Sergey Lazarev responded to accusations of tax evasion

MOSCOW, January 31. Singer Sergei Lazarev called in a conversation «inflating hype» accusations of debt to the Federal Tax Service for tax payments for his company Poodle-Strudel LLC.
The performer explained that his dessert store for pets «Poodle-Strudel» » closed during COVID-19. Product production and delivery ceased in 2021.
“»The reporting was submitted until the decision was made to close our company. We stopped renting premises for production, and the tax authorities decided to exclude Poodle-Strudel LLC from the register. Everything is natural. This is a normal procedure,» the singer said.
Lazarev admitted that he did not know about the existence of the company’s debt. But he assured that he would look into this issue and, if necessary, immediately settle everything.
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"Please do not stir up scandal and hype out of the blue!" — said the artist.

Earlier, information appeared in the media that the company Poodle-Strudel LLC, in which Sergei Lazarev is listed as the founder, owed the tax authorities 46,200 rubles. And they wanted to take this case to court.