>>Still sticking to "no business, no tax".
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>follow the reasoning - but over here the power of definition of such transactions is distributed rather lopsided.
>One example seen this year: double taxation has been judged unconstitional here.
>But through changes in tax code pensions are in part taxed doubly, Pensioneer went to court (after getting may hurdkes like having to show tax filings and result for over 30 years, calculating himself as no tax accountant wanted THST case). Judges found his calculations to be correct, but ruled that such a tiny amount (~310€ each year over 10 years as of ruling time) had to be accepted.
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>Option of going to higher court denied.

Well we could argue that we in fact have triple taxation in some cases. You invest in your house from your taxed income. Pay VAT for everything you buy to put into that house. So you've done building/renovating and now you pay property tax on it.

>Many such examples - BuSab and McKie always remembered fondly whenever I read about things like that...

Over here it seems they are the government. It's such a chaos... There are hundreds of regulations which are simply not enforced, or perhaps for just a few show cases. The best reason to be on good terms with your neighbors, so they don't file a report on you.