Partner never paid tax.(also posted on cutting tax)

heavensent_3

Hello everyone(

I am hoping that their will be someone on here that can advise me as i feel i have nowhere to turn.

I have been with my partner for nearly 17 years and we have a son and a baby on the way.

My partner up until abount 6 months ago owned his own business which he took over from his dad when his dad passes away about ten years ago.

My partner is currently not working and is being treated for deprresion so we have been living of the credit cards for some months.

I thought our situation couldnt get anyworse until my partner dropped a massive bombshell on me.I was trying to support him through his depression and he just kept saying i have messed up all our lives and there is nothing i can do about it.

It turns out he has never paid tax while working for his dad and also when he took over the business. He said he went for advice when his dad first died about going legit but was advised that his mum could lose her house and any money she might have(not alot by the way).
I feel so torn , on one hand i love my partner and want to help him but on the other hand i feel like he has ruined any chance of a future together.

He also said that he is terrified of getting a job now as if he starts paying tax now then they will more than likely catch up with him.

So my question to you all is ,is their anyway back into the sytem?Is it to late for my partner to become a decent tax paying citizen.

We have no money and it seems no future and i could cry for my partners stupidity.

I KNOW alot of you will probably just say he deserves all he is getting but if you could find it in your heart to give me any practical advice i would be so grateful.

cattie1

i'm afraid i can't advise you except ask if you have been to cab?
i understand you might not want to.
but i wanted to give you a great big hug:grouphug:
things will get better and people on here are great:A
there will be someone along soon who will try their best to help you.

savedup

Hi
I think you may be better dicussing this with a professional advisor before taking matters any further.

Does your partner have an accountant friend ,for example, who could give him some off the record advice as how to deal with this situation?

Sorry can't be of any more help.

Regards.

CLAPTON

you dont say whether or not you have any assetts (house for example) but whats done is done and there is no sense in ruining the rest of your lives.

he needs to get a job and start supporting his family... if the tax man catches up then so be it but if the company went out of business then presumably there wasn't much profit anyway.

Cook_County

Serious depression is a real illness. It is the worst time for both the sufferer and those around him. Hopefully his medical assistance and family network are understanding through his illness.

From a tax perspective he has - at least in theory - been evading tax. Tax evasion is a criminal offence. Despite his current illness he could - at least in theory - be put in jail or be made bankrupt. Now someone who is ill with depression will automatically think this is what will happen. Try if you can to remember any cases in the news of tax evaders who were sent to jail? Ken Dodd was found not guilty. Lester Piggott did go to jail. But these are extreme examples. The Revenue just do not jail regular folks. So the overall message is to try to recognise this.

The best answer from a tax perspective if you have no money is to speak with an adviser from Tax Aid, they are a charity set up to help those who cannot afford professional advice. Do not however leave the question unanswered, it will delay him getting better because it will cause too much worry.