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Swedish Tax Office Targets Webcam Strippers

Sweden's tax authorities are cracking down on unreported webcam stripper income. They estimate that hundreds of Swedish women are dodging the law, resulting in a tax loss of about 40m Swedish kronor (£3.3m) annually. The search involves tax officials examining stripper websites, hours upon hours, for completely legitimate purposes. A slightly disheveled project leader said 200 Swedish strippers had been investigated so far, adding the total could be as much as 500. "They are young girls, we can see from the photos. We think that perhaps they are not well informed about the rules," he said.

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  1. Seriously? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who are they, their pimps?

    1. Re:Seriously? by node+3 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Only if you choose not to participate when you live in a democracy.

    2. Re:Seriously? by jamstar7 · · Score: 2, Funny

      And now you know why I pack a chainsaw in the boot of my car for 'emergency use'. It's SO much more satisfying than an axe...

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  2. "We need to investigate this... closely..." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'd like to volunteer for this job myself."

    1. Re:"We need to investigate this... closely..." by furby076 · · Score: 2, Funny

      The search involves tax officials examining stripper websites, hours upon hours, for completely legitimate purposes.

      Yes, I do this all the time too. I wonder if I can use this line with my boss?

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  3. Hiring? by natespizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are they hiring?

    1. Re:Hiring? by SnarfQuest · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think most of these sites are self-run. I don't think you need to be hired.

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  4. How on earth... by DavidChristopher · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...do these people land these porn watching jobs?

    Mind you, I'd probably look a little disheveled too if I had to watch porn for a living.

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  5. Well... by Dracil · · Score: 3, Funny

    "When we investigated the sites manually it worked better," he added.

    What he really meant to say was, there was a lot more motivation and job satisfaction when they investigated it manually.

    1. Re:Well... by dzfoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Overtime!

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    2. Re:Well... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Manually, adverb. "By means of the hand."

      I suspect that there may have been, shall we say, more than one "manual investigation" going on...

  6. Re:I Volunteer... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vulcan blood is green, you insensitive clod! And close the basement door on the way up!

  7. Actual, direct quote from TFA by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 5, Funny

    "When we investigated the sites manually it worked better," he added.

    I'll bet it did.

  8. Wait a second... by downix · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tax agents get to do what?  **preps a resume for the IRS**

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  9. I want a full report! by Un+pobre+guey · · Score: 4, Funny

    I need a full report immediately. URLs, logins and passwords used for research, all imagery from the sites that will be in the corpus of evidence including videos, names, phone numbers, price structures, everything!

  10. Yeah, right. by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    The search involves tax officials examining stripper websites, hours upon hours, for completely legitimate purposes.

    We have a slightly different enforcement issue in the Seattle area. Illegal activity in a few strip clubs. The police department spends quite a bit of time and money sending undercover officers to buy lap dances from the women looking for violations. With public funds, of course.

    OK guys, what about the activity in the gay clubs? Any volunteers for undercover duty?
    [Sound of crickets.]

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  11. You only have to pay tax if you get caught by Colin+Smith · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't you know? Ask Timothy Geithner he'll tell you.

     

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  12. Started my own site years ago... by RemoWilliams84 · · Score: 3, Funny

    and still haven't had to pay a dime in taxes. I guess when you operate at a loss they nothing to tax.

    Why do these young girls make so much money, while I (the hairy assed nerd), make nothing?

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  13. What's the pay? by Mr.+Foogle · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's the rate for the job of 'scanning the internet for Swedish strippers'? $8.00 an hour? Heck, if that's all I have to pay ...

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  14. Re:Two Possibilities by IdleTime · · Score: 2, Funny

    One simple requirement!
    You must be able to pronounce, flawlessly the following word: "minoritetsladningsbærerdiffusjonskoeffisientmålingsapparatur"

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  15. Re:Being informed about the rules by maxume · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or you could phrase it like most people think about it "you only have to pay taxes on barter if you barter what you would otherwise be paid to do and you think the IRS will be able to find out about it and prove a substantial amount of barter".

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  16. Re:Queue Idiocracy by xerxesVII · · Score: 5, Funny

    The word you're looking for is "The".

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