UNEEK Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 7 Weird Money Laws You May Have Broken by Joe Epstein on 20 June 2014 Money can make people do strange things. But what about when money laws themselves are beyond comprehension? From bizarre tax systems at home to monarchy-imposed oddities abroad, the world is full of some very odd laws governing the spending and collecting of money. Lucky for you, this list of them is free. 1. Don't Step Thailand's king is featured prominently on all the country's currency. Thailand's king is also not to be criticized, under legal penalty. So by extension, Thailand has one of the stranger money laws around: stepping on money is considered extremely disrespectful, and crazily enough, could land you in a Thai jail. 2. Do the Running Man, Pay the Tax Man In Washington state, cover charges for movies, concerts, and theater are tax free. Unless, that is, the venue provides patrons with an "opportunity to dance" (seriously), in which case tax must be paid. A holdover law from the 60s, the provision was largely forgotten about until recently, when one establishment was charged $25,000 for non-compliance. 3. Candy Pain Buy a Twizzler in Kentucky and you're free from paying taxes. Buy a chocolate-coated pretzel, and you better keep that receipt. That's because their state law declares tax exempt only those candies that don't contain flour. Seems a little half-baked. 4. Canadian Currency Conundrum Find it annoying when the person in front of you in line starts counting out pennies for their purchase? Well in Canada, you could have that person arrested. According to the Canadian Currency Act, there are all sorts of legal restrictions on what you can and can't pay for with coins, including the illegality of using more than 25 pennies in any transaction. 5. Nay-Saying Sooth-Saying For something weird you're not allowed to charge money for, how about Pennsylvania’s law against soliciting payment for fortune telling? The misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail, and extends to outlaw charging to place hexes or spells on people. 6. The Bagel Burden It's tough to walk down a New York City street without running into a bagel joint. But if you're looking to avoid being charged tax on one of those heavenly bread circles, make sure you do not, under any circumstances, ask for your bagel to be sliced. As soon as the bagel is sliced (or schmeared, for that matter!), it's considered prepared food, and can be taxed up to 9 cents. 7. Bavarian Bribes While most of this list features legal restrictions, this last law gets honorable mention (it was eliminated just a few years ago) for helping facilitate a strange financial transaction. Namely: bribery. German tax law, it turns out, actually allowed private companies to write off the costs of bribery on their returns. Though good luck dealing with the angry bribe recipients after listing their names on your receipts… http://www.wisebread.com/7-weird-money-laws-you-may-have-broken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Grazie UNEEK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabibilicious Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Paying in pennies shouldn't be illegal.......certainly grounds for a solid tongue lashing, though. GO RV, and NO BV 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveDeepSix Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 We have some of the same stupid laws in Minnesota, some candy bars are tax free some aren't. Some beverages are tax free anything carbonated isn't. 1 liter water bottles aren't supposed to be but the smaller ones are, many of the Cstore workers up here can't make change correctly much less remember what gets taxed and what doesn't, thank God for barcodes and computerized cash registers! Thanks UNEEK! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okane Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 About 25 years ago I was in Richmond, VA and folks where upset about a increased fee for a poll road. A local morning D.J. encouraged his listeners to all pay with $100 bills. With minutes they would be out of change. Other used pennies. He got in trouble for that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveDeepSix Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 About 25 years ago I was in Richmond, VA and folks where upset about a increased fee for a poll road. A local morning D.J. encouraged his listeners to all pay with $100 bills. With minutes they would be out of change. Other used pennies. He got in trouble for that one. That's hilarious!!! What a great idea love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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