Public Sector IR35 Petition

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youngguy replied

26 January 2017, 09:01
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......
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teapot418 replied

25 January 2017, 19:57
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

How many of the signatories are on 90% take home schemes?

Ah, the "umbrellas" that TfL are encouraging the use of...
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LondonManc replied

25 January 2017, 19:32
Originally posted by Whorty View Post

I heard this was set up by an HMRC bod to fish for targets to investigate

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?
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Whorty replied

25 January 2017, 19:08
I heard this was set up by an HMRC bod to fish for targets to investigate
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munkee replied

25 January 2017, 18:45
Sweet... . The perfect honeypot!

Last edited by munkee; 25 January 2017, 18:49.
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eek replied

25 January 2017, 16:19
Originally posted by javadude View Post

In case you haven't seen it elsewhere...

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170118

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.

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.
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Lance replied

25 January 2017, 16:18
that will be a nice list for HMRC to pick through looking for easy targets.
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SueEllen replied

25 January 2017, 16:17
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".
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DotasScandal replied

25 January 2017, 16:15
Originally posted by javadude View Post

In case you haven't seen it elsewhere...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170118

It has already been expained on another thread why this is a poorly framed petition at best.
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.
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javadude started a topic Public Sector IR35 Petition

25 January 2017, 16:12
Public Sector IR35 Petition

In case you haven't seen it elsewhere...

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170118
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