Beiträge zum Stichwort ‘tax evasion’

• German Tobacco Tax: The Distinction Between Smoking Tobacco And Raw Tobacco Often Unclear

  Mar 9, 20 • Customs Law • No Comments • Stefan Winheller
  

  The question of when tobacco is to be taxed continues to cause controversy in the EU. This causes a great deal of uncertainty and leads as well to contradictory decisions by authorities and courts. German customs: almost everything is smoking tobacco […]

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• Telecommunications Surveillance in Germany: When Will My Private Calls End Up in Court?

  Feb 7, 20 • Commercial Criminal Law • No Comments • Stefan Winheller
  

  Law enforcement authorities are permitted to surveil and record telecommunications without the knowledge of the persons concerned. This telecommunications surveillance enables the public prosecutor’s office to obtain evidence. Since telecommunications surveillance encroaches on the private sphere of the person concerned and […]

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• Arbitrary sentences by German courts in cases of tax evasion?

  Dec 28, 16 • Criminal Tax Law, Customs Law • No Comments • Stefan Winheller
  

  In recent times, worrying feedback has been coming from criminal court practice concerning the treatment of import duty evasion. An alarming example from real life A business traveler imports commercial goods into the European Union without properly declaring them. Customs services […]

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• Souvenirs must be reported to customs when exceeding certain value

  Sep 23, 15 • Customs Law • No Comments • Stefan Winheller
  

  Travelers flying to Germany have an allowance of EUR 430 that also applies to souvenirs. If this exemption is exceeded, draconian penalties may be assessed by German customs authorities. Customs offenses comparable to tax evasion Customs offenses are often comparable to […]

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• Customs tariff: Details matter

  Apr 14, 15 • Customs Law • No Comments • Stefan Winheller
  

  Do entrepreneurs need to know the difference between patent leather and lambskin leather? Clear answer: yes, because when dealing with matters of customs law such as import and export, details such as the code number cannot be avoided. Product nomenclature and […]

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