PSC - view for the bar

[DotasScandal]

You may think you carry little weight but if his blog gets loaded with lots of people saying the same thing, e.g. you don't understand, then he will listen.

Precisely.

I may not be in Mr Maugham's league but this hasn't stopped me from engaging him in conversation on more than one occasion. Generally I found he is quite open to alternative views.

I'm tired of people finding 9939475 reasons never to do or say anything, moan, and wait for someone else to take care of things.

[TheFaQQer]

IPSE have responded to the blog post via the comments section.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

From his responses to the comments on the blog, and other recent public mouthings off, Maugham strikes me as a jumped up, arrogant tw*t.

But then with a name like Jolