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Public Sector IR35 Petition
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It has already been expained on another thread why this is a poorly framed petition at best.Originally posted by javadude View PostIn case you haven't seen it elsewhere...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170118
Yet even if the case was sensibly presented, you'd have to be very naive to think that petitioning the government works (especially THIS government). Money talks, everything else walks - in the UK more than anywhere else. -
I'm out due to the poor wording of the petition.
If you want the public to sign petitions you have to make contractors not look like tax avoiding scum.
At least the government will respond with it's "only fair"."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Yep I criticised as poorly written when someone posted it here back in November with about 18 signatures, and I criticised it again yesterday when someone mentioned it was doing the rounds on linkedin.Originally posted by javadude View Post
Personally it makes us look like woe is me, tax evading greedy muppets so I wouldn't sign it if my life depended on it.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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I heard this was set up by an HMRC bod to fish for targets to investigate
I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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Wouldn't surprise me. It's certainly worded in such a way as to appeal to those that are contracting for the money primarily. How many of the signatories are on 90% take home schemes?Originally posted by Whorty View PostI heard this was set up by an HMRC bod to fish for targets to investigate
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Ah, the "umbrellas" that TfL are encouraging the use of...Originally posted by LondonManc View PostHow many of the signatories are on 90% take home schemes?
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What is interesting is how many are now just waking up to this issue. Over 3k signatures in the last few days. The reality is beginning to hit home......Comment
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