Sigur Rós Needs a New Accountant

[hvalreki]

Members of Icelandic Band Sigur Ros Accused of Tax Evasion

According to local media outlet Fréttablaðið, members of popular band Sigur rós have recently been accused of tax evasion following an inquiry by the Directorate of Tax Investigations in Iceland.
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So far, the musicians have objected to the Directorate’s decision arguing that a large part of the freezing injunction is based on a simplified interpretation of the Income Tax Act. According to the band members, in fact, the mishap was caused by an inadvertent mistake made by their accountant rather than an intentional tax evasion master plan.

Hopefully this situation doesn't impede progress on the next album too much...

[kalpol_introl]

Pitchfork is saying they've been cleared

Sigur Rós Cleared After Tax Evasion Investigation

$8 million worth of assets though!

[dervish]

It is pretty unfortunate that people seem to be taking advantage of them. I'm sure straightening these messes out is time consuming and unhappy. They sure aren't writing music or creating in the studio while dealing with this stuff.

Noticed pitchfork and many other articles repeat this same tagline, I like that word inaugural.... "Sigur Rós presented the inaugural installment of their Norður og Niður festival in Reykjavik in December".

...and the Grapevine ran this one back on February 20th:
"Sigur Rós Involved In A Lawsuit Over Millions Of ISK Missing From Concert Revenue"

Hope they have better business support now, they need to catch a break for sure.