[zeroq]

Have you read my post?

Let say I am a junior SWE in EU. I incorporate in Estonia and issue my employer with an invoice from said company. That company pays for my house, my car, my dental service and whatnot, and what's left I take as a employee salary.

I pay local tax for that salary, but that's only a fraction of what I've billed my employer.

[d1sxeyes]

That's just tax fraud though.

There's also the CFC rule, which means that within the EU, if you control a foreign corporation, your country of tax residence can tax undistributed profits.

Often tax offices don't bother and you might not get caught, but 'not getting caught' is not the same as it being legit.

[petesergeant]

> that company pays for my house, my car, my dental service and whatnot, and what's left I take as a employee salary ... I pay local tax for that salary

Until you get audited by your local tax authority who rules that all of that is disguised salary, or the Estonian tax authority says that that's technically (taxable) profit being paid to the director.

If you're currently doing this, I suggest throwing yourself at the mercy of your local tax authority with the help of a lawyer and an accountant, as it's possible they'll show some leniency if you go to them first and not add penalty fines in addition to needing to back-pay the tax and late payment fines.

You've got to get up pretty early in the morning to fool The Revenue.

[littlecranky67]

That would not be possible at in Germany, everything you just listed is considered a "geldwerter Vorteil" and falls under income tax - even if the company gives you a car that you need to do your job, you will have to pay taxes on it.

[otikik]

To me it feels disgraceful to live in a country, benefit from the taxes that everyone else pays there, and try to avoid paying the taxes yourself. It is true that the ultra-wealthy do this. What we should do is try to make them pay their due taxes as well, not try to imitate them. That paths leads to an impoverished country where you have to live in a gated community with armed guards.

[udl]

Totally agree! My goal also wasn't to avoid paying taxes. I just would like to have a fully digital and less bureaucratic system for it. But well, I guess I have to wait until Germany finally gets that.

[lbreakjai]

Pretty much every country has a concept of benefit in kind. Some countries will allow some expenses to be covered (Part of your phone/internet subscription if you work from home, meals vouchers. Some countries codified some WFH arrangements) but you absolutely won't be able to pay for everything tax free.

You'd be far better-off jumping between countries to leverage the 30% ruling/Beckham Law/HSM tax arrangements if you can.

[monkey_monkey]

Oh boy, are you in for a shock..

[astura]

So, tax fraud?