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02.08.2025 | In the media

KPMG Law expert in the Rheinische Post on the topic of influencer tax evasion

The North Rhine-Westphalian State Office for Combating Financial Crime (LBF NRW) is currently evaluating a data package. It is said to contain 6000 data records. The suspicion: Influencers are said to have not always paid tax on these remunerations legally. In North Rhine-Westphalia alone, the LBF is investigating indications of untaxed profits from influencers amounting to around 300 million euros.

KPMG Law expert Philipp Schiml discusses the topic in an interview with the Rheinische Post. You can find the complete article here (PayWall).

 

“If the LBF uncovers the alleged offenses itself and you have not reported yourself beforehand, this can lead to high penalties,” says Philipp Schiml

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