Yeeessss!! Let the fun begin.

[jamesbrown]

Good one. You're on form today.

It won't be long before dividend taxes are aligned with income taxes. That'll be phase II of the promised "IR35 review" after a couple of years of phase I mayhem

[Old Greg]

Anyway Brexit has led to a new class of British citizens with special privileges - dual nationals

Cheers to that.

[LondonManc]

Well done you for making an attempt to bring the divided country together...

Most of Kent and Sussex are blue, doesn’t quite fit with your rhetoric.

Were they red beforehand? Labour lost traditional heartland constituencies up north - the backlash of them blocking Brexit for c.3 years has hit them square in the ballot box.

[Old Greg]

It won't be long before dividend taxes are aligned with income taxes. That'll be phase II of the promised "IR35 review" after a couple of years of phase I mayhem

As I was saying about a decade ago, the solution to IR35 was to tax divis as income and allow proprietary directors to use the same NIC class as sole traders.

[LondonManc]

As are a few London constituencies. LondonManc talking complete bollox as usual.

Aww, is assguru struggling to understand? Hope you've got yourself a new toaster for your bath this Christmas.

[jamesbrown]

As I was saying about a decade ago, the solution to IR35 was to tax divis as income and allow proprietary directors to use the same NIC class as sole traders.

Agree. A lot of contractors would whine initially but most would ultimately be fine with that. That said, while the NIC change would be even fairer, I doubt that part will happen.

[Old Greg]

Agree. A lot of contractors would whine initially but most would ultimately be fine with that. That said, while the NIC change would be even fairer, I doubt that part will happen.

It's how it works in Ireland. However, overall tax burden us much higher and subsistence / travel is not tax deductible to a temp workplace (more or less).

[jamesbrown]

It's how it works in Ireland. However, overall tax burden us much higher and subsistence / travel is not tax deductible to a temp workplace (more or less).

Makes sense to me. Unfortunately, the history here points to chaos as the preferred option when there's a blindingly obvious alternative.

[Gibbon]

It's how it works in Ireland. However, overall tax burden us much higher and subsistence / travel is not tax deductible to a temp workplace (more or less).

That's the bit I really don't like.

[sasguru]

Aww, is assguru struggling to understand?

I understand perfectly.