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Teen who auctioned her virginity for £8,000 may lose half... because prostitutes in Germany are taxed at 50% of earnings

By Allan Hall
Last updated at 2:04 AM on 22nd May 2009

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Alina Percea

Student Alina Percea auctioned off her virginity to the highest bidder on a German website - but now she may lose half her earnings to taxes

Tax authorities in Germany are poised to claim 50 per cent of the money that a teenage student earned for 'auctioning' her virginity because they claim it was 'tantamount to prostitution'.

Romanian-born Alina Percea, who is a student in Germany, was paid £8,800 in cash for a weekend of sex with the Italian businessman after she auctioned her virginity online.

But tax officials in Berlin regard the 18-year-old's act as 'nothing more than prostitution'.

Prostitution is legal in Germany - but it is heavily taxed.

'It is not a moral standpoint but a fiscal one,' an official said. 'Prostitution is not an illegal act in Germany, but not paying tax on earned money is.

'Consequently we are assessing her case and it looks likely she will have to pay around half of the sum she gained.'

The Romanian-born computer studies student's visa allows her to work in Germany for 90 days - even as a prostitute.

One tax expert said: 'Even if she was taxed as a purveyor of erotic moments, or whatever she wants to call what she did, she would have to pay tax on it. Prostitution is merely a means for the bureaucrats to pin her down for a claim.

'She would have been better off keeping quiet about this strange transaction.'

It also emerged that, because Alina earned so much in such a short time, she may even be liable for a hefty VAT bill too.

VAT in Germany works out to 19 per cent, meaning the sale of her virginity could land her with just over £3,000 in the end.

'When we have hard figures then we can make an accurate assessment,' said a German inland revenue spokesman.

Alina, who studies in Mannheim, told how a 45-year-old Italian businessman took her virginity with unprotected sex at a luxury Venetian hotel.

'I liked the man and got on with him well. He didn't look 45, and he seemed much younger.

'We spoke in English as I can't speak Italian and he can't speak Romanian.
He paid me a lot of compliments throughout the day, and he was very funny and charming. We got on very well, and I was pleased he'd won,' said Alina.

'We kissed, then undressed each other. I'd never done that before, so I was nervous. He laid me on the bed and started kissing my body, then we had sex. I was attracted to him, so I enjoyed it, even though it was quite painful.

'We only had sex once, then fell asleep. Next morning, we had breakfast together like any other couple, and I took the morning-after pill. He told me he'd like to see me again, and I agreed.

'I hope to see the man again - and next time I won't make him pay,' she added.

50% for prostitutes isn't tax, it's a pimp

Somebody should have schooled her in business and finances cuz ole girl got played!


Pimps Up Hos Down as they say

I read the title as Virginity Earrings.

EmeraldSkies said:

EmeraldSkies said:

I just image googled 'virginity earrings' and it came up with these...



SQUIRRELS FEET EARRINGS!!!

Cinnie said:

they look like two chile peppers hanging side by side
[Edited 5/22/09 15:43pm]

MrsGoodnight said:

Now, I wonder, did they do a medical exam first to prove her status?

StillGotIt said:

Don't ruin the fantasy

The law is the law.

meow85 said:

What about the general idea of her auctioning a sexual experience?

she still made more than most girls do!

I am gonna take mine back and charge for it too

thekidsgirl said:

Me too!

wait..

somebody, regardless of what they did, is getting fucked by the government!!

Say it ain't so...

MrsGoodnight said:

Watch guys, soon we'll have to pay a pussy tax.

MrsGoodnight said:

Well, most guys would certainly stay away.

I mean, I'm not surprised that she was having this auction. Men are such pigs and have a demand for virgins.

Cinnie said:

nah, it's too much trouble. i just want to stick it in when i'm ready, fuck all that wincing and hollering and tensing up shit.


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[Edited 5/22/09 18:32pm]

sinisterpentatonic said:

How stupid...she must be really desperate...she could pick up some scumbag...who will get rough with her.

sinisterpentatonic said:

Cinnie said:

Doesn't bother me any. I agree that it does amount to prostitution, but I don't have a problem with prostitution if it's being done in a country where it's legal. And if it's legal, it's surely going to be taxed.

This would be a non-story if the act of her auctioning off her virginity (virginity is an abstract concept anyway, but that's for another thread...) hadn't made the news.

peacenlovealways said:

WTF?

Unless I'm thinking of another case, she did the auction to pay for school. I don't think that's stupid. That's brilliant. Selling sex is legal in Germany -as it should be everywhere IMO -and if it's a legal option for income, why not?

EmeraldSkies said:

So did I! I started reading it and thought, "where's the bit about the ear....oh."

Teen who auctioned her virginity for £8,000 may lose half... because prostitutes in Germany are taxed at 50% of earnings[i]

WHAT!?

It says she took the morning after pill, and that they had unprotected sex.


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[Edited 5/23/09 20:25pm]

jone70 said:

Now THAT I agree is stupid.