Teenager auctions virginity for $17,000, loses most of it to taxes
From Courier.mail.com:
Alina Percea is getting screwed. The Romanian virgin studying computer science in Germany decided to auction off her virginity to the highest bidder. The taker was an Italian businessman who laid down about $17,000 in hard cash for the honor. Despite the pay day, Alina may find herself a bit sore, but from a different kind of screwing.
A TEENAGE student who auctioned off her virginity in Germany is set to lose half the money to the tax office, with authorities claiming the act was “tantamount to prostitution”.
Romanian-born Alina Percea, who studies in Mannheim, was paid $17,900 in cash for a weekend of sex with an Italian businessman after auctioning her virginity online.
But tax officials in Berlin regard the 18-year-old’s act as prostitution, which is not illegal in Germany but is heavily taxed.
Exactly how heavily will she be taxed on the loss of her honor?
“...we are assessing her case and it looks likely she will have to pay around half of the sum she gained.”
Ouch…that has to hurt more than the act itself. But 1/2 may just be the tip of the tax phali.
Because Percea earned so much in a short time, she may also be liable for a hefty GST bill.
GST in Germany works out to 19 per cent, meaning the sale of her virginity could land her with around $6100 in the end.
