Tax avoiders are rich bar stewards who should not be allowed to vote....

[centurian]

So we spread it over the three years

WatwS

Again, perfectly legal - but it is something that an employee or a temp would not be able to do. If your PAYE earnings drop from higher rate to standard rate from one year to the next, you can't claim a refund of 40% tax paid.

This is blant wholesale tax avoidance. Fine if you want to do it, but given his past comments on tax avoiders

[AtW]

Perhaps Labour party should kick out any party member who has combined wealth over £100k or being a director/shareholder.

[Churchill]

Perhaps Labour party should kick out any party member who has combined wealth over £100k or being a director/shareholder.

Maybe you should stop whinging and get some bloody work done!

[AtW]

Maybe you should stop whinging and get some bloody work done!

WHS

[Doggy Styles]

I can understand how he works for a variety of employers and there is no control etc but how does this system work for others like BBC presenters and footballers? They seem to work mainly for a single employer and do exactly as Mr Ferguson and other managers dictate and are often fined "2weeks wages"?
Surely these are disguised employees and the tax aboidance schemes used by Rangers amongst others to avoid tax should be declared inappropriate for such people.

As I understand it most footballers aren't disguised employees. They are PAYE employees on a fixed-term contract, in which case IR35 (for instance) would not apply.

[vetran]

As I understand it most footballers aren't disguised employees. They are PAYE employees on a fixed-term contract, in which case IR35 (for instance) would not apply.

AIUI - for their football playing. For personal appearances & merchandise its likely to be Ltd.

Ken unfortunately has form for lying where it is convenient personally. If he hadn't said anything about tax avoiding then it would have hardly caused a ripple.

Anyway who wants to listen to the Newt worrier talk?

[Doggy Styles]

AIUI - for their football playing. For personal appearances & merchandise its likely to be Ltd.

They have many different clients for that income. They could never be accused of being disguised employees of a village fete one day and of a sponsor's lunch the next. IR35 doesn't apply.

[SimonMac]

I can understand how he works for a variety of employers and there is no control etc but how does this system work for others like BBC presenters and footballers? They seem to work mainly for a single employer and do exactly as Mr Ferguson and other managers dictate and are often fined "2weeks wages"?
Surely these are disguised employees and the tax aboidance schemes used by Rangers amongst others to avoid tax should be declared inappropriate for such people.

With sports stars the main salary is subject to PAYE etc, but image rights and sponsorships etc will go through the LtdCo

[vetran]

I didn't actually proffer an opinion. Image rights via ltd for sportsmen seems sensible to me, if they were an employee however the employer normally owns such things as they would see them as part of the service. Because of their value however they have negotiated a better deal.

The Odious Newt however did display an astounding hypocrisy and deserves everything he gets.