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The biggest cheque I ever wrote...

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    #11
    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
    What's a "cheque"? Is that a special type of internet banking?
    Allows you to send someone a single payment > £10000 for free ...

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      #12
      If you're paying more in tax than you used to bring home, you need a tax accountant... The defining moment is when you're avoiding more tax than you used to bring home.
      Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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        #13
        Originally posted by d000hg View Post
        ...just cleared from my business account. Corporation tax bill for my first full year of contracting/freelancing/running my business.

        Feel a bit sick now
        Know what you mean, had to the same thing last month... It does hurt

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          #14
          You could always earn less money! The bigger the cheque, the more you made, enjoy ...

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            #15
            Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
            If you're paying more in tax than you used to bring home, you need a tax accountant... The defining moment is when you're avoiding more tax than you used to bring home.
            Not really true when you started work in the inflationary 70s.

            I think for me the defining moment was when I realised that I got to choose my own hotels, transport and office kit. If I chose cheap, it left me with more profit, but if necessary I could choose expensive to get the job done properly.
            Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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              #16
              Originally posted by Sysman View Post
              I think for me the defining moment was when I realised that I got to choose my own hotels, transport and office kit.
              Oh yeah, baby. That is one orgasmic moment.
              How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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                #17
                Don't know about writing the biggest cheque, but I've just received the biggest cheque of my life after selling my old flat.



                And it's tax free!

                Cats are evil.

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                  #18
                  You should write a book like Felix Dennis did. And coat the front and back covers with photos of all the cheques he wrote to the Inland Revenue. One million Five Hundred and twenty six thousand and blah blah
                  Eight million six hundred thousand....
                  the book was called "how to get rich"
                  The best therapy...

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                    #19
                    this years corporation tax

                    this years corporation tax

                    Nil

                    Company loss (2,500)

                    therefore

                    already money off next year

                    before you start personal tax also nil

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                      ...just cleared from my business account. Corporation tax bill for my first full year of contracting/freelancing/running my business.

                      Feel a bit sick now
                      I once paid £130k by cheque. But it was towards paying off mortgage so I didn't mind.

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