- A Cypriot court reinstated a dissolved company linked to Roman Abramovich to recover 14 million euros in unpaid VAT.
- The company, Blue Ocean Yacht Management Limited, was owned by Abramovich’s offshore trust.
- Blue Ocean contested a 2012 tax order for over a decade before being dissolved in 2024.
- An investigation revealed Blue Ocean set up a fake superyacht-leasing business to evade tax.
- The company managed Abramovich’s superyachts, which were exempt from EU tax for commercial use.
- The court ruling followed an application by Cyprus’ tax commissioner to restore Blue Ocean.
- The tax commissioner is considering criminal proceedings against former directors.
- Lawmakers criticized tax officials for not collecting the unpaid tax after a long legal battle.
- Blue Ocean’s appeal against the VAT bill was dismissed by Cyprus’ Supreme Court in 2024.
Source: occrp.org
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