it has solid arguments to demonstrate the regularity of the disputed operations. The matter is now in the hands of the Revenue Agency, which could confirm the findings of the Guardia di Finanza and request the payment of sanctions or initiate further checks.