"Consultation" on Employment Intermediaries and Tax Relief for Travel and Subsistence

[unixman]

Don't worry lads! The PCG will save us!

oh wait...

[northernladuk]

Don't worry lads! The PCG will save us!

oh wait...

That would be slightly funny if there was a PCG... which there ain't.

[Waldorf]

This government is backwards.

Far better to give everyone tax relief on the standard commuting cost to their place(s) of work. Would encourage everyone to work, make people more flexible in their location and people wouldn't rush to use an umbrella.

And yes some other European countries do it.

Wouldn't be Greece would it...........

This is not done as it would be too expensive, open to abuse and encourage people to live even further from their place of work, leading to greater pollution, traffic jams etc.

[SueEllen]

Wouldn't be Greece would it...........

This is not done as it would be too expensive, open to abuse and encourage people to live even further from their place of work, leading to greater pollution, traffic jams etc.

Nope.

Countries with higher tax rates than UK where people actually pay taxes.

[PerfectStorm]

That would be slightly funny if there was a PCG... which there ain't.

Not like you to take something unnecessarily literally; you feeling alright?

[Zero Liability]

Wouldn't be Greece would it...........

This is not done as it would be too expensive, open to abuse and encourage people to live even further from their place of work, leading to greater pollution, traffic jams etc.

I don't think people, as a rule, want to live far away from work, as it reduces time at home/leisure time. The idea is to provide some relief to those who do make this choice, which may significantly improve their standard of living. Besides, if a business can deduct some costs from its revenues before calculating tax due, shouldn't an individual who incurs travel/subsistence costs in performing their work be able to do the same?

[mudskipper]

IPSE members, please see

https://community.ipse.co.uk/threads...stence.109707/

and give your feedback.

[NotAllThere]

Nope.

Countries with higher tax rates than UK where people actually pay taxes.

Travel to work expenses are deductible in Switzerland which has lower tax rates than the UK. (And no deficit).

[tractor]

.....

Clients could solve this quite easily..

• Put in proper controls
• Plan projects more effectively
• Encourage WFH

Plenty of environmental side benefits too.

I doubt it will happen in my lifetime though.

[BrilloPad]

Don't worry lads! The PCG will save us!

oh wait...

IPSE backwards is ESPI. Short for espionage. They are working for HMRC....