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by tene80i 37 days ago
You phrase this as if it’s absurd. Why should it be possible to offshore your future capital gains without paying an exit tax? You live in a country with a tax system that assumes people pay into it.
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Unrealized capital gains taxes generally are a bit absurd, but I can see how the state would feel forced to do it if you're leaving. Seems like there should be some way to get a registered agent or something to keep the old company legally "in Germany" while you leave, but idk
You can avoid being taxed on unrealized gains by realizing them first ;)
It is absurd to be taxed on _unrealised_ gains, even more absurd to hold you hostage over it.