B'Liar likes tax evoidance

[vetran]

There is a certain irony of contractors, who refuse to take inside IR35 roles, debating the morals of legal tax avoidance used by others. Contractors who presumably in the main manage their 'companies' to maximise their tax efficiency, including adding spouses to be shareholders etc.

Glass houses guys and gals

I have never taken to the national stage and proposed "fairness" in the tax system while taking Hector from behind with a huge avoidance scheme.

[Whorty]

There is a certain irony of contractors, who refuse to take inside IR35 roles, debating the morals of legal tax avoidance used by others. Contractors who presumably in the main manage their 'companies' to maximise their tax efficiency, including adding spouses to be shareholders etc.

Glass houses guys and gals

[d000hg]

If he was a Tory MP or Tory MP's wife, he'd be working perfectly legally to safeguard his future. (Or whatever JRM etc use to deflect from their ways of not paying their fair share)

He's working perfectly legally now (as far as we know). You can be entirely dodgy while remaining within the law, in fact that's rather the point of this thread.

[WTFH]

You know you're a dodgy tax avoider

If he was a Tory MP or Tory MP's wife, he'd be working perfectly legally to safeguard his future. (Or whatever JRM etc use to deflect from their ways of not paying their fair share)

[d000hg]

Nope, I was asking a poster to elaborate on their point which they have done.

You know you're a dodgy tax avoider

[eek]

As did Blair. Are you just trolling now?

Nope, I was asking a poster to elaborate on their point which they have done.

[d000hg]

Um, Please provide examples - as via a limited company I pay all the tax I'm expected to pay.

As did Blair. Are you just trolling now?

[TheDude]

Um, Please provide examples - as via a limited company I pay all the tax I'm expected to pay.

In fact the only benefit we get is to control when money is paid from our limited company into our own personal bank account.

There are plenty of moral grey areas when it comes to working through a limited company.

If you are a one man band contractor is it morally acceptable to pay your partner a salary (when you know they effectively do F-all so) you can take advantage of their tax free allowance?

I don't believe it is but plenty would disagree.

[eek]

A contractor forum is hardly the place to take the moral high ground on tax.

Um, Please provide examples - as via a limited company I pay all the tax I'm expected to pay.

In fact the only benefit we get is to control when money is paid from our limited company into our own personal bank account.

[TheDude]

A contractor forum is hardly the place to take the moral high ground on tax.