Governments are looking far and wide for revenue, and high-profile poker players are certainly a target. I’ve previously reported on efforts by Germany; it appears Spain is joining the action.
The Spanish tax agency, La Agencia Tributaria, has reportedly looked at online databases of poker players to find individuals who have not reported all of their income. The agency supposedly used the Hendon Mob Database to find Spanish poker players who weren’t forthcoming with the agency.
No names were noted in the brief report on Spanish language poker website poker-red.com. Of course, if you happen to have been a winner and are a citizen of Spain, I’d talk to a profesional de impuestos soon.
