The Japanese newspaper said the IRS said that the CEO of Nissan Carlos Ghosn spent years using the company's money to pay consultants to his sisters for virtual work and to donate to a university in Lebanon.
In an interview with Reuters at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show held in Tokyo, Japan on October 28, 2015, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor, speaks.
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Japan's tax authorities have strengthened the case in which Carlos Ghosn, former chief executive of Nissan Motor Co Ltd, used company funds for personal use, diverting company funds for personal gain, the company said.
Without quoting a source, the Japanese newspaper said that the IRS had spent years using Nissan money to pay consultants to sisters for virtual jobs and donations to colleges in Lebanon.
Former President Nissan holds Lebanese nationality. He is waiting for a trial on charges of financial misconduct in Japan.
Nissan had $ 1.4 million in total expenses for three years until March 2014.
However, the agency ordered Nissan to pay taxes on the amount the spending was judged to be for personal use, and it was not spent on corporate income, Yomiuri reported.
The results did not lead to criminal cases, but the paper backed Nissan's claim that Ghosn had used the company's money improperly, the newspaper said.
Tax authorities said that the agency could not comment on individual cases.
A Nissan spokesman said car manufacturers are checking newspaper reports. Ghosn's lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment by email.
Since his first arrest in November last year, Ghosn has been accused of four charges for reporting his Nissan salary, transferring personal financial losses to Nissan's books and approving payments to car dealers to enrich himself. .
On Thursday, Ghosn's lawyers said the prosecution clashed with government officials and Nissan officers and expelled him from his position.
At the time of his arrest, Ghosn was trying to strengthen his relationship with Nissan and Renault SA, chaired by the French government. The effort was not popular with Nissan executives, and people close to Japanese automakers had previously told Reuters.
Yomiuri said Nissan had already filed an amendment and paid an additional tax of about several hundred thousand dollars.
The newspaper said the tax authorities are investigating further years.
Source: Reuters
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