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cash in hand payments - morally wrong?
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i bet you would be hard pressed to find a VAT registered self employed tradsmen paying 40% tax.
i have been self employed for 14 years and under no circumstances will become VAT registered , just to be unconpetative by 17.5% and a taxmans collector ! i make a habit of not earning enough turnover each year to avoid0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »This is true but how many in that black economy are part time workers e.g. domestic cleaners, bar workers who would be below the tax threshold anyway.
These ones are even worse, as they'll be claiming benefits as well if they are below the tax threshold.0 -
This is just to divert our attentions from the £13tn that is taken offshore and not in our Public Services etc.
I suspect Tax Office campaigns against small traders is a similar move, and there are prominent Bankers and Corporate Big Shots at HMRC.
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heathcote123 wrote: »These ones are even worse, as they'll be claiming benefits as well if they are below the tax threshold.
why are these worse for claiming benefits ?0 -
My mate rang me the other day to say he'd just paid someone cash in hand & was suffering terrible moral doubts because of it.
Mind you she had just sucked him off.0 -
Leave morals out of it, especially if you are a politician!0
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wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver wrote: »This is just to divert our attentions from the £13tn that is taken offshore and not in our Public Services etc....
£13tn?!? UK GDP is only about £1,500 billion or £1.5 trillion. Where is this £13tn hiding and can I have some please?wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver wrote: »I suspect Tax Office campaigns against small traders is a similar move, and there are prominent Bankers and Corporate Big Shots at HMRC.
Is it any wonder?
Are you saying that HMRC shouldn't seek to identify tax evaders and collect the tax due?0 -
heathcote123 wrote: »These ones are even worse, as they'll be claiming benefits as well if they are below the tax threshold.
Quite possibly. Tax evasion and benefit fraud frequently go hand in hand.0 -
£13tn?!? UK GDP is only about £1,500 billion or £1.5 trillion. Where is this £13tn hiding and can I have some please?
Are you saying that HMRC shouldn't seek to identify tax evaders and collect the tax due?
it doesnt matter what hmrc want to do , they simply have not got the resorces to police the self employed0
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