尼日利亞法官休會逃稅案件，直到下個月

尼日利亞的一名法官週三休會了針對世界上最大的加密貨幣交易所的逃稅案件，直到下個月

A Nigerian judge on Wednesday adjourned a tax evasion case against the world's largest crypto exchange Binance to next month after the revenue service asked for permission to serve court documents by email to the exchange.

尼日利亞法官週三在稅務局要求通過電子郵件通過電子郵件發送給交易所提供法院文件的許可之後，押後針對世界上最大的加密貨幣交易所造成稅收案件。

Earlier this month, the presiding court adjourned the Binance case to allow the local tax authority to respond to a request by the cryptocurrency exchange to annul an order for court documents to be served on it by email.

本月早些時候，主審法院押後了義務案件，以允許當地稅務機構回應加密貨幣交易所的請求，以撤銷通過電子郵件將法院文件送達的命令。

The judge adjourned the hearing to May 12, according to the court.

法院說，法官將聽證會押後於5月12日。

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5 billion for economic losses it says were caused by the exchange's operations in the country, plus $2 billion in back taxes, according to court documents.

法庭文件顯示，聯邦內陸稅收服務局（FIRS）正在尋求迫使二手債券支付795億美元的經濟損失，並說是由該國交易所的業務造成的，再加上20億美元的後稅。

Authorities blame Binance for instability in the naira currency, detaining two of its executives in 2024 after cryptocurrency websites emerged as platforms of choice for trading the local currency.

當局歸咎於Binance奈拉貨幣的不穩定，在2024年拘留了兩名高管，此前是加密貨幣網站作為交易當地貨幣的首選平台。

Binance did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations of tax evasion and destabilising the naira. It has previously said it is working with FIRS to resolve potential historic tax liabilities.

Binance沒有回應就逃稅和破壞奈拉穩定的指控發表評論的要求。它此前曾表示，它正在與FIRS合作，以解決潛在的歷史稅收負債。

On Wednesday, FIRS asked the court to dismiss Binance's objection to being served court summons by email because it is registered offshore.

週三，FIRS要求法院駁回Binance對通過電子郵件登記的法院傳票的反對，因為它已註冊。

FIRS lawyer Kanu Agabi told the court that Binance's lawyers in Nigeria could also be served court summons on behalf of the company, arguing that Binance's registration was unknown and "shrouded in secrecy".

FIRS律師卡努·阿加比（Kanu Agabi）告訴法院，尼日利亞二金的律師也可以代表該公司進行法院傳票，並認為binance的註冊是未知的，並且“保密”。

Binance does not have a physical office in Nigeria. But Agabi said Binance had a significant economic presence and operated an online platform dealing in crypto and virtual currency transactions globally, including in Nigeria.

Binance在尼日利亞沒有實體辦公室。但是阿加比說，二手股具有重要的經濟狀態，並在全球範圍內（包括尼日利亞在內的全球範圍內通過加密貨幣交易進行了交易和虛擬貨幣交易）運營。

"The defendant's application is incompetent, frivolous and an abuse of the court's process," Agabi said.

阿加比說：“被告的申請是無能的，輕率的，並且濫用了法院的程序。”

Earlier in April, Binance lawyer Chukwuka Ikwuazom asked the court to set aside an order for the tax authority to serve court documents on Binance outside Nigeria because the FIRS did not obtain a leave from court before doing so.

4月初，Binance律師Chukwuka Ikwuazom要求法院撥出稅務機構的命令，以在尼日利亞以外的稅務上提供法院文件，因為FIRS在此之前沒有從法院撤離。

Ikwuazom had argued that the FIRS' actions were a "clear violation" of the rules of the court and an abuse of its process.output: A Nigerian court has adjourned a tax evasion case against the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to May 12 to allow the revenue service to apply for permission to serve the crypto exchange with court documents by email.

Ikwuazom曾認為，FIR的行動是對法院規則和濫用程序的“明顯違反”。出口：尼日利亞法院已押後針對5月12日至5月12日的世界上最大的加密貨幣交換稅，以使收入服務允許通過電子郵件向法院文件提供稅收交換。

Earlier this month, the presiding judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned the case to allow the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to respond to a request by Binance to annul an order for court documents to be served on it by email.

