Originally Posted by
Icelanta
Once again,
It is the EMPLOYER, the one who made up the illegal work relation who is WHOLLY responsible.
ALL taxes have to be payed by the employer as the employee acted according to the information he got from his employer regarding tax .
This means all bonusses, thirteenth month, etc etc. must be payed by the employer directly to the employee.
Also, the employee is NOT deemed responsible for knowing legistlation, it is the employer who is responsible for the legality of the contract. This voids all claims like " you had a choice not to sign this illegal contract" etc...
The employee is NEVER financially responsible.
I do not give a toss about what some guy in Germany thinks, they have to abide by the EU law, anybody made victim by an overzealous tax penlicker should fight this to death obviously.
As a sidenote, it is our responsibility to our financial wellbeing to avoid payment of taxes as much as legally possible. It is your duty to find the best way to minimize tax. It is called financial responsibility.
Tax law isn't EU responsibility, criminal law neither.