No To Retro Tax – Campaign Against Section 58 Finance Act 2008

[dvrjw]

Hi all, great work on the campaign and website. I have donated but couldn't find any email with logon details. Could someone help with that?
Thanks

[SantaClaus]

Hi all, great work on the campaign and website. I have donated but couldn't find any email with logon details. Could someone help with that?
Thanks

Hi dvrjw,

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[travellingknob]

Just on the BBC News website:

BBC News - Civil service tax loopholes: Thousands on special contracts

Quote: "More than 2,000 public-sector workers could be avoiding the full rate of income tax through special contracts, government research has found.

An investigation was ordered after a civil servant was found to be getting paid £182,000 without deductions for tax or National Insurance"

So... so... <sigh> I'm lost for words. Anyone think that any of these '2,000 public-sector workers' are investigating us?

These people are providing their consultancy services through contracts exactly as we would have been. It makes no difference who is in the contract chain, they are not employees of the civil service and the government has no right to turn around and start saying they should be. Neither should you lot !
What this comes down to is the government saying "we dont like what your doing, we want you to do it the way we say" Sound familiar ?
The whole story stinks of government propagoganda about tax avoidance. They are desperate to rob us of every penny they can

[moira under the stairs]

These people are providing their consultancy services through contracts exactly as we would have been. It makes no difference who is in the contract chain, they are not employees of the civil service and the government has no right to turn around and start saying they should be. Neither should you lot !
What this comes down to is the government saying "we dont like what your doing, we want you to do it the way we say" Sound familiar ?
The whole story stinks of government propagoganda about tax avoidance. They are desperate to rob us of every penny they can

TK,

I don't think anyone on this forum would say they shouldn't be doing it, I think it was shared to hi-light the Hypocrosy of this, and indeed any Government.

As everyone knows they would like the control of taxing @ source for all. (That is apart from the Mega-Rich,Upper Classes and MP's)

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

These people are providing their consultancy services through contracts exactly as we would have been. It makes no difference who is in the contract chain, they are not employees of the civil service and the government has no right to turn around and start saying they should be. Neither should you lot !
What this comes down to is the government saying "we dont like what your doing, we want you to do it the way we say" Sound familiar ?
The whole story stinks of government propagoganda about tax avoidance. They are desperate to rob us of every penny they can

Now Newsnight has discovered that Mr Alexander is recommending that anyone paid more than about £58,000 should not be able to use this loophole to avoid paying tax.

Departmental "board members and senior officials" should be compelled to become staff, he argues, as should anyone engaged for more than six months on more than £220 a day.

This is interesting and may give an indication as to HMR&C's future planning for 'PSC's'

[BrilloPad]

Now Newsnight has discovered that Mr Alexander is recommending that anyone paid more than about £58,000 should not be able to use this loophole to avoid paying tax.

Departmental "board members and senior officials" should be compelled to become staff, he argues, as should anyone engaged for more than six months on more than £220 a day.

This is interesting and may give an indication as to HMR&C's future planning for 'PSC's'

Yes it probably will give an indication. But almost certainly the implementation will be bad and it will end up annoying hard working contractors. Computing is supposed to represent the future but the government treats us like dirt. Then more people will go for scheme's like Montpeliers. The government almost forced us into their hands. THey should have just kept the rules short and sweet.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Yes it probably will give an indication. But almost certainly the implementation will be bad and it will end up annoying hard working contractors. Computing is supposed to represent the future but the government treats us like dirt. Then more people will go for scheme's like Montpeliers. The government almost forced us into their hands. THey should have just kept the rules short and sweet.

Short and sweet tax rules - definitely an oxymoron that one Mr P

[travellingknob]

As everyone knows they would like the control of taxing @ source for all. (That is apart from the Mega-Rich,Upper Classes and MP's)

Spot on there

[moira under the stairs]

Short and sweet tax rules - definitely an oxymoron that one Mr P

Here's a few others Lisa....

Political Ethics
Political Leadership
Political Promise
Political Trust
Politically Correct
Government Efficiency
Government Integrity
Government Initiative
Government Intelligence
Government Organization
Government Worker

[travellingknob]

Now Newsnight has discovered that Mr Alexander is recommending that anyone paid more than about £58,000 should not be able to use this loophole to avoid paying tax.

Departmental "board members and senior officials" should be compelled to become staff, he argues, as should anyone engaged for more than six months on more than £220 a day.

This is interesting and may give an indication as to HMR&C's future planning for 'PSC's'

Yes I notice that just being a contractor is now presented as exploiting a loophole. Like I said, propoganda. Makes me sick of being British