BN66 - Time to fight back (Chapter 3)

[Maddog]

HMRC a shambles

Nuff said :-

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....&in_page_id=34

Mad

[zippo]

Taking on the Tax man.....

Nuff said :-

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....&in_page_id=34

Mad

One to watch ........

"Taking On the Taxman is being shown tonight at 8pm on ITV1"

[poppy01]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6042171.ece

Even the chancellor has his nose firmly in the trough, switching between main homes so he can do up both at the taxpayers expense. It is frankly sickening to have these b*stards on our backs for doing no more than they do, ie following the letter of the law, rather than the much touted 'spirit' of the law, the 'intent' of parliament. Was it the intent of parliament to allow MP's to claim every f**ing item of homeware, decoration, entertainment, titillation, etc..etc.. etc.. (cant wait for the revelations to start flowing), on their home residence. Where is a bathplug required in the peformance of MP's duties (oh they dont have to prove that do they .. sorry).

as the Justice said when denying our Judicial Review, retrospection is allowed (in their twisted world view) when it's purpose is to affirm the intent of parliament, in that case why the f**k is it beyond the powers of parliament to get this money back from the freeloading tw*ts, using retrospection if necessary. THEY MAKE ME SICK......

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Hello,

I wrote to my MP (Humfrey Malins - Con) again and he has replied saying he has "...written to the Treasury to ask that they now deal with the letter as a matter of priority..."

I doubt they will, but at least we are keeping them busy.

MajorGowen

They may try and use the budget as an excuse but we should still keep up the pressure.

Anyone who hasn't had a response from the Treasury after 4 weeks should send a reminder. Drop me a line if you want a "chase" letter.

[Little'Old Me]

Watch ITV1 tonight

Taking on the Taxman: Tonight on ITV 1 from 8:00pm to 8:30pm

As the new tax year officially begins, Jonathan Maitland reports on what happens when Revenue & Customs gets it wrong. He speaks to taxpayers declared bankrupt in error and hears the stories of those forced into long, costly and stressful legal battles to overturn the taxman's mistakes

[A-Nony-Mouse]

(This is not a serious suggestion, just a bit of fun.)

If we could get the Conservatives to commit to reversing the legislation, it would be worth hedging our bets and betting on Labour to win the next election.

Suppose you currently owe £100k. If you put £10k on Labour to win then at 9/1 that would return £100k, leaving you with £90k after you had paid the tax demand.

If the Conservatives win, then you would lose £10k, still leaving you with £90k.

http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/...erall-majority

I've been thinking about this, and have come to the conclusion that there are better odds in putting 10k down on the National Lottery.

Now if we all got together and spent 3 quid each in a Lottery syndicate, we could have an even better chance of getting the 100k each... I feel that £3 a week is way too much to be contemplating spending on anti-stupidity measures brought about by the unethical legislation known as BN66 though.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Warning - overpaying tax

I am just about to submit a claim for a refund of overpaid tax in 2007/8. Having spoken to MontP, there is a chance that this will be declined on the grounds that money is owing in previous years ie. the closure notices.

This has not happened in all cases where clients have tried to claim a refund, and as is usual with HMRC, there is no consistency.

However, this is something to watch out for. If you do overpay tax, don't bank on getting it back.

[Maddog]

I am just about to submit a claim for a refund of overpaid tax in 2007/8. Having spoken to MontP, there is a chance that this will be declined on the grounds that money is owing in previous years ie. the closure notices.

This has not happened in all cases where clients have tried to claim a refund, and as is usual with HMRC, there is no consistency.

However, this is something to watch out for. If you do overpay tax, don't bank on getting it back.

I applied for my refund 2 weeks ago and asked for money to be transfered into my bank account. I got a reference number for the request, but thats about it, no transfer, no update. Can I charge them interest on monies owing ? I may have to send the boys round and if they don't pay I may apply for a bankruptancy order against HMRC.

[SantaClaus]

I thought it was worth repeating what I had written on ITcontractor.

If you are writing to your MP:

Ask them:

1. To sign the petition (provide a link for them).

2. Why they are allowed to claim anything and everything on expenses, but you the hard-working taxpayer have to prove everything is a business expense.

3. Why you are being penalised when you were acting "within the rules", but they aren't penalised.

4. How they would feel if they had to pay back their expenses retrospectively for the past 10 years.

P.S. sorry if I sound like a broken record

[BrilloPad]

I thought it was worth repeating what I had written on ITcontractor.

If you are writing to your MP:

Ask them:

1. To sign the petition (provide a link for them).

2. Why they are allowed to claim anything and everything on expenses, but you the hard-working taxpayer have to prove everything is a business expense.

3. Why you are being penalised when you were acting "within the rules", but they aren't penalised.

4. How they would feel if they had to pay back their expenses retrospectively for the past 10 years.

P.S. sorry if I sound like a broken record