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Originally Posted by aridash
yes, it really is that simple. so why are HSBC, BHP Billiton, Microsoft, BP and all the other big companies in the world are based in countries where they pay tax? It doesnt work like that, you can only shuffle so much off shore. they would have to move their whole main office and workforce.
heres a link to a translation of the summary i ran though a web based app. once again i will highlight that what is at issue here is not what you or i think is right and wrong or "should" be taxed, when and where, it is what the Swedish authority has decided is eligiable for tax. The representitive of the Skatteverket may have acknowledged there is a problem with actual enforcement, but that doesnt mean they cant or wont.
As for tokens, tangible or intangible makes not difference. A share in a company is intangible, a futures contract on the price of soy beans is intangible yet this is how the world goes round. does your money suddely cease to exist once its in your bank account, stored as a bunch or intangible data on their systems? 10PED=$1 which makes it just as real as anything else. As for legal tender, that is a concept of what you obliged to accept, you may accept payment in any form. If Disney paid French/Floridian workers in Disney Dollars you can be sure they would still be taxed on them (other wise the workers would be paid in Disney Dollars to avoid any tax, qed.) |
I no longer really have the time or patience to point out your misinterpretations, misconceptions or the flaws in the semantic arguments that you are using here.
All I can suggest is that you consider and contemplate the historical precedence set by governments in the discrepancies between what they publicly state to be the law and what in reality is actually practically enforced (wilfully or otherwise), especially regarding tax laws, and try not to worry until the day arrives when cutting a neighbour’s/family member’s lawn/feeding his pets/cleaning his car requires him to keep a VAT receipt for the pint/meal/bottle of wine/gift he bought you in exchange.
Until I find Skatteverket breaking my front door down, I’m going to take this press statement as little more than a gentle warning/reminder to the Swedish public that they should be good little citizens and always make sure that they pay their taxes.
Oh, and good luck using those stolen casino chips to buy a meal in a restaurant.
