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

[travellingknob]

nice to know that if we have to pay up the alleged £200m at stake that its going to good causes, backfilling the governments loss in selling Lloyds Bank!:

BBC News - Lloyds Banking Group share sale 'lost taxpayers £230m'

Whats a mere £230m when they saved the world !

[BigBlackDog]

Whats a mere £230m when they saved the world !

Here is another good one!!

BBC News - HMRC 'loses nerve' chasing big firms, says MP

[smalldog]

Here is another good one!!

BBC News - HMRC 'loses nerve' chasing big firms, says MP

I just saw this too, doesnt come as a surprise to us lot, weve known for ages they go for the perceived softer targets. There is no balance in tax collection, its multiple rules for different tax payers based on HMRC's mood and the perceived ease of collection.

Dont see any retro tax legislation for any of the big firms that have been in the press for avoidance, wonder why? Using the "but they employ lots of people so pay tax in other ways" is not a justification to let them off the hook in paying what HMRC refer to as "their fair share". IF they were forced to pay their fair share doesnt mean they wouldnt do business here, its cobblers and an excuse for being soft on big firms.

[reckless]

Double standards

In Gauke's latest reply letter, the words 'wholly artificial scheme' and 'aggressive tax avoidance' featured highly. If similar terms cannot be applied to the tax arrangements of Amazon, Starbucks, Barclays et al, then I must be missing something. The hypocrisy and double standards are simply beyond belief. Is this a line that NTRT should be mentioning in the next counter artillery barage that is sent in the direction of Westminster?

[smalldog]

In Gauke's latest reply letter, the words 'wholly artificial scheme' and 'aggressive tax avoidance' featured highly. If similar terms cannot be applied to the tax arrangements of Amazon, Starbucks, Barclays et al, then I must be missing something. The hypocrisy and double standards are simply beyond belief. Is this a line that NTRT should be mentioning in the next counter artillery barage that is sent in the direction of Westminster?

Im not aware of the subtleties in the arguments used by NTRT, but I cant see how we cant use the "why do this to us when you havent done it to them", double standards argument.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Im not aware of the subtleties in the arguments used by NTRT, but I cant see how we cant use the "why do this to us when you havent done it to them", double standards argument.

We haven't even been treated the same as other contractor schemes but none of this cuts any ice with Gauke or HMRC.

The extent of the retrospection in our case is without precedent. It was totally over the top.

[CanPayButWouldRatherNot]

Merry Xmas

Reading the edge ebt thread on cuk ...

I for one am glad that Montpelier have stuck with us throughout and hope they have a happy IOM xmas and long live their support !

CPBWRN.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Reading the edge ebt thread on cuk ...

I for one am glad that Montpelier have stuck with us throughout and hope they have a happy IOM xmas and long live their support !

CPBWRN.

Yes, I feel really sorry for the Edge guys. The promoter has done a runner and left them to fend for themselves.

Some of the other EBT providers also appear to have done a moonlight flit.

Whatever people may say about Montpelier, at least they didn't just abandon us.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

In Gauke's latest reply letter, the words 'wholly artificial scheme' and 'aggressive tax avoidance' featured highly. If similar terms cannot be applied to the tax arrangements of Amazon, Starbucks, Barclays et al, then I must be missing something. The hypocrisy and double standards are simply beyond belief. Is this a line that NTRT should be mentioning in the next counter artillery barage that is sent in the direction of Westminster?

NTRT has rebutted all these allegations on several occasions but they just refuse to answer and keep repeating the same false inaccurate and misleading statements.

It is also part of the chairman's complaint which is now with the Adjudicator.

[Tweedle]

Yes, I feel really sorry for the Edge guys. The promoter has done a runner and left them to fend for themselves.

Some of the other EBT providers also appear to have done a moonlight flit.

Whatever people may say about Montpelier, at least they didn't just abandon us.

Thanks for the sympathy - does the other side of your donkey's jacket say the same, but replacing "HMRC" with "Edge" ??