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It is a bit different though, because the German exit tax applies to companies and people holding more than a 1% share in a company. So no exit tax if you hold bitcoins as part of …

If you are planning on VC-like returns by selling your company, you should start with a holding GmbH and an operative GmbH below (or crazier structures like a Holding GmbH & Co. KG…

"Replace" is difficult to define. Will there not be a single artist? Obviously wrong. But possibly we have seen "peak" numbers in some professions? There are some exceptions, but i…

You should check out how EU state aid laws work. This is exactly the issue they are addressing and it is not true that we have seen a significant "subsidy race" between different E…

If I am not mistaken, the £1 would typically be distributed between all of SVB UK's current shareholders. If SVB UK is 100% owned by the SVB parent company, and SVB parent is bankr…

You are correct, the technology for 24/7 SEPA instant transfers is there, but they are just ~ 10% of all SEPA transfers right now and - crucially - are not free yet: https://www.eu…

I agree. In a perfect world, it would not matter who wins the lottery of having conscientious parents etc. and the government would make sure that everyone has the same chance to a…

I am still working in big law and I disagree that the benefits of adopting more advanced version control would be small. However, I work in a field that is a mix of regulatory law …

The legal system and independent courts etc are an infrastructure it depends on - Google had to leave China due to problems with the local legal system

They have 90 days to "stop the abusive practices", basically meaning find a way to redesign their website - this is what they really care about.

Germany's tax system is linked to residence, not citizenship (unlike the US). Therefore if you move to the US and work there for a few years, you will not pay any German taxes duri…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Spring

Could you please refresh my memory: Which of the Soviet Union states was allowed to hold a referendum on whether it should leave?

The Economist's democracy index disagrees, putting Azerbaijan into the "Authoritarian" index. And apprently their President is in power since 2003, which is usually not a good sign…

I am not so sure. For me at least, it was much more difficult to be in the unstructured university environment than having a job. Routines make life easier for me, I like having mi…

That concept is actually not that unusual or nonsensical - imagine if we had the opposite: As long as you and your servers are outside the US, you can not be charged under US crimi…

You need to differentiate between where your company has its "real seat" (= place of business activity) and your "legal seat" (=incorporated as GmbH or LLC or ...). If your office …

Regarding the abortion point: I agree that science cannot answer the question regarding morality of abortion, but can philosophy answer it? In my view, philosophy can at best provi…

I agree. Things like having the weekends free and getting enough sleep are really important for having a sustainable working life. But that does not mean working 35 hours per week …

Totally the opposite experience - normal 40 hour week means working 9 AM to 6 PM, due to 1 hour lunch break. This is even the case in most public administrations (Germany, France, …

If your job does not require you to be aware of 24/7 news, weekly journals can be a good alternative.

I disagree. I once worked for a services company that basically had a "6 month notice" policy, meaning if they let someone know July 23th 2016, he still has a job until January 31 …

Cameron announced the referendum as policy choice in 2013 and at least after the May 2015 election it was clear it would happen. Therefore this was a long time coming. Has any othe…

What about the UK? Their prime minister has resigned, the lead of the opposition party is battling a motion of no confidence, the British pound crashed 10% against the US-Dollar an…

It does not matter much if it is shared by most Germans - what matters is if it is shared by a small elite of German, French, and EU Commission/Parliament leaders. Do you really th…