Jimmy Carr: 'I've made a terrible error of judgement'

[doodab]

Not everyone is as sensible as you are about how they spend their money. I think that you should be the judge of what people buy. If there is anything you do not approve of then it can be defined as "tat". We can then stop people buying it (and presumably you will be the one that tells the factories that they can no longer manufacture "products you don't approve of"). You can then take the money off them to pay the workers in the factory (who have been laid off) to sit at home and do nothing.

I think I'll start by capping employment agency margins at 0.5%. That will reduce the cost of employing people and drive job creation to compensate for all the jobs lost making Gnomes.

[xoggoth]

DA has already made all the senible comments on here.

[DodgyAgent]

I think I'll start by capping employment agency margins at 0.5%. That will reduce the cost of employing people and drive job creation to compensate for all the jobs lost making Gnomes.

I am up for that

[doodab]

I am up for that

Of course with the reduction in gnome production there will also be lots of job opportunities for people of shorter stature.

[DodgyAgent]

Of course with the reduction in gnome production there will also be lots of job opportunities for people of shorter stature.

Is that why SASguru is so quiet these days?

[d000hg]

But this is what gets me, the scheme as it stands is legal! what has he done wrong?? EVERYONE would minimise their tax bill if they could.

I dont buy this moral or "in the spirit" tulip, it's right or wrong. The law as it is written means it is legal.

I don't agree with that. I absolutely think that arranging things not to pay more tax than you need is good and proper. However your conscience should make it very clear if some tactic is simply being efficient, or is clearly going against what the laws are trying to do.

Living in a world where we simply to what the laws say rather than what we know to be right would be/is a terrible thing because the law can never cover every individual case.

[escapeUK]

I don't agree with that. I absolutely think that arranging things not to pay more tax than you need is good and proper. However your conscience should make it very clear if some tactic is simply being efficient, or is clearly going against what the laws are trying to do.

Living in a world where we simply to what the laws say rather than what we know to be right would be/is a terrible thing because the law can never cover every individual case.

What if your sense of right tells you that paying no tax is the right thing to do?

[d000hg]

What if your sense of right tells you that paying no tax is the right thing to do?

Well everyone's sense of morality is a bit different but I very much doubt the vast majority using such schemes genuinely believe that. Would you suggest most of them think otherwise?

[moggy]

Can't I opt out and stay here?

I have private medical and dental.
Private pension which means I won't get a state one.
Not claiming any benefits and never will.

What do I get for my 2 grand a month tax and NI.
I pay through the nose in taxes for everything I buy or do?

Additional State Pension : Directgov - Pensions and retirement planning

[cailin maith]

Jimmy Carr: 'I've made a terrible error of judgement' - Telegraph

What he really means is that is has been caught out!

Caught out doing what? He didn't do anything illegal.

But this is what gets me, the scheme as it stands is legal! what has he done wrong?? EVERYONE would minimise their tax bill if they could.

I dont buy this moral or "in the spirit" tulip, it's right or wrong. The law as it is written means it is legal.

WHS

Lots of contractors dont. Intact the vast majority dont.
We all know of about these dodgy offshore schemes which borderline on tax evasion.
But the greediest X% seem to find them irresistible.

But they aren't evasion, they are avoidance and perfectly legal.



This whole argument really annoys me. If it's illegal then fine, do him for it but it's not. It's perfectly legal. Why shouldn't people arrange their affairs to ensure the best possible net outcome for themselves.... within the law as it stands?

Don't even get me started on retrospection

And before you start AtW..... Piss off