Kanye West Faces 300M RUB Tax in Russia
American rapper Kanye West is set to perform two concerts in Saint Petersburg in October, with his fee estimated at no less than $20 million by producer Iosif Prihodko, while a lawyer stated that if the artist receives 1 billion rubles, he would owe around 300 million rubles in Russian taxes.
Consensus
- Kanye West is scheduled to perform two concerts in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 10 and 11.
- The concerts are planned at the Gazprom Arena.
- The estimated gross revenue from the concerts is at least 3.5 billion rubles.
- The Russian tax law requires a 30% NDFL tax on income from Russian sources for non-resident individuals.
- If Kanye West receives 1 billion rubles as a fee, he would owe approximately 300 million rubles in taxes.
- The tax is based on income from sources in Russia, not on gross revenue.
- The actual fee paid to Kanye West is determined by his contract with the Russian organizer and is not publicly disclosed.
- The concerts are expected to attract over 50,000 foreign tourists to Saint Petersburg.
Points of divergence
- Iosif Prihodko stated that the contract is valued at no less than 20 million dollars, with approximately 10 million dollars per concert. — gazeta_spb
- Iosif Prihodko said the fee is more than 300 million rubles, based on 3.5 billion rubles in gross revenue. — vm
- The lawyer Alexander Khaminsky stated that the 300 million ruble tax is based on a hypothetical 1 billion ruble fee, not the gross revenue. — riamo
- Iosif Prihodko mentioned that Kanye West's motivation includes public boldness, as many foreign artists are banned from performing in Russia. — gazeta_spb
- Iosif Prihodko emphasized that his friends offered different financial conditions, but Kanye refused. — vesti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Lawyer assessed Kanye West's fee tax in Russia at 300 million rubles — РИАМО
- Lawyer Hamin: Kanye West will pay no less than 300 million rubles in taxes in the Russian Federation — Вечерняя Москва
- Prigozhin assessed Kanye West's fee for two concerts in St. Petersburg - SPB Gazeta - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Prigozhin named Kanye West's fee for two concerts in St. Petersburg — Вести
- Prigozhin: West's fee for concerts in St. Petersburg is about 20 million dollars — Вечерняя Москва
- Kanye West's fee for concerts in St. Petersburg – not less than 20 million dollars, producer Yosef Prigozhin believes. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Kanye West's concert fee in St. Petersburg may amount to 50 million rubles — РИАМО
Key entities
- Kanye West
- Saint Petersburg
- Yevgeny Prigozhin
- Russia
- RIA Novosti
- Alexander Khaminskiy
- Moscow
- Media
- Center for Law Enforcement
- Gazeta.ru
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Iz
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