Buyer trying to avoid stamp duty !

Zammo

Mozette wrote: »

I'd rather protest lawfully actually. When were you last arrested for exercising the courage of your convictions then Zammo?

Your right to protest lawfully in this country have been more or less destroyed over the last 10 years.

I'm afraid it's already too late for the likes of "good citizens" such as yourself.

guppy

Zammo wrote: »

Your right to protest lawfully in this country have been more or less destroyed over the last 10 years.

I'm afraid it's already too late for the likes of "good citizens" such as yourself.

Please back this up with some evidence...when did you last protest anything? Frankly, you sound more like an armchair whiner, than an activist.

Tax dodging ain't protesting. A protestor doesn't avoid trying to get caught...that would make for a futile protest! If the old ladies in jail for witholding council tax had internet access they could explain the difference for us.

I also take issue with your concept of good citizenship, to me citizenship is about knowing and using one's rights, including the right to protest things you disagree with.

Surreptitious tax dodgers only shaft the rest of us, the government just makes us pay more to compensate or cuts services.

But I digress...

Generali

Mozette wrote: »

Can't see voluntary taxation working too well! Still, you do express yourself more delicately than Zammo, so may we agree to differ?

Money given to charity or through a church could be considered to be voluntary taxation.

Please don't link my views with that nasty little boy's!

Mozette

Generali wrote: »

Money given to charity or through a church could be considered to be voluntary taxation.

Please don't link my views with that nasty little boy's!

Apologies Generali, I certainly didn't mean to link you; I meant more by way of a contrast in that you put your point across clearly and pleasantly, whereas the other didn't.
Would you also mean the lotto for example? I never did see why that wasn't run by the Government. Actually that would prove your point, in its hayday the lotto could've probably replaced most other 'taxes'.

Mozette

Zammo wrote: »

Your right to protest lawfully in this country have been more or less destroyed over the last 10 years.

I'm afraid it's already too late for the likes of "good citizens" such as yourself.

So actually Zammo, you're just talking out of your erm 'dirtbox' was it? :rotfl:

RabbitMad

An example of voluntary taxation - The National Lottery

chris83_2

Zammo looks like another Daily Mail reader.

m.colak

Aside of the tax issue if you are worried about the 10k definantly coming your way get the buyer to agree to tied in agreement. This means that the price is agreed up front and there can't be any additional lowering of prices without the buyer being taken to court for breach of contract. Take a cheque for the 10k (as a deposit) and if it doesn't clear breach of contract yet again. The tax issue really doesn't involve you as such as you could have believed the buyer was in fact joking and therefore weren't duely away of his attempts to defraud the government as the purchasing price is 260K. Make sure all paper states the final price as 260k and if the buyer refuses a tie in walk away.

Biggie

m.colak wrote: »

Aside of the tax issue if you are worried about the 10k definantly coming your way get the buyer to agree to tied in agreement. This means that the price is agreed up front and there can't be any additional lowering of prices without the buyer being taken to court for breach of contract. Take a cheque for the 10k (as a deposit) and if it doesn't clear breach of contract yet again. The tax issue really doesn't involve you as such as you could have believed the buyer was in fact joking and therefore weren't duely away of his attempts to defraud the government as the purchasing price is 260K. Make sure all paper states the final price as 260k and if the buyer refuses a tie in walk away.

but how does that work, i'm not sure I understand

my solicitor would expect 260k and ther solicitor would be saying 250k....

m.colak

You write up the contract saying £250k + £10k deposit and if they don't like thell them to do one as you really don't want to get involved with a bunch of crooks.