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		cntlzw 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon Absolutely. That is either "Teileinkünfteverfahren" (60% of 1 Million EUR are taxed, 40% are tax-exempt) or "Abgeltungssteuer" (Government takes a 25% cut). Fun fact: there is no tax on winning the lottery in Germany!

batisteo 28 days ago [–]

Loto is well-known (in France) as the poors' taxes

rmoriz 28 days ago | [–]

Only if you lose (not win) :) (irrelevant side node: poker is treated as skill based game in Germany, hence you have to pay taxes on wins)

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