BN66 - Time to fight back (Chapter 3)

[DonkeyRhubarb]

DEspite being a regular reader/contributor - I never understood the tax/cash bit! many thanks for explaining. Would it be possible to add a link to your post on the first page of this thread? Worth a CTD section or a brief description next to it?

HMRC's explanation is as clear as mud, and it took me a while to get my head round it. I've included it in the CTD FAQ.

[Ratican]

Ctd

A few people have been asking me how to set up a CTD.
Could anybody provide an overview of the steps required?

[BrilloPad]

A few people have been asking me how to set up a CTD.
Could anybody provide an overview of the steps required?

Have you looked to the first page of this thread?

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...apter-3-a.html

If that is not sufficient then we should get another post together and add to that.....

[BrilloPad]

HMRC's explanation is as clear as mud, and it took me a while to get my head round it. I've included it in the CTD FAQ.

I agree - and you resolved for me. You should work for HMRC. And that was a joke before you beat me up.......

[BrilloPad]

Just de-lurking and wanted to say thank god for this forum, this whole thing is stressing me out. I just hope the optimism in the forum is not misplaced... at least in the meantime it gives me a glimmer of hope. I feel like the rug has been pulled out from under me at the moment and am having difficulty getting a grip on the future. Its like we are the victims of a hit-and-run.

feeling generally sorry for myself right now!

many thanks for delurking - apologies for not replying sooner but it takes a while for new posters' posts to get moderated.

How long have you been with montp? Still got a mortgage? If savings - have you bought a CTD?

The worst thing is that this will take years to resolve either way - better prepare for the long haul......

[DonkeyRhubarb]

many thanks for delurking - apologies for not replying sooner but it takes a while for new posters' posts to get moderated.

How long have you been with montp? Still got a mortgage? If savings - have you bought a CTD?

The worst thing is that this will take years to resolve either way - better settle in for the long haul......

Unfortunate choice of words. For a brief moment there I thought you were advocating throwing in the towel.

[Ninja]

Another de-lurker for the list

Another one out the shadows for BP's list.....

Been with MontP since 2004, and still keeping the faith.

Great thread!

I'm fortunate in having enough equity in the home & offset mortgage not to go down the CTD route, however this Credit Crunch is a bit crap. Not had a contract for ages......

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[DonkeyRhubarb]

Just de-lurking and wanted to say thank god for this forum, this whole thing is stressing me out. I just hope the optimism in the forum is not misplaced... at least in the meantime it gives me a glimmer of hope. I feel like the rug has been pulled out from under me at the moment and am having difficulty getting a grip on the future. Its like we are the victims of a hit-and-run.

feeling generally sorry for myself right now!

You are not alone in this. If you ever want to talk just PM me or Brillo, and same goes for anyone else.

In the early days I worried that the Forum might be making matters worse by raising stress levels but it's good to know that for most people it seems to be a positive thing. If nothing else, it may cut down on the barrage of calls and emails to MP, and allow them to concentrate on appealing CNs and filing this year's tax returns.

As far as the optimism is concerned, I don't think it is misplaced. We have a very strong case that the Government has acted unlawfully, and MP have hired top-notch barristors to represent us. I wish there was more we could do ourselves but the reality is this can only be fought through the courts.

Try to keep your spirits up.
DR

[BrilloPad]

You are not alone in this. If you ever want to talk just PM me or Brillo, and same goes for anyone else.

In the early days I worried that the Forum might be making matters worse by raising stress levels but it's good to know that for most people it seems to be a positive thing. If nothing else, it may cut down on the barrage of calls and emails to MP, and allow them to concentrate on appealing CNs and filing this year's tax returns.

As far as the optimism is concerned, I don't think it is misplaced. We have a very strong case that the Government has acted unlawfully, and MP have hired top-notch barristors to represent us. I wish there was more we could do ourselves but the reality is this can only be fought through the courts.

Try to keep your spirits` up.
DR

Absolutely. I am happy to talk to anyone on the phone too.

I had a lovely email once from someone telling me EXACTLY what he thought of HMRC head office - and how much better he felt afterwards! If anyone else wants to do so then please PM me. I word for an IB with some of the most aggressive guys around ( canpaybutwontpay will back me up on that ) so I have seen heard it all before......

[BrilloPad]

Unfortunate choice of words. For a brief moment there I thought you were advocating throwing in the towel.

Good point and I have now edited!