{"id":6489,"date":"2024-12-05T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitax.de\/2024\/12\/05\/tax-evasion-consequences\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:48:26","slug":"tax-evasion-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benefitax.de\/en\/tax-evasion-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Evasion &#8211; Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6489\" class=\"elementor elementor-6489 elementor-5370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0098f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0098f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a4b133\" data-id=\"0a4b133\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7c936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d7c936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15250 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benefitax.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/45940877_xl-430x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p><p>If the tax office discovers and can prove tax evasion, a conviction could result in up to 10 years in prison in the worst case. For minor offenses up to \u20ac50,000 in evaded taxes, only conditions or fines are imposed. From \u20ac50,000 to \u20ac100,000 in evaded taxes, a prison sentence is imposed, which can be suspended. However, surcharges must then be paid, the amount of which depends on the amount of tax evaded. From \u20ac1 million in evaded taxes, a prison sentence must be imposed which can no longer be suspended, i.e. you must go to prison.<\/p><p>This might also interest you: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitax.de\/en\/wiki-tax-evasion-when-does-it-reach-the-statute-of-limitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tax evasion &#8211; statute of limitations<\/a><\/p><p>If you would like to know how we can support you in this area, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitax.de\/en\/companies\/self-disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the tax office discovers and can prove tax evasion, a conviction could result in up to 10 years in prison in the worst case. For minor offenses up to \u20ac50,000 in evaded taxes, only conditions or fines are imposed. 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