本月早些時候，阿布賈聯邦高等法院的主審法官押後該案，允許聯邦內陸稅收服務局（FIRS）回應Binance的請求，要求將命令撤銷通過電子郵件提供法院文件的命令。

The judge, in his ruling, adjourned further hearing of the case to May 12.

法官在他的裁決中，將案件進一步審理至5月12日。

FIRS is seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5 billion for economic losses it says were caused by the exchange’s operations in the country, plus $2 billion in back taxes.

FIRS試圖迫使Binance支付795億美元的經濟損失，並說是由該國交易所的業務造成的，再加上20億美元的扣除稅款。

The claims are part of a lawsuit filed by FIRS against the exchange, according to court documents seen by Reuters.

根據路透社的法庭文件，這些索賠是FIR對交易所提起的訴訟的一部分。

The suit, which began in April, is part of broader efforts by Nigerian authorities to crack down on cryptocurrency use in the country, which they blame for instability in the naira currency.

該訴訟始於4月，是尼日利亞當局為打擊該國加密貨幣使用的更廣泛努力的一部分，他們歸咎於奈拉貨幣的不穩定。

The claims are also part of a broader push by the government to raise revenue in the face of low oil prices and a battered economy.

這些索賠也是政府在低油價和經濟遭受重創的情況下提高收入的更廣泛努力的一部分。

The suit names Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, as defendants in the suit, which is pending at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

該訴訟將Binance及其首席執行官Changpeng Zhao稱為訴訟中的被告，該訴訟正在阿布賈聯邦高等法院審理。

The suit, filed in April, followed the detention of two Binance executives in February after a court in the commercial capital, Lagos, ordered their arrest in a case filed by a local lender, Union Bank.

該訴訟於4月提起訴訟，此前2月在兩名二元高管拘留後，拉各斯商業首都的一家法院下令在當地貸方聯合銀行提起的案件中被捕。

The executives were later released.

高管後來被釋放。

The case began after a report by Bloomberg in December indicated that Binance was being investigated by Nigerian authorities for potential tax evasion and destabilising the naira.

該案始於彭博社在12月的一份報告後開始，該報告表明，尼日利亞當局正在調查企業，以逃避潛在的稅收和破壞奈拉的穩定。

Binance has not responded to requests for comment on the allegations of tax evasion and destabilising the naira.

Binance尚未回應就逃稅和破壞奈拉穩定的指控的置評請求。

But the exchange is cooperating with FIRS to resolve potential historic tax liabilities in the country, a Binance spokesperson said in February.

但是，這次交流正在與FIRS合作，以解決該國潛在的歷史稅收負債。

On Wednesday, FIRS applied to the court to dismiss Binance's objection to being served court summons by email because it is registered offshore.

週三，FIR申請法院，以駁回Binance對通過電子郵件登記的法院傳票的反對。

FIRS lawyer Kanu Agabi told the court that Binance's lawyers in Nigeria could also be served court summons on behalf of the company, arguing that Binance's registration was unknown and "shrouded in secrecy".

FIRS律師卡努·阿加比（Kanu Agabi）告訴法院，尼日利亞二金的律師也可以代表該公司進行法院傳票，並認為binance的註冊是未知的，並且“保密”。

"We want to serve them (Binance) in a mode that will reach them in a valid manner and that is permissible by the law," Agabi said.

Agabi說：“我們希望以一種有效的方式到達他們的模式（binance），這是法律允許的。”

He added that Binance had a significant economic presence and operated an online platform dealing in crypto and virtual currency transactions globally, including in Nigeria.

他補充說，Binance擁有大量的經濟狀態，並在全球範圍內（包括尼日利亞在內的全球範圍內通過加密貨幣交易）運營了一個在線平台。

Earlier in April, Binance lawyer Chukwuka Ikwuazom asked the court to set aside an order for the tax authority to serve court documents on Binance outside Nigeria because

4月初，Binance律師Chukwuka Ikwuazom要求法院撤銷稅務機關的命令，以便在尼日利亞以外的Binance提供法院文件，因為