Posted on 10/02/2017 7:59:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai
According to a court judgement in North Rhine-Westphalia published on Monday, bread rolls and coffee aren’t considered a complete breakfast and therefore not subject to taxation.
The ruling, which was made by a tax court in the city of Münster, stated that breakfast does not consist of just bread rolls and hot drinks, it is also accompanied by cold cuts, cheese or spreads, German media reported.
Due to the lack of spreads and other types of toppings to accompany the bread rolls, the company in question was not serving a complete breakfast, the tax court found.
After a software company with about 80 employees had been providing in their canteen free hot drinks such as coffee and plain bread rolls for staff, customers and guests each day, the tax office saw this as a “free provision of a meal to the employee in the form of a breakfast.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...
They are not meant to be used as suppositories.
[[The ruling, which was made by a tax court in the city of Münster, stated that breakfast does not consist of just bread rolls and hot drinks, it is also accompanied by cold cuts, cheese or spreads, German media reported. ]]
Silly Germans if it’s not steak and eggs it’s not breakfast.
(Continental breakfast = yuck )
I’m guessing they wanted it treated as a form of income and the approximate value taxed as such.
In 1977 I was on a business trip in the U.K., and stayed two nights at the Lydney Feathers Hotel. Quaint, lovely little hotel. The pub was the hot spot in the town of Lydney.
The second morning as I awaited a ride with a business associate heading for Antwerp I stopped downstairs after checking out, and asked for a bread roll, and a cup of hot black coffee. The young lady did her best to suppress her astonishment, turned, and headed into the kitchen.
My ride arrived earlier than I expected, and I went to the kitchen to find the young lady whom had waited my table to tell her to please cancel the order as I had to leave NOW. I heard from the kitchen as I approached in an almost mocking British accent “Ol E wanted was a roll, and Cohff E.”
I almost busted up I was laughing so hard. Hope I didn’t hurt her feelings. She was obviously a very nice, and pretty young lady.
Assuming that if it is considered to be part of an employees compensation, it can be taxed. If it’s not considered an actual meal, it can’t be taxed.
Snack free — tax free
I had that kind of continental breakfast once at a hotel in St. Louis . I am from German stock and while my Americanized family never had this kind of breakfast, I did recognize the German cold meats being served, including a blood sausage.
It’s not “free” I’m sure tax was paid to purchase it to provide for employees. Germany sounds far too invasive and so nanny-state that it’s poised to cross back over into something ugly again.
When we were in Germany, all of the pensions we stayed at served cold cuts and cheese with breakfast. We thought it was odd too. I always chose the musili and yogurt instead.
Then you’ve never been to Germany.... Thats standard fare.
I spent 1/2 a summer taking a field course at a university, drank heavily each night, woke late, hungover and missed the hot food at breakfast which meant a cold crappy bagel and cream cheese every day.
Took me 10 years before I ate a bagel with cream cheese again.
Thank G-d they cleared that up. It was probably the most pressing threat to humanities continued existence.
Why would something that is given away,free,be taxed?
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The government might look at this as a form of compensation, which would be taxable like a bonus.
Let’s face it, governments are looking to tax ever and anything.
Time for big breakfast, sausage and eggs, toast with my favorite strawberry vanilla jam.
Darn, no waffles with maple syrup.
I never thought so either until I started traveling to Germany for business. The hotels had free breakfast and they had cold cuts and cheese along with other items. I thought it was a bit funny at first but enjoyed it.
My first TDY to Europe was to EUCOM in Vaihingen. Stayed at the Fontana. That was my first real Continental Breakfast.
I spent a lot of time there at EUCOM and always at the Fontana.
The second morning as I awaited a ride with a business associate heading for Antwerp I stopped downstairs after checking out, and asked for a bread roll, and a cup of hot black coffee. The young lady did her best to suppress her astonishment, turned, and headed into the kitchen.
My ride arrived earlier than I expected, and I went to the kitchen to find the young lady whom had waited my table to tell her to please cancel the order as I had to leave NOW. I heard from the kitchen as I approached in an almost mocking British accent “Ol E wanted was a roll, and Cohff E.”
I almost busted up I was laughing so hard. Hope I didn’t hurt her feelings. She was obviously a very nice, and pretty young lady.
Your memory is amazing! How can anyone possibly recall the details of a minor incident which occurred 40 years ago?
Seriously: How do you do it?
Regards,
Ok, jokes aside, they are very bad food for intestinal health.
Eggs, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, grits, country ham.....proper breakfast
Eggs, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, grits, country ham.....proper breakfast
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