Reply to: Dave Hartnett says that householders have a duty to ensure others don't evade tax

[escapeUK]

The correct way is to say "How much for cash?" Then you share the no vat discount between the both of you and everyone is happy.

[centurian]

Speaking to a newspaper for the first time in 18 months

That's because it has taken 17 months for the surgeons to extract his foot from his mouth from the last time he spoke to the media.

BBC News - Revenue and Customs boss says he need not apologise

[hyperD]

Guys like this pillock must yearn for the day when anonymous cash is abolished and everything must be paid for by traceable "electronic wallet" transactions.

There will still be SME's like me insisting on being paid for projects by the barrow load of chickens. That's how much I hate those feckers stealing and wasting my wealth under the threat of gaol.

[AtW]

Mr Hartnett, quite right. I would like to inform you I think there could be some avoidance maybe even evasion going on Id like to let HMRC know about. His name is Mr Tony Blair.

You paid Tony Blair in cash?

[doodab]

Of course it makes a difference - If you don't pay in cash, the transaction is traceable and the tradesman might feel obliged to pay tax on it!



You should make the effort, and withdraw your limit each day for several days in advance if necessary. I once paid a plumber several thousand in cash - Every bit of tax saved, by yourself or someone else, is a victory and a blow for freedom.

What will you pay with when there are no banknotes because there is no money to pay to have them printed?

[TheFaQQer]

You should make the effort, and withdraw your limit each day for several days in advance if necessary. I once paid a plumber several thousand in cash

I do. I've done the same, but not for any reason of "I hope they don't pay tax on it".

[OwlHoot]

... the cash is there in the bank account, so it makes little difference to me about how I pay.

Of course it makes a difference - If you don't pay in cash, the transaction is traceable and the tradesman might feel obliged to pay tax on it!

The only inconvenience of paying cash is having to walk to cash point and get lots of money out in advance, if it's something really expensive.

You should make the effort, and withdraw your limit each day for several days in advance if necessary. I once paid a plumber several thousand in cash - Every bit of tax saved, by yourself or someone else, is a victory and a blow for freedom.

[DodgyAgent]

And then the chip will have to be sown into your arm....

OH is not being chippy

[vetran]

Hypocrite

I do hope while he was accepting 'hospitality' he made sure those proffering it were paying the 'right amount of tax'.

Business meal as meeting not entertainment - how is it treated for VAT and tax | AccountingWEB

Can I suggest he also looks at

Mr T Blair
Ms C Booth-Blair
Mr G Brown
Ms Harman
Ms J Smith
Anyone who has had the suffix 'MP' at any time.


Mr P Green
Mr R Branson
Anyone on a business reality show.

[BrilloPad]

Guys like this pillock must yearn for the day when anonymous cash is abolished and everything must be paid for by traceable "electronic wallet" transactions.

And then the chip will have to be sown into your arm....

[TheFaQQer]

Paying someone in cash is both legal and morally correct. Whether the recipient then chooses to declare the tax is not something you can control.

Exactly.

Sometimes, I pay by card, sometimes by cheque, sometimes by bank transfer, sometimes by cash. I choose whatever is the most convenient manner for both myself and the supplier - the cash is there in the bank account, so it makes little difference to me about how I pay.

The only inconvenience of paying cash is having to walk to cash point and get lots of money out in advance, if it's something really expensive.

[TheFaQQer]

HMRC believe all taxpayers are guilty until proven innocent.

That's not true. Just ask Goldmine Sachs and Vodafone about it.

[funjim]

on his own little planet of cosy friends club and yummy lunches

[OwlHoot]

I always pay tradespeople cash, in the explicit hope and expectation they'll dodge some tax.

Must have saved thousands over the years.

[wobbegong]

I don't/wouldn't pay tradespeople in cash in an attempt to undermine HMRC, I'd pay in cash if it was convenient for me and/or them.

But you'd still do it though..

Yes, that's what I've just said. My point is that I don't do it out of any hope that the tax won't be paid, I do it IF it is convenient for me. I'm dealing with adults who are aware of their responsibility in law to pay tax, it's not my place to ensure they do so.