U2’s The Edge Denies Tax Evasion Allegations
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Thursday, 14 July 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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U2 guitarist The Edge has denied recent claims that the band are guilty of tax evasion. The musician was confronted by protestors claiming that the group are guilty of moving their business matters to Holland in an attempt to avoid strict Irish tax controls during their headline slot at Glastonbury last month. However, a separate accusation has now been made against the Irish rockers by a US Federal worker.
The allegations were sparked by US Federal Worker Simon Moroney, who pointed a finger at the band in an open letter to the Baltimore Sun at the beginning of this month.
Writing his own reply to the paper, The Edge wrote: "For the record, U2 and the individual band members have a totally clean record with every jurisdiction to which they are required to pay tax and have never been and will never be involved in tax evasion."
He continued: "U2 and its members have paid many, many millions of dollars in taxes to the United States Internal Revenue Service over the years."
The discussion follows a large demonstration at this year’s Glastonbury festival, where protestors attempted to unveil a large sign with the words “U pay tax 2?”. However, the demonstration was cut short after security guards confiscated the banner, leading to violence in the Worthy Farm crowd.
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