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The Investmentpunk Webinar: Is His ‘Tax Secret’ Just Basic GmbH Planning?
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The Investmentpunk Webinar: Is His ‘Tax Secret’ Just Basic GmbH Planning?

An investigation into the viral claims of saving 50% in Austrian taxes through GmbH structures, separating marketing hype from financial reality for self-employed professionals.

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Crypto vs. ETFs: How Instagram’s Hype Machine Is Gambling With Austria’s Next Generation
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Crypto vs. ETFs: How Instagram’s Hype Machine Is Gambling With Austria’s Next Generation

Inside the social media pressure cooker pushing young Austrians toward crypto roulette while shaming sensible investing

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Vienna’s Rental Property Trap: When the Math Stops Working
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Vienna’s Rental Property Trap: When the Math Stops Working

Rising rents can’t save Vienna’s real estate investors from negative cash flow. Here’s why the numbers no longer add up for buy-to-let strategies.

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Investing with 20 Euros: Why Your Instagram Feed Is Lying to You About Austrian Broker Accounts
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Investing with 20 Euros: Why Your Instagram Feed Is Lying to You About Austrian Broker Accounts

A reality check for Gen Z investors in Austria: what you can actually do with spare change, why crypto influencers are wrong, and how to start without losing your shirt (or your 20€)

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The 49€ Reality Check: Austria’s 2026 Electricity Tax Cut vs. Your Actual Bill
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The 49€ Reality Check: Austria’s 2026 Electricity Tax Cut vs. Your Actual Bill

Austria slashes electricity tax to EU minimum in 2026, promising relief. But for households facing 60% higher energy costs since 2021, the 49€ annual savings raises questions about political optics versus genuine financial impact.

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The €500 Kindergeburtstag: How Austrian Parents Are Getting Trapped in the Birthday Party Inflation Spiral
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The €500 Kindergeburtstag: How Austrian Parents Are Getting Trapped in the Birthday Party Inflation Spiral

A four-year-old’s birthday party now costs what a family used to spend on a weekend trip. Inside the social pressure cooker driving Austrian parents to drop half a month’s salary on cake, venue rentals, and guest favors.

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The Free Newspaper That Cost €500: How Austria’s ‘Thank-You Subscription’ Traps Turn Into KSV1870 Nightmares
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The Free Newspaper That Cost €500: How Austria’s ‘Thank-You Subscription’ Traps Turn Into KSV1870 Nightmares

A free newspaper gift with your washing machine sounds harmless, until KSV1870 comes knocking. Here’s how Austria’s subscription scam industry exploits telephonic consent loopholes and what actually works when fighting back.

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Underpaid by Your Austrian Employer? The Backpay That Could Bankrupt You
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Underpaid by Your Austrian Employer? The Backpay That Could Bankrupt You

Claiming your legal salary under Austria’s collective agreement might trigger retroactive taxes and insurance that cost more than you’re owed. Here’s why the system punishes you for demanding fairness.

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OeNB’s New Real Estate Dashboard: Finally, Some Honest Numbers in Austria’s Housing Circus
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OeNB’s New Real Estate Dashboard: Finally, Some Honest Numbers in Austria’s Housing Circus

The Austrian National Bank just dropped an interactive dashboard tracking residential real estate trends. For anyone drowning in Vienna’s housing market, this might be the closest thing to a life raft, if you know how to read between the lines.

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Why Your Personal Inflation Rate Makes the Official Numbers Look Like Fiction
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Why Your Personal Inflation Rate Makes the Official Numbers Look Like Fiction

Austrian residents are building their own inflation tracking tools as official metrics fail to capture the brutal reality of rising costs. The gap between government statistics and personal experience has become impossible to ignore.

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EU’s New Crypto Reporting Rules: What Austrian Investors Must Know
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EU’s New Crypto Reporting Rules: What Austrian Investors Must Know

DAC 8 and Austria’s Krypto-Meldepflichtgesetz will force crypto exchanges to report your transactions directly to the Finanzamt starting January 1, 2026. Here’s what changes and how to prepare.

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Your Crypto Transactions Just Became the Finanzamt’s Business: Austria’s Krypto-MPfG Explained
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Your Crypto Transactions Just Became the Finanzamt’s Business: Austria’s Krypto-MPfG Explained

Austria’s implementation of the OECD CARF framework through the Krypto-MPfG means automatic exchange of crypto transaction data starting 2026. Here’s what every Austrian crypto holder needs to know about the end of financial privacy.

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Austria’s Phantom ETF Tax: Why You’re Paying KESt on Profits You Never Made
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Austria’s Phantom ETF Tax: Why You’re Paying KESt on Profits You Never Made

Synthetic ETFs in Austria trigger capital gains tax on fictional ‘deemed distributions’ that exceed actual returns, breaking financial planning and enraging investors who want simple cash reserve strategies.

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Best Credit Cards with Rewards in Austria: Are the Benefits Worth the Fees?
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Best Credit Cards with Rewards in Austria: Are the Benefits Worth the Fees?

Austrian consumers are questioning whether premium credit card rewards justify annual fees. This analysis cuts through marketing hype to reveal which cards actually deliver value.

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