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Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big by 1R053 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:47PM (#44829447)
While that number seems to be not a general value, the "Wegzugsbesteuerung" still is significant.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wegzugsbesteuerung

Essentially, it assumes you sell your assets at market value and taxes the difference to your expenses for it.

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Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big by eqvinox on Thursday August 07, 2025 @04:07PM (#44829705)
That's what I was trying to say ("What is being taxed is the shares you're holding, as if you're selling them,") … did I word that poorly/confusingly?
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