The official "Autumn Statement 2015" AKA "End of Contracting" thread

[tomtomagain]

So, no paper return basically, big deal, don't think it's important - I'd rather carve my tax return in stone with a rusty nail as long as tax rates are lower.

I agree big deal. But what it means is that they'll save by axing the department who was typing the paper ones in and on the cost of printing and sending them out!

That's efficiency for you.

[AtW]

So, to sum up, dear Gideon & his pig fecking mate are a pair of morons, the like of which we haven't seen since the last pair of morons.

Look, Bill Clinton did not have sex with Monica, same can be said for Call Me Dave...

[MrMarkyMark]

Business rates will go to councils... but he will remove council grant completely.

Very nice - so now councils will increase business rates massively.

He giveth, he taketh, that's our Georgie

[SandyD]

<<<Osborne turns to tax avoidance measures. The government will build one of the most digitally advanced tax systems in the world.

Everyone will have digital tax accounts by the end of this parliament, he says.>>>


Well he needs contractors for that system ..innit??
Silver lining...

[d000hg]

Individuals got online self assessment stuff for the last 10+ years.

You can log in and see your current earnings, contributions, etc so far this year?

I don't know how to explain this more clearly for you. He said EVERY individual. Not those minority who do SATR. 90+% of people never do a tax return so this is clearly not about just an online tax form like we have now.

My guess is every individual will se something more like what companies have access to now (which is quite good though slightly clunky).

[heyya99]

Has he mentioned contracting yet?

[AtW]

I agree big deal. But what it means is that they'll save by axing the department who was typing the paper ones in and on the cost of printing and sending them out!
That's efficiency for you.

Do you really think that many people still use paper return? Ability to fill in return by end of Jan was a big attraction, I expect 90% of those who need to fill it in are doing it online already.

[dynamicsaxcontractor]

This is like watching a football match towards the end of the game when you know that you get relegated if the other team scores.

[AtW]

You can log in and see your current earnings, contributions, etc so far this year?

I keep track of that myself.

[AtW]

Gideon only talks about lots of money given to this and that, pre-Xmas budget really ... FOOKING START TALKING ALREADY ABOUT THOSE WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR ALL THIS!