I just saw this on the BBC webtulipe.
Incroyable. Now you know where the taxes go....
You couldn't make it up.
Incroyable. Now you know where the taxes go....
You couldn't make it up.
-
We must strike at the lies that have spread like disease through our minds -
I am speechless.
Apart from saying that of course. -
And on top of fraud is legal manipulation of the system, partners who have a relationship, but live apart to maximise the benfits as reported in last week's DT.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
-
People that live over the road do that. Well, sort of. They say they don't live together but the bloke's there all the time, he just moves out when some official comes round to check up on them. It's great living in a cul-de-sac, really appeals to my nosy voyeuristic nature.Originally posted by xoggothComment
-
Whats that you say...flat tax system to get rid of rubbish like this you reckon?
MailmanComment
-
HMRC insists that it took the risk of fraud into account when tax credits first opened for business.
"From the first day... our working assumption was that we would be the target of attacks" by fraudsters, HMRC executive director David Varney told the House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee earlier in December.
Comment
-
"From the first day... our working assumption was that we would be the target of attacks"
....but obviously decided to do fuc all about it.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
-
Add in an IT system which badly underperformed - to the point where the company responsible, EDS, has had to pay HMRC £71m in compensation - and the stage was set for the meltdown which duly followed.
Of course given the incompetence of EDS with this high profile Government debacle you can rest assured that the Government would never,ever,never never never never, not on your nelly, once bitten twice shy, award them another mega contract courtesy of the taxes from all those hard working familys.
Not in a month of Sundays, theyre not that stupid silly.
Well ?Comment
-
Exactly. They would NEVER be THAT stupid. Noo noo nooo. So instead they will award contracts to competent people - such as us. Won't they?Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock
Some while back there was a study done of government IT contracts. What they found is that they are negotiated by civil servants with little or no experience of negotiating big contracts, and no experience of dealing with the slick front-men put forward by large companies such as EDS. Hence they are out of their depth, and get carried away with slick presentations and promises, and end up singing bad contracts. The company with the biggest promises wins, with insufficient clauses in the contracts to punish them if they happen to knowingly promise more than they can deliver.
But then again, I expect that I've not told you lot anything new ...
Fungus.Comment
-
I'm often surprised by the incompetence of government bodies. I was taken to court without my knowledge and fined £100 by Slough council for a mistake that they made. But fighting their lawyers was not worth the hassle. I was advised "Just pay". The HMC&E cancelled my VAT account when they sent a letter to my old address, and it was returned maked "not known at this address". Their main database had my correct address cos I'd told them when I moved. And IR keep sending me letters for numerous people I have never heard of, but who apparently are employed by my company. And they refuse to do anything about it. Clear proof that state controlled command economies are better than private enterprise.Originally posted by Fleetwood
Fungus.Comment
Comment