Overview

• The LBF NRW Influencer-Team is analyzing a dataset of more than 6,000 social-media profiles to uncover unreported revenues and has opened over 200 criminal proceedings.
• Authorities estimate professional influencers in North Rhine-Westphalia evaded roughly €300 million by advertising products and services without proper tax registration.
• Saxony’s finance authority has launched systematic audits using publicly accessible data and new digital tools to replicate NRW’s investigative model.
• Hamburg’s influencer tax task force continues a branch review of about 140 active cases, combining platform data and marketing-agency records for cross-border scrutiny.
• High-profile figures such as Laura Maria Rypa have publicly denied any wrongdoing, emphasizing meticulous record-keeping and urging peers to file taxes properly.