Swedish Tax Office Targets Webcam Strippers 384
Sweden's tax authorities are cracking down on unreported webcam stripper income. They estimate that hundreds of Swedish women are dodging the law, resulting in a tax loss of about 40m Swedish kronor (£3.3m) annually. The search involves tax officials examining stripper websites, hours upon hours, for completely legitimate purposes. A slightly disheveled project leader said 200 Swedish strippers had been investigated so far, adding the total could be as much as 500. "They are young girls, we can see from the photos. We think that perhaps they are not well informed about the rules," he said.
Seriously? (Score:5, Funny)
Who are they, their pimps?
"We need to investigate this... closely..." (Score:5, Funny)
"I'd like to volunteer for this job myself."
Hiring? (Score:5, Funny)
How on earth... (Score:2, Funny)
Mind you, I'd probably look a little disheveled too if I had to watch porn for a living.
Well... (Score:3, Funny)
"When we investigated the sites manually it worked better," he added.
What he really meant to say was, there was a lot more motivation and job satisfaction when they investigated it manually.
Re:I Volunteer... (Score:5, Funny)
Vulcan blood is green, you insensitive clod! And close the basement door on the way up!
Actual, direct quote from TFA (Score:5, Funny)
I'll bet it did.
Re:Well... (Score:5, Funny)
Overtime!
Wait a second... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Well... (Score:5, Funny)
I suspect that there may have been, shall we say, more than one "manual investigation" going on...
I want a full report! (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, right. (Score:5, Funny)
The search involves tax officials examining stripper websites, hours upon hours, for completely legitimate purposes.
We have a slightly different enforcement issue in the Seattle area. Illegal activity in a few strip clubs. The police department spends quite a bit of time and money sending undercover officers to buy lap dances from the women looking for violations. With public funds, of course.
OK guys, what about the activity in the gay clubs? Any volunteers for undercover duty?
[Sound of crickets.]
You only have to pay tax if you get caught (Score:5, Funny)
Didn't you know? Ask Timothy Geithner he'll tell you.
Re:Hiring? (Score:3, Funny)
I think most of these sites are self-run. I don't think you need to be hired.
Started my own site years ago... (Score:3, Funny)
and still haven't had to pay a dime in taxes. I guess when you operate at a loss they nothing to tax.
Why do these young girls make so much money, while I (the hairy assed nerd), make nothing?
Re:"We need to investigate this... closely..." (Score:3, Funny)
The search involves tax officials examining stripper websites, hours upon hours, for completely legitimate purposes.
Yes, I do this all the time too. I wonder if I can use this line with my boss?
What's the pay? (Score:3, Funny)
What's the rate for the job of 'scanning the internet for Swedish strippers'? $8.00 an hour? Heck, if that's all I have to pay ...
Re:Two Possibilities (Score:2, Funny)
You must be able to pronounce, flawlessly the following word: "minoritetsladningsbærerdiffusjonskoeffisientmålingsapparatur"
Re:Being informed about the rules (Score:2, Funny)
Or you could phrase it like most people think about it "you only have to pay taxes on barter if you barter what you would otherwise be paid to do and you think the IRS will be able to find out about it and prove a substantial amount of barter".
Re:Queue Idiocracy (Score:5, Funny)
The word you're looking for is "The".
Re:Seriously? (Score:1, Funny)
Only if you choose not to participate when you live in a democracy.
Re:Seriously? (Score:3, Funny)