Hacker News with Generative AI: Taxation

The Hidden Tax Trap for SaaS Founders in Germany (vincentschmalbach.com)
Something that should worry every indie hacker considering Germany as their base: Our tax system effectively penalizes software founders who bootstrap to exit. Unlike the US, UK, or Australia where founders benefit from favorable capital gains treatment, German founders face a crushing 50% tax burden on asset sales.

SaaS, Germany, Entrepreneurship, Taxation, Startups

57 points by vincent_s 6 days ago | 111 comments

Norway's Wealth Tax Is Backfiring. Are Americans Paying Attention? (thedailyeconomy.org)
“More than 30 Norwegian billionaires and multimillionaires left Norway in 2022, according to research by the newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv,” reports wealth correspondent Rupert Neate. “This was more than the total number of super-rich people who left the country during the previous 13 years, [the paper] added.”

Wealth Tax, Norway, Taxation, Economics, United States

22 points by chaosprint 20 days ago | 68 comments

How to Tax the Rich: Piketty (lemonde.fr)
The tax debates currently underway in France and the discussions which took place at the 2024 G20 summit demonstrate that the issue of tax justice and the taxation of billionaires is not about to disappear from the public debate.

Taxation, Economics, Wealth Inequality, France

23 points by worik 35 days ago | 18 comments

Of course we can tax billionaires (pluralistic.net)
Billionaires are pretty confident that they can't be taxed – not just that they shouldn't be taxed, but rather, that it is technically impossible to tax the ultra-rich.

Taxation, Billionaires, Wealth Inequality

19 points by ssklash 37 days ago | 8 comments

Labour considers up to £3B tax raid on gambling firms (theguardian.com)
Ministers are considering a tax raid of up to £3bn on the gambling sector as Rachel Reeves casts around for funds to shore up the public finances.

Politics, Taxation, Gambling, Economy

7 points by donsupreme 41 days ago | 1 comments

Tax the Rich – European Citizens' Initiative (tax-the-rich.eu)

Politics, Taxation, Europe, Social Issues

44 points by janandonly 64 days ago | 65 comments

EU top court confirms Apple's €13 billion tax bill in the EU (dw.com)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that Google had violated antitrust laws and that Apple needed to pay the European Union €13 billion ($14.3 billion) in back taxes.

EU, Law, Apple, Taxation, Business

94 points by slicedbrandy 72 days ago | 5 comments

Apple told to pay back €13B in tax by EU (bbc.com)
Apple has been ordered to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes by Europe's top court, putting an end to an eight-year row.

Business, Law, Europe, Apple, Taxation

8 points by vishnugupta 72 days ago | 0 comments

EU Court: Apple received EUR 13B illegal tax subsidy [pdf] (europa.eu)

EU Law, Taxation, Apple, Business

74 points by flexie 72 days ago | 1 comments

Taxing unrealized capital gains is a terrible idea (marginalrevolution.com)

Economics, Taxation, Finance

12 points by Ozarkian 80 days ago | 0 comments

Unrealized Gain Tax–A Coming Sea Change in FY2025 Budget Proposal? (forbes.com)

Taxation, Finance, Budget, Politics, United States

13 points by tldrthelaw 85 days ago | 113 comments

Should the richest 1% – who gained $42T/decade – be taxed more? (business-standard.com)