A German woman who owns a cleaning company that earns revenue from paid public restrooms is on trial for failing to report around €1.2 million. The restrooms have voluntary contribution plates where visitors can leave change, which generated the income that she failed to report. But the case is complicated in that some of the charges date back more than 14 years, the German statute of limitations for tax fraud. Also, some of the restrooms were near the Austrian border and present a jurisdictional problem. And because income from the restrooms is based on voluntary donations, it’s difficult to nail down an exact amount of revenue; even the judge in the case suggested that an amount of €600,000 may be more appropriate than €1.2 million.
(www.taxbuzz.com/blog/germany-toilet-tax-evasion-trial-begins)
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