New council tax powers re second homes

Bookworm225

SiliconChip said:

Bookworm225 said:

so you think councils do not cross check their data with each other?
such naivety 
the world woke up to anti fraud measures long ago.

I know a couple who have been doing this for years and so far neither council has done anything about it.

then your moral compass is worse than theirs

flaneurs_lobster

SiliconChip said:

Bookworm225 said:

so you think councils do not cross check their data with each other?
such naivety 
the world woke up to anti fraud measures long ago.

I know a couple who have been doing this for years and so far neither council has done anything about it.

Dob them in, preferably to both Local Authorities. It's your civic duty as a citizen.

Grumpy_chap

A married couple can only have one PPR for Council Tax and CGT purposes.

StevieD54

Thank you SiliconChip for at least providing actual evidence of this idea being possible and not slagging me off, as seems to be the general response.
And Bookworm: How come benefit fraud is so widespread if councils are as on the ball as you seem to think?
Oh, and those still going on about my parents committing fraud, please read the OP properly.
Thank you for your time.

KittenChops

StevieD54 said:

Thank you SiliconChip for at least providing actual evidence of this idea being possible and not slagging me off, as seems to be the general response.
And Bookworm: How come benefit fraud is so widespread if councils are as on the ball as you seem to think?
Oh, and those still going on about my parents committing fraud, please read the OP properly.
Thank you for your time.

the bit I've bolded above - is it actually "so widespread"?  or is this just an idea some people / newspaper like to bang on about?

https://live.fullfact.org/online/hmrc-tax-fraud-dwp-benefit-fraud/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=DWP&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADRxhmc9XUguv6ucZOwKqj0sRHK0U&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIydTh0tjwjAMVh4RoCR30xRYNEAAYASAAEgL41PD_BwE

saajan_12

StevieD54 said:

Thank you SiliconChip for at least providing actual evidence of this idea being possible and not slagging me off, as seems to be the general response.
And Bookworm: How come benefit fraud is so widespread if councils are as on the ball as you seem to think?
Oh, and those still going on about my parents committing fraud, please read the OP properly.
Thank you for your time.

Its evidence in the same way that I saw someone speeding given I was at the speed limit and they overtook me. That doesn't mean that exceeding the speed limit is (a) morally okay, (b) legal, (c) free of penalties. One example gives you no idea of the % of detection, even if that's all you care about. 

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Grumpy_chap said:

A married couple can only have one PPR for Council Tax and CGT purposes.

They won't be aligned as the HMRC are only interested in their tax (CGT) and not the tax affairs of local government (Council Tax/Rates)

flaneurs_lobster

StevieD54 said:

Thank you SiliconChip for at least providing actual evidence of this idea being possible

Of course it's possible.

Everything that's illegal is possible.

If it were impossible then there wouldn't need to be prohibitions against it.

sheramber

It is possible to fiddle your taxes but it is still illegal and costly when caught. 

It is possible to steal a car but it is still illegal, or would you be happy if your car was stolen and just accept it happened?

Jude57

[Deleted User] said:

Grumpy_chap said:

A married couple can only have one PPR for Council Tax and CGT purposes.

They won't be aligned as the HMRC are only interested in their tax (CGT) and not the tax affairs of local government (Council Tax/Rates)

Not true. Even in my Council Tax recovery days long ago, data matching between Local and National Government was standard procedure.