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The Official Budget 2016 thread
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Don't worry about it
Whats the worse that can happen? he plunges 90% of the contractor industry into a point where we are no longer economically viable and there will be a mass surge in company administrations HMRC and companies house will drown in paper work and Gideons little pot of VAT, Corporation and Personal tax will all take a massive hit...Comment
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A tax on Gladiator films.Originally posted by bobspud View PostWhats the worse that can happen?Comment
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Be a shame if you had to make the call that your company was no longer solvent and executed an immediate company liquidation....Originally posted by NigelJK View PostHmmm, my corp tax is due end of the month ...
Now multiply your decision by several (hundred) thousand contractors...
HMRC would quite literally have to swim in tulip for years trying to get through the paperwork.Comment
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As I have previously said: Gideon tells the department to decide if they wanted to class the contractors as permanent or freelance, they take one look at him and say FREELANCE like we have been trying to tell you for 3 FSCKING YEARS...Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
or like some of a few more dim-witted departments did for Danny, say "Permanent please! " and watch the doors fall off their hinges as the entire department empties of resources...
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To be replaced by Bobs, where the project fails and any tax is paid in India, the govt get feck all.Originally posted by bobspud View PostAs I have previously said: Gideon tells the department to decide if they wanted to class the contractors as permanent or freelance, they take one look at him and say FREELANCE like we have been trying to tell you for 3 FSCKING YEARS...
or like some of a few more dim-witted departments did for Danny, say "Permanent please! " and watch the doors fall off their hinges as the entire department empties of resources...
How long have we got left to put up with Gidiot and Camoron?
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