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May 22, 2009

Teenage Girl Auctions Off Her Virginity, German Tax Authorities Want Half

The Sun by way of Fox News reports that Alina Percea, 18, was paid $13,827 in cash for a weekend of sex with a middle-aged Italian businessman after auctioning her virginity online. Now, the German tax authorities want their cut. In Germany, prostitutes are taxed at 50 percent of their earnings. Hat tip to Paul Caron (Cincinnati) who is on top of all things taxable at TaxProf Blog. [JH]

May 22, 2009 in News | Permalink