To All German Flight Crews
To All German Flight Crews
Joined: May 2000
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From: Austria
exempt from federal taxes....
I'm from Austria (You know, the better country next to Germany), but if that WERE true, I would think about moving A BIT WEST to save a lot of money
What exactly did You hear about tax exempt?
Maybe something got mixed up with duty-free sales, which are also over now within the E.U., but certainly no exemption from income tax.
I'm from Austria (You know, the better country next to Germany), but if that WERE true, I would think about moving A BIT WEST to save a lot of money
What exactly did You hear about tax exempt?
Maybe something got mixed up with duty-free sales, which are also over now within the E.U., but certainly no exemption from income tax.
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 480
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From: at the edge of the alps
There are some countries that exempt flight crews from tax but in Austria and Germany that only applies to (parts) of the per diem payments and is no privilege for pilots but general tax code.
Hey, Germany even taxes the benefit gained from ID passes as a kind of "side income" from your employment. That means you pay tax on money you didn't actually earn but only "saved" because the company gave you a reduced fare standby ride. (I think they pay 10% of the full-fare price in tax)
[ 19 July 2001: Message edited by: Alpine Flyer ]
Hey, Germany even taxes the benefit gained from ID passes as a kind of "side income" from your employment. That means you pay tax on money you didn't actually earn but only "saved" because the company gave you a reduced fare standby ride. (I think they pay 10% of the full-fare price in tax)
[ 19 July 2001: Message edited by: Alpine Flyer ]
Joined: Mar 2000
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From: Arizona USA
Taxes, the bane of man (and gals).
Remember years ago a group of TWA pilots set up residence in the Bahamas to try to avoid US income tax.
This worked for awhile, until they were informed by the IRS to pay up...or....well, you get the picture. Hilton Federal reservations were in the cards.
Remember years ago a group of TWA pilots set up residence in the Bahamas to try to avoid US income tax.
This worked for awhile, until they were informed by the IRS to pay up...or....well, you get the picture. Hilton Federal reservations were in the cards.
