Unspoiled YouTuber ApoRed with the lawyer – he clarifies: Is saving taxes through bankruptcy legally okay?
In a video statement on YouTube, Ahmad Nadim “ApoRed” Ahadi commented on the allegations of his bankruptcy, sweepstakes fraud and rip-off. He indicated that he only filed for bankruptcy to save on taxes. Now lawyer Christian Solmecke commented on the situation after he pointed it out without playing.
What is the current situation?
- YouTuber MiiMii accused Ahadi of ripping off his viewers and “revealed” that ApoRed was bankrupt.
- However, ApoRed replied in its own video: He had money and he only activated the “Insi mode”. He filed for bankruptcy in Germany to escape the high taxes.
- ApoRed said that you can still register business abroad. You get rid of the “German headache” and he describes himself as a “cunning fox”.
- The streamer and YouTuber unplayed, Unge for short, reacted to ApoRed’s statement in a live stream and could hardly believe what his YouTube colleague was saying there.
- Unge then wrote a message to the lawyer Christian Solmecke, who watched the case in detail in a video and said that it would be classic tax evasion if ApoRed actually did it that way.
More information on ApoRed’s statement can be found here:
YouTuber Apored Hints He Filed Bankruptcy To Save Taxes: ‘Sorry I’m A Fox’
Unbaffled and confused: “Did I just get that right?”
What did Unge say in his reaction video? When ApoRed explained how he didn’t have to pay high taxes in Germany, he looked around quite confused and could hardly believe what he was hearing:
Wait a minute? Did I get that right? Did he just say in his vlog that he is committing tax evasion and that he simply filed for bankruptcy so as not to pay taxes in Germany?
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You can see the complete reaction from unplayed in this YouTube video:
Unge also said he didn’t know if it was a good idea for Ahadi to reveal the whole thing in a YouTube video. At the end he summarized again that he didn’t think much of the competition that wasn’t triggered and the insolvency application and that he was disappointed.
unplayed, other content creators and users then contacted the lawyer Christian Solmecke and asked what the legal situation was with the “Insi mode”. Did ApoRed admit tax fraud in the public video?
Christian Solmecke says: “Classic case of tax evasion”
What does the lawyer say about the situation? Solmecke first looked at bankruptcy notices.de to see exactly what was available at ApoRed. Accordingly, insolvency proceedings have not yet been opened, since it must be checked whether it can be asserted and whether there is enough money for it.
A provisional insolvency administrator was also appointed.
What does an insolvency administrator do? He now determines what Ahadi is allowed to buy and what not. Furthermore, anyone who owes anything to ApoRed must pay the insolvency administrator. He now manages the YouTuber’s money to secure the assets for any upcoming bankruptcy proceedings.
What happens if the insolvency proceedings are actually opened? Then the YouTuber has to cede a large part of his income to the insolvency administrator for 3 years. After these 3 years, ApoRed would be almost completely debt-free if he adhered to the “good behavior phase”.
What does compliance phase mean? Solmecke explained that during the personal bankruptcy Ahadi was obliged to work, had to hand over winnings from the lottery and as a self-employed person he had to give up the amount that he would have earned through appropriate employment.
You can watch the lawyer’s statements on YouTube here:
What does Solmecke say about “Insi mode”? “It stands to reason that ApoRed is making itself artificially poor here in order not to have to pay taxes. But before that he should have, in my opinion, taken a look at Article 283 of the Criminal Code.”
According to Section 283, there is a risk of imprisonment of up to 5 years if, in the event of over-indebtedness or impending/encountered insolvency, parts of your assets are put aside if insolvency proceedings have been opened. Solmecke goes on to say in relation to ApoRed:
(…) And that’s actually critical, because that’s a criminal offense and you can go to jail for 5 years if he has created his fortune or secretly brought it abroad, so to speak. We don’t know that one hundred percent, but the assumption is of course very, very close. And he says: ‘I’ll just build my new existence somewhere else – abroad. And then I’m simply unpunished here.’
Christian Solmecke
What other consequences can there be? According to Solmecke, it may even be that greed is behind Ahadi’s plan, as “unscrupulous and planned as ApoRed’s approach was here”. This is therefore considered a particularly serious offence. Accordingly, the YouTuber faces up to 10 years in prison.
In addition, according to § 370, another 5 years of imprisonment are added if you give the tax authorities false information. “Anyone who creates assets abroad in order not to pay taxes here – yes, dear people, classic case of tax evasion.”
So, can ApoRed count itself poor and escape from debt? No, according to Solmecke, he cannot if Ahadi commits one of the crimes mentioned above and is convicted. Furthermore, there is a risk of a fine and you have to pay your debtors permanently.
“This video, what ApoRed did there, as a reaction to the MiiMii video, was a shot backwards – a shot in the oven,” the lawyer concluded.
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