Germany and poker tax?

I don’t know if this is the right forum or not, but I tried to choose the most appropriate for my question. The question is basically: Do you have to pay tax of your poker winnings in Germany?

I am currently located in a country in Europe which tax me 50%+ of my poker winnings, and I want to move…is Germany an option?
Any other information on European country without poker tax is also greatly appreciated.

cheers [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Bjorn]

From what i heard (and don't take this as cold hard facts) playing online poker is illegal in germany. If this is true perhaps it's not such a good choice.

/Bjorn

[DrunkHamster]

Britain = no taxes. And hotter women [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[evil_twin]

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I've heard this quoted so often but never seen any hard evidence for it. Anyone got any solid sources, or is it just word of mouth assumption?

I just can't see that if it's your sole source of income that the Inland Revenue would possibly let it pass as untaxable.

[Olof]

Yes they will

[evil_twin]

Great link, many thanks for that. That's by far the most convincing discussion I've seen on the subject. I suppose that is about as good as it gets without consulting a tax accountant.

[vector]

Don't know about Germany, but I am moving to Austria soon and have found out that poker winnings are apparently not taxable there (a friend called the IRS equivalent direct for me).