Tokyo housewife hid 1.7 million pounds in forex gains

[saikira]

Fri Aug 24, 1:22 AM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - A financially savvy Tokyo housewife who made 400 million yen (1.7 million pounds) trading in foreign exchange markets was fined on Friday for evading tax, a court official said.
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Yukiko Ikebe, 60, got a suspended jail sentence and was fined 34 million yen, after she used relatives' names to make her gains look smaller and avoid paying tax, NHK said.

"She felt it was unfair to have to pay tax on her gains, when she made losses some years," NHK quoted the judge as saying. "She spent the money on kimonos and jewellery."

Forex trading has become more popular in recent years in Japan, where low interest rates have led retail investors to seek new sources of profit.

source:yahoo

[asay]

Lol, like thats against the law to cipher gains through relatives? damn man thats harsh since almost everyone I know does that

Sucks to be Yukiko Ikebe. I mean damn, having to pay(i assume) capital gains tax in America, then another set of income tax in Japan on her earnings.

For everyone who hates rich people... guess what THEY CONTRIBUTE MORE TO SOCIETY via taxes. Specially business owners since they pay business tax + income tax on their individual earnings
Even though you hear various individuals being charged with tax evasion, most likely they're tired of paying millions of dollars to tax.