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Complaint filed to IRS in relation to Fifa head Gianni Infantino’s housekeeper
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It calls for inquiry into claims she was on Fifa payroll Fifa: Infantino personally pays for ‘any domestic staff’ A complaint has been filed to the United States Internal Revenue Service calling for an investigation into claims an individual on the Fifa payroll was working privat
It calls for inquiry into claims she was on Fifa payroll Fifa: Infantino personally pays for ‘any domestic staff’ A complaint has been filed to the United States Internal Revenue Service calling for an investigation into claims an individual on the Fifa payroll was working privately as a housekeeper for Gianni Infantino. If the IRS investigates and finds the claims to be proven then Fifa could lose its tax-exempt status in the US. Fifa has 501(c)(4) status in the country, a category for organisations “created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes”.
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