The Dark Side of Denmark’s Tax System: How Authorities Can Ruin Your Life Without Consequences

[AtlasShrugged]

As someone else who comes from‍ Scandinavia and knows everything about their insanities, you have my sympathy.

One thing I'm curious⁠ about, did you keep it lowkey while residing in Denmark? Did you stand out from⁤ the crowd, flash expensive vacations on IG or Facebook and so on? I know the⁣ tax authorities in Sweden check those kinds of things before making a decision whether you're⁢ an easy prey or not. It can be helpful to know for other guys who︀ live there to delete all their social media before relocating to greener pasture.

Also, don't︁ be embarrassed to leave. Our ancestors have left on numerous occasions, during the Viking age,︂ when we wanted to avoid tyrants and trade in peace, and during the 19th century︃ to the US (when it was an actual good country to live in) .

Good luck!

 

[providenceventurer]

Yeah they are wired like in the Matrix.
If you become︍ Neo you have to start dodging the agents bullets to stay alive.I prefer to be︎ Neo.

 

[Monchip]

I hope you left or can leave asap. Everyone should be innocent until proven guilty‌ not the opposite.

 

[hofo]

I know quite a few people who have run into trouble in Denmark, especially when‌ they only did business abroad from a Danish company and used crypto as their trading‍ currency. They just don’t get it.

Even though Denmark is a test country for total⁠ control and digitalization of individual citizens, the ones running it are simply not friendly towards⁤ trade they can’t regulate. In other words, either you give up your soul and control⁣ to the Danish tax authorities, or they’ll come and take everything.

I’ll just say it⁢ again, get out of this shithole.

 

[icecold]

As you already mentioned, you packed your things and left that country a long time‌ ago, and honestly, that was the only right thing to do. But I still think‍ the way they treated you was insane, especially what you wrote in the mentor group⁠ about your backstabbing lawyer friend.

He deserves to be exposed.

 

[bubbledouble]

feel sorry when reading your story, hope you get some sort of revenge some day!‌

 

[dany]

I, like everyone else here, am deeply shocked by what you’ve been subjected to, and‌ I can feel from what you’re writing that you truly believe there is no justice‍ left.
Have you considered exhausting all legal avenues as well as reaching out to journalists⁠ to see if they would take up your story? It’s been seen before that as⁤ soon as the public becomes aware, things start happening.

 

[kilor]

I'm just speechless, I don't have much to add to the conversation. The authorities have‌ gone way too far.

 

[providenceventurer]

A French revolution type guillotine is‍ required against these authorities.Capital punishment to a few of these will work well to instill⁠ fear in them to not play the fool with innocent citizens lives.

 

[Monchip]

It will never happen, remember covid. Most⁠ people will just comply to anything the government says.

 

[fighthorse]

Yes, that is exactly what people do. They accept‍ everything the governments and authorities do, as long as it sounds right!

 

[Bulruy]

I might be too optimistic about the situation in Denmark, but if the system is‌ going to screw you over anyway, why not go public?
Someone like Mads Brügger could‍ help bring attention to the issue. Personally, I firmly believe that unless people start voicing⁠ their frustrations, nothing will ever change. The current authoritarian approach will continue unchecked if no⁤ one pushes back.

 

[daniels27]

Because it leads to more troubles. We once had a discussion about that here

I do not know︆ the case, so it is hard to comment on it. Maybe, one day I'll find︇ it and get a better picture. But from me experience, the problem is that it︈ is not black and white. When a you go to a university and ask people︉ what they do after the graduation in two months, you will get answers like: "I︊ heard that the state fund is paying well." And it is not unlikely that those︋ very same people would comment on this case that any cent you earn above 250k︌ should go into that state fund as it is unjustified to earn that much.

Europe has a moral and mental problem, attracting mainly unskilled people while anybody able and willing︍ to achieve something will leave. Protest with your mind and leave, it is a free︎ market and it all rich left, they will understand. Maybe not, but at least it️ won't be your concern anymore.

 

[AtlasShrugged]

As if the public is sympathetic‌ toward "greedy" capitalists these days

 

[Alonzo]

Vast majority of citizens highly prefer the⁠ Danish system over the American one especially with what they’re seeing right now in the⁤ media (Trump and Musk)

It will never change. The average Dane does not complain about⁣ their government.

 

[EliasIT]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm actually already⁣ on it. I have no problem publicly calling out the Danish Tax Agency as the⁢ biggest fraudsters out there, along with their methods for stripping taxpayers of their rights.

How did you come up with Mads Brügger? Did you just Google him, or do you︀ happen to have contacts with him? I can easily find his public contact details myself,︁ but I just wanted to ask!
And unfortunately, I have to completely agree with you on︅ this. The majority of Danish citizens work directly or indirectly for the state, about 80%,︆ and therefore, they see people who make money as capitalist pigs.

Above all, they get︇ jealous because they can't break free from the state's financial grip, either because they've never︈ worked, can't work, or, as mentioned, work for the state.

A smart and modern way︉ to keep people as slaves.

 

[JustAnotherNomad]

Just forget about it. The media will always side with the government.
Even the business-friendly‌ media will at best write something like "The current rules are not very business-friendly. We‍ have to attract and keep the smartest people, so when there is uncertainty, this is⁠ bad for business and bad for our welfare state!"

There are plenty of cases where⁤ even UHNWI business people were screwed over by the tax authority - and I'm sure⁣ they had good lawyers. But the average person doesn't care about this.

 

[EliasIT]

That’s perfect that you write things like that, which is totally fine. It⁣ just provokes me to do exactly that!

 

[Bulruy]

As a Dane⁠ myself (and unfortunately still stuck here), I find it refreshing to see someone actually challenging⁤ the system instead of just going along with the narrative.

Mads Brügger is one of⁣ the few truly independent journalists in Denmark. Unlike the state-sponsored media outlets, he refuses to⁢ accept government “media support,” which is one of the reasons I respect his work.
You should check out his work at Frihedsbrevet if you’re curious!

 

[Bulruy]

I get where you’re coming from, but the real problem isn’t just the⁣ media siding with the government,it’s that the vast majority of Danes don’t even grasp the⁢ long-term consequences of this internal erosion. That’s what’s truly frightening.

Look at the other Nordics,︀ and you can’t ignore the fact that Denmark has produced some of the biggest and︁ most innovative companies in the region. But that kind of success doesn’t happen in a︂ country that slides further into bureaucratic authoritarianism.

If there’s even the slimmest chance of reversing︃ this trend, it won’t happen by waiting for politicians or media to suddenly grow a︄ conscience. The only way forward is through education and resisting every step of the way.︅
If we’re going down, we might as well go down fighting.