HMRC 'does not accept' that I work more than 40s hrs per week? What can I do?

Notmyrealname

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Why would anyone work 40 + hours to earn £4/5K?

To lower the income tax you pay. My real income is £1000s higher than my profit on paper but I refuse to pay the tax man a single penny more than I legally have to. The job of the tax man is to take as much of your money as he can, the duty of every citizen is to use the same rules to pay as little as they can.

The sad part is that you have morons at HMRC in the tax credits department reviewing these cases who have absolutely no idea about being self employed, running a business and using tax avoidance. I could have a turnover of £13,000 and knock that down to £7k profit quite easily with what I do without it costing me £6k to do that. I would get one of those letters because my profit is less than NMW for a 30hr week yet my turnover exceeds NMW for a 40hr week.

There are a lot of people responding to this thread who don't have a clue about being self employed, offsetting tax allowances and deductible expenses against income and therefore should not be contributing because all they're doing is making moronic comments about not working those hours for that income. Profit ≠ Income when you're self employed and if it is, you need to get a better tax accountant.

mildred1978

oliviaolivia12345 wrote: »

!!!!!!!! - i was on benefits for 4 years. I am not on them now.

So you don't get tax credits, LHA/housing benefit or council tax benefit? They're all benefits!

Weary_soul

oliviaolivia12345 wrote: »

Well isn't this nice? I came on this forum in a moment of genuine desperation and worry looking for help only to be insulted, told I'm 'no good at what I do' and accused of leeching off society because I have had the supposed luxury of living on benefits for a few years whilst I try to make a career for myself in the field in which I studied.

None of you who have judged me know anything about my personal life or my situation other than the things you have snooped at on my previous posts.

You make me depressed to be a human being.

Thanks for the people who genuinely offered advice.

END OF POST.

Please ignore some of the horrible bitter little people on here and try and take away some of the more helpful suggestions from here instead.

Maybe try another help forum such as the consumer action group as they seem to frown on other posters spending endless hours bashing people who just asking for genuine advise, where on here It seems rife.

Encouraged by the general climate of hate that the present regime adores I suspect.

There are a lot of people responding to this thread who don't have a clue about being self employed,

Ain't that the truth.

HappyMJ

FBaby wrote: »

No Jobs?
I've just googled 'Brighton jobs Graphic designer' (because I happen to be local too and curious to that 'there are no jobs' which wasn't my understanding) and it came up immediately with 44 positions..... that's only a 2 second search....and between Christmas and New Year, the worse time for employment.

Not judging your situation, but personally tired of the old excuse...'but there are no jobs around', which seems to affect big metropolis as well as the country side of England if you were to believe people posting here....

Those 44 jobs aren't real jobs it's a few jobs duplicated on multiple agency web sites several times over and it's also matching the two keywords graphic and designer. It also included jobs managing and working with other graphic designers. I really only found one job suitable a junior graphic designer but the advert is a month old and pays £15k.

tomjonesrules

Notmyrealname wrote: »

To lower the income tax you pay. My real income is £1000s higher than my profit on paper but I refuse to pay the tax man a single penny more than I legally have to. The job of the tax man is to take as much of your money as he can, the duty of every citizen is to use the same rules to pay as little as they can.

The sad part is that you have morons at HMRC in the tax credits department reviewing these cases who have absolutely no idea about being self employed, running a business and using tax avoidance. I could have a turnover of £13,000 and knock that down to £7k profit quite easily with what I do without it costing me £6k to do that. I would get one of those letters because my profit is less than NMW for a 30hr week yet my turnover exceeds NMW for a 40hr week.

There are a lot of people responding to this thread who don't have a clue about being self employed, offsetting tax allowances and deductible expenses against income and therefore should not be contributing because all they're doing is making moronic comments about not working those hours for that income. Profit ≠ Income when you're self employed and if it is, you need to get a better tax accountant.

The OP claims to be 'desperate'. Hence it is clear that the question of tax avoidance is quite irrelevant to her situation.

tomjonesrules

oliviaolivia12345 wrote: »

post deleted due to bullying from forum members.

Bullying or a reality check?

Still waiting to hear if you have contacted mildred1978 about the job lead ...

Oldernotwiser

vintagebrighton wrote: »

Think how many more people would be claiming unemployment benefit if they weren't SE and earning a little but surviving by being topped up with tax credits? There's already a million young people officially unemployed, the official rate of unemployment is nearly 2 million and rising, sick people are being put to work as they no longer qualify with the official version of 'sick'. How will taking support from everyone help the economic situation and 'growth'? There are no jobs. Period. Rant over..... maybe I should go to the discussion board

I don't see any point massaging the employment figures by pretending that people are running a business when basically they have a little sideline going and actually live on tax credits, HB, etc.

Oldernotwiser

Invalidation wrote: »

If you have to actually ask that question, then you simply wouldnt understand the answer.

It was a rhetorical question as I already know the answer.;)

thistledome

mildred1978 wrote: »

A friend manages a restaurant in Brighton and is ALWAYS looking for staff. I can pass on your details if you like.

Any business that is ALWAYS looking for staff is, in my experience, a bad place to work. Perhaps your friend is the one in need of re-training if he or she can't keep staff.;)

mildred1978

tomjonesrules wrote: »

Bullying or a reality check?

Still waiting to hear if you have contacted mildred1978 about the job lead ...

What do you think?

This one could be the next Greta Garbo, don'tcha know