Posted on 05/23/2009 1:51:43 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A teenager who sold her virginity for about $14,000 may have to pay half of it in taxes, London's Daily Mail reported. An Italian businessman reportedly paid Romanian-born Alina Percea, 18, in cash for a weekend of sex after the teen auctioned off her virginity online. Percea, who is studying in Germany, flew to Italy for the romp. But that's not stopping tax officials in Berlin from pursuing part of her earnings. They said the deal was "nothing more than prostitution." Prostitution is legal in Germany but hookers are heavily taxed.
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In an economy that has gone drastically south (i.e.: the UK, the US, etc.), there is little doubt that taxmen/tax collectors are, for give the pun, hardup for any revenue due. ;-)
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