Members of Sigur Rós have called on the Icelandic government to end the country’s so called “double jeopardy tax laws”, a system via which people and businesses – including the band – can be pursued twice over the same unpaid taxes.Various members of Sigur Rós were charged with tax evasion in their home country last year over incorrect tax returns that were filed between 2011 and 2014, and which collectively resulted in 151 million Icelandic Krona (just over £945,000) of taxes going unpaid.However, the band had already previously reached a deal with Iceland’s Directorate Of Tax Investigations, under which they had paid the unpaid taxes and accompanying fines.The band blame a former accountant for the incorrect tax filings.
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