I was officially declared bankrupt
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What a pain over nothing! Self employment is rough in the US too. Tried doing my business taxes once.. quickly got an accountant and never looked back, now I just hope their doing their job correctly
I would never even attempt to do my own taxes :D
Thank you for sharing this story. I had some big stupid struggle like this in France and I'm glad you talked about it because it's a situation where you can quickly feel alone. I'm happy you fix all this and I hope you will feel stronger for the next steps of your career !
Sounds like something that could easily happen here in your neighbour country Slovenia too... because the govornment employees are there just to push buttons and not to think.
oh 100%
Dang sounds like an awful experience. Dealing with government departments can be a headache in many countries. Good to hear you finally got it sorted.
Man that's crazy, glad you're back in business brother!
That must have hurt! Goes to show what ridiculous power and also a little bit of incompetence the Austrian government has. I am very sorry you had to go through this! Keep your head up.
I recall reading that Bill Gates became wealthy after understanding taxation. Fortunately, the HMRC offers free courses in the UK, and I recommend attending them for any business owner.
Wow, totally crazy! So happy you're ok and managed to bounce back! I know how unfriendly and unhelpful government employees can be in Austria. But you do occasionally get a nice person who cares.
Thanks for opening up, glad to hear things are back on track, the show must go on!
Perfect idea for a short film!
The absolute best argument for a personal assistant that I ever heard! Good that you got over the hump and restarted! Best of luck!
wow, can't imagine how stressful that must have been, fair play for keeping going through that!
My favorite channel right now, you have so much knowledge is crazy. Curious do you have any film school background?
Man hearing this story is like there will be peaks and dips in life. Later the dips will be funny stories. You learned a lot in this process. You will not got through this again. Trust me
The story just got crazier as it went along. Glad all’s fine now! Thanks for sharing. Seems like the system needs some improvement.
So glad you are ok. yes.. WE do enjoy your "Off Stories"...
Had no idea when we were talking at NAB that you were currently a fugitive running from the law! Really makes me rethink that entire interaction… 😂
haha, I was! :D
kinda sounds like the story of Joseph K. in Franz Kafka's The Trial.... You could write a screenplay... it would make a good movie.
haha, I actually wrote an essay about it in high school
Thanks for sharing this story. Austrian bureaucracy can conjure up some strange situations like this where nobody knows what to do and just sends you to a different government agency 😅
but on the flipside there are a lot of systems in place that support employers and employees. It's something I'm only starting to understand.
I hope you got no more surprises like that and come out better on the other end.
Things can get quickly crazy with taxes that are delayed. Nowadays in Sweden we all can log in to our tax accounts personal and company, as well as a digital post box for authorities. But it has not always been that way... I had a business relationship with a "web agency-type-of" that sent me a false bill directly to the bailiff and they went on it directly and I got a black mark. It took 6-8 months to clear it and I had to explain the situation to my clients, which was not nice. It's all fine now.
Many entrepreneurs starting production companies often overlook or neglect important aspects such as accounting, legal compliance, and taxation. Your video could serve as a valuable lesson for these individuals. Thank you!
P.S. European bureaucracy is real shit
damn right.. There's so much stuff going into it. Balancing the creative with the business is really hard sometimes
Champion for sharing your story - kinda funny yet sad all at the same time. Rock on fellow Soul!
Easy solution - before you leave, go to the post office and fill in a form stating when you are outside the country. RsA and RsB letters will be returned to the sender the proper way, and are not considered "delivered"
Wooow that's actually crazy!!! I'm so happy you are back!!
As a filmmaker this stuff can be so annoying to deal with especially when it seams like the accounts & tax stuff keep changing but we learn as we go.
tell me about it.. Especially in my country it's a nightmare
Omg... what an unfortunate event! Glad it got resolved man... wow... Lessons learned tho! Keep it up!
What a story! God bless with new ventures!
Wow, so sorry you had to go through that three ring circus, Damien. I thought the bureaucracy in the U.S. was bad, but that story even beats anything I have experienced. Best of luck repairing all the damage that the Government created as a result of unjustified actions.
Bureaucracy at it's best ... like Kafka's Castle ...
Damien, so sorry that you went through all that. Glad that you can move forward though. I’ve been in the business for over 36 years in the U.S. I love what I do for my clients. I hate the business part of doing business. Better luck in the future, don’t let it stop you from producing the good work you do.
I can totally agree. The work itself I love. But everything else about it I hate!
Horrific story! I live and work in Sweden as a freelancer and I can definitely see that kind of situation happening here with those same circumstances!🥺
I was confused and sad how this talented guy got bankrupted. Happily, it's only the bureaucratic system.
Thank you for sharing your story with u🤗 Greatings from Germany
I’m not sure if it’s the same out there in Austria but I’m in California and I had to get a registered agent to avoid this thing I guess. They have to be available during business hours to receive legal docs and stuff. Glad u got your biz back going!!
Oh ! What a shame about what happens to you. This is very sad story. From this video, it seems to me that you recover in a way, and hope all will be fine now for you.... Probably you build back your business but maybe abroad after this bad experience ?
Honestly. I haven’t fully yet. I will make a decision how to proceed by the end of the year
Time to move. With your skills you can operate from anywhere.
wow that is nuts !
I know I'm not the world's best lover, but I've been declared the world's best lover on occasion, so I get it. Really though, you have your skill set, so you could lose it all and still come out of it and thrive. THAT'S a blessing, and one that I sometimes have to remind myself of as well during rough/slow seasons. Not everybody in this world has marketable skills, but we do, regardless of how far out the government's hand is.
Дерьмо случается. Для нас творцов порою бывает по странному работают законы, и не всегда мы можем за ними уследить и сделать все правильно, как бы нам этого не хотелось. Но мы не перестанем творить и справляться с разного рода неприятностями
Gov can check if you are in the country or not. If something is so important that you can be declared bankrupt they must have more than 1 way to reach you. Sue the gov for economics and image damage.
exactly.. they have ALL my contact info. Just give me a call or write an email
Change your accountants and sue them for damages.
Might work in the US but not in Austria
according to austrians law accountants are not liable for their mistakes! Which is absurd
The sad thing is you can't even open a company somewhere else and work In Austria without having to deal with Austrian taxes.
I live in Vienna and wanted to start my own photography business but stuff like this scares me.
Much better selbständig
Wow, this is the biggest accumulation of Bad luck I Heard in a Long time
go watch my other videos.. HAHA
omg, that was weird and crazy! hope everything turns out better.
fingers crossed!
Register your company in czech. Its only on hour from you, this will cut your taxes in half and they will not do things like this to you.
Danke
Did you get your money back from the bank account they closed for “suspicious activities”
Wo würdest du deine Firma denn hin ziehen wenn du sie in Österreich schließen würdest?
Deutschland ist ja auch nicht gerade viel besser 😄
Qué onda con Australia, debería calmarse por Dios. Lo bueno es que estás bien.
and then people wonder why businesses are opened in other countries and grey zones. central europe (geographic) is a shit show and does not enable big income and stability for most. and also: young generations do not want to work ¾ of their lives anymore so everything will collapse anyway...people like us paying the price.
This scare the $hit out of everyone. BTW, none of this is legal from the extortion stand point. Shoulda sold everything and left to a less tyrannical system.
Hey man, when is RED Komodo X Cinema Rig coming?
End of the year or January. Still waiting for parts 🙄
Damien thanks for sharing
Thanks for the comment! The support feels nice!
Eu is over
Oh how terrible for you. Yes you'll have to have luck in live, always so if you don;t it can be so hard. Well it's over now. :-)
There's obv some accountability on my part but still...
I love this tho, some who is telling us real facts nD NOt ALWAYS THE WINS
Yeah, I think this is really important too! More to come
@@damiencooper Yh because some of us get caught up and it can seem that we are just not doing enough
But you have survived the shit show. Keep on going.
It always goes on somehow!
If this is clickbait, I am unsubscribing.
Well, good thing you can stay then