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BlueSharp
BlueSharp
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Last Activity: 26 November 2025, 14:20
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Budget Day
    I allowed myself a slight smirk as I wrote it

    I still can't work out if my £20k employer contributions are now subject to NI from myCo. It appears that both Employer and Employee NI are being charged; if that's the case, it could be an extra £2000 NI bill....
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    Last edited by BlueSharp; 26 November 2025, 14:20.

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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Budget Day
    The cut on green levy should make it a net zero change for the EV....
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Rejoice with the Lord
    One false prophet arguing against the followers of another false prophet. This could get interesting, especially if the US fundamentalists start pouring money into Europe to save our souls. The last thing we need is him to become a martyr......
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Tax rises?
    Hidden in the detail is no change to rates but there could be a change to the thresholds.


    Drop the income tax threshold
    Increase Employee threshold for a a working person for a net zero change
    Bring Employer pension contributions/salary sacrifice in scope of Emp NI and...
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Tax rises?
    I suspect that will be the change pension contributions via salary sacrifice/employer contribution will be subject to employee NICs with an increase in either the NIC threashold to take prevent the avg Joe on under 50k from loosing out....
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Tax rises?
    Exclude Employers NI from the calculation, from the salary sacrifice tax changes talking points, I've not seen it included....
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Tax rises?
    Time to get the calculator out and work out if inside is now better than outside at the current market rates.

    I'm assuming the salary sacrifice NI level is calculated based on PAYE salary. It would exclude income from dividends, so anyone operating an efficient div/salary split will pay...
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    Last edited by BlueSharp; 11 November 2025, 14:29.

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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Boomed
    for the boom...
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Quote for building work - reasonable?
    Why ask a builder? They will probably outsource it to a window fitter. Get a quote from a local window fitter directly.
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Tax rises?
    Pay-per-mile appears to be on the cards for EVs to cover the back fuel duty gap that's been created. I would expect fuel duty to increase as well for the fossil fuel variety....
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  • BlueSharp
    replied to Which Laptop for Contracting?
    Real contractors use desktops
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