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Arnold Schwarzenegger detained over EU tax for luxury watch (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] albert180@feddit.de 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

However, a source told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, that Schwarzenegger was not asked to fill out a declaration form. The actor, politician and climate change campaigner was eventually able to pay the tax, but only after overcoming a number of problems.

That's also Bullshit, because in German Airports there are two lanes through Customs🛃 which are clearly indicated in fat letters. A green "I have nothing to declare" lane, where they only do Random Checks, and a red "I have something to declare or I'm not sure about it" (Here is an image that shows it approximately https://images.app.goo.gl/Fhye52ieFXSyp1dX7 )

If you have stuff that needs to be declared and they catch you going through the Green Lane, then that's 100% your fault, and not the fault of German Customs failing to ask you to fill out a form.

Adding such arrogant comments is also certainly not helping your case, and makes you look like a total asshole.

It added in an emailed statement that Schwarzenegger “cooperated at every step even though it was an incompetent shakedown” and that he agreed to “prepay potential taxes on the watch (remember, it is his personal watch).”