Girl who auctioned off her virginity hit with 50% tax bill.

From News.com.au:

A teenage student who auctioned off her virginity in Germany is set to lose half the money to the tax office, with authorities claiming the act was "tantamount to prostitution".

Romanian-born Alina Percea, who studies in Mannheim, was paid $17,900 in cash for a weekend of sex with an Italian businessman after auctioning her virginity online.

But tax officials in Berlin regard the 18-year-old's act as prostitution, which is not illegal in Germany but is heavily taxed.

"It is not a moral standpoint but a fiscal one," an official said.

"Consequently we are assessing her case and it looks likely she will have to pay around half of the sum she gained."

[...] Because Percea earned so much in a short time, she may also be liable for a hefty GST bill.

GST in Germany works out to 19 per cent, meaning the sale of her virginity could land her with around $6100 in the end.

Percea had told how the 45-year-old businessman took her virginity with unprotected sex at a luxury Venetian hotel.

"I liked the man and got on with him well . . . and next time I won't make him pay" she said.