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Had a little giggle...
romanempire
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When 2 brown envelopes dropped through my letterbox the other day. One was addressed to me personally informing me that the CSA were contacting my employer with a DEO. The other was addressed to my company instructing it to apply a DEO to my (rather minimal) salary. 
Not sure how that's supposed to work but its moot anyway. Business dried up in the middle of August so I made myself redundant and have been claiming JSA since September.
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Not sure how that's supposed to work but its moot anyway. Business dried up in the middle of August so I made myself redundant and have been claiming JSA since September.
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i bet your child isn't giggling...0
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Did you notify the CSA of a change of circumstances...??? If not then you are still liable until you do at the amount that they assessed you...!
It may be a laughing matter when they apply to you as the director of a company for your own DEO, but ignore it at your peril...! You still have to respond, and until that change of circumstances is done you will be fighting a losing battle...! Also, if you have wound the company up, assuming it was registered at companies house, then you will probably need to provide all that paperwork as proof as well. It may well end up with an investigation of some sort as to benefit fraud, tax avoidance or who knows what else. but they do not like being made to look stupid, and can be a real pain in the !!!! if you upset them...
And on that note... WHO'S LAUGHING NOW....!!!
This is your child you are talking about, grow up and take responsibility...!!!0 -
jungle_jane wrote: »i bet your child isn't giggling...
No, he cries because he wants to spend more time with me. But his mother prefers the CSA incentive to reduce the number of nights he spends with me over our son's happiness and welfare.
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Try applying to the court for access and then an order for how many nights you have him, but at the end of the day, nights are not always a good thing for young children, they have habits and routines, that can be very upsetting for young kids if changed...
If you can keep a diary of how much time, what you do, photos etc, then apply for access it is harder for a judge to say that he is not happy with you. But this does take time, i went through it, and fought for years...!!! But i always had my sons best interest at heart, and it was never about what i wanted...
Kids can be really funny, my ex always argued that he cried and hang on to her when he left her, a sign that he did not want to spend time with me without her there. But 6 months of video and photos showing him entering and his actions changing when he settled, where more than enough for the judge to see both sides...!
Just hope you can think that way as well, it keeps the disappointment level a lot lower if you think of him and not yourself...0 -
Did you notify the CSA of a change of circumstances...??? If not then you are still liable until you do at the amount that they assessed you...!
Yes.It may be a laughing matter when they apply to you as the director of a company for your own DEO, but ignore it at your peril...! You still have to respond, and until that change of circumstances is done you will be fighting a losing battle...! Also, if you have wound the company up, assuming it was registered at companies house, then you will probably need to provide all that paperwork as proof as well. It may well end up with an investigation of some sort as to benefit fraud, tax avoidance or who knows what else. but they do not like being made to look stupid, and can be a real pain in the !!!! if you upset them...
The company has responded within the prescribed time (and by recorded delivery, of course ).
What benefit fraud are you referring to?
What is wrong with tax avoidance?And on that note... WHO'S LAUGHING NOW....!!!
What's wrong with gaining some small amusement at the "Catch 22" type situation?This is your child you are talking about, grow up and take responsibility...!!!
I do take responsibility, more then you'll ever know. :cool:
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Try applying to the court for access and then an order for how many nights you have him, but at the end of the day, nights are not always a good thing for young children, they have habits and routines, that can be very upsetting for young kids if changed...
If you can keep a diary of how much time, what you do, photos etc, then apply for access it is harder for a judge to say that he is not happy with you. But this does take time, i went through it, and fought for years...!!! But i always had my sons best interest at heart, and it was never about what i wanted...
Kids can be really funny, my ex always argued that he cried and hang on to her when he left her, a sign that he did not want to spend time with me without her there. But 6 months of video and photos showing him entering and his actions changing when he settled, where more than enough for the judge to see both sides...!
Just hope you can think that way as well, it keeps the disappointment level a lot lower if you think of him and not yourself...
I'm reluctant to go that route as it may well entrench positions to my son's detriment. And it probably won't gain me more then I already have. Unless things change for the worse I'm better off biding my time. It won't be long before he can vote with his feet.
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romanempire wrote: »When 2 brown envelopes dropped through my letterbox the other day. One was addressed to me personally informing me that the CSA were contacting my employer with a DEO. The other was addressed to my company instructing it to apply a DEO to my (rather minimal) salary.
Not sure how that's supposed to work but its moot anyway. Business dried up in the middle of August so I made myself redundant and have been claiming JSA since September.
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So, not being able to provide for yourself, let alone your child.....that makes you giggle? Sad.0 -
I hope no-one is confusing tax evasion with tax avoidance. Opening an ISA is classed as tax avoidance which doesn't necessarily make you a selfish person.0
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Give the guy a break! He was having a little chuckle about how crap the CSA are.I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!0
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It sounds as though the CSA weren't aware that you were a director, and therefore working for yourself.0
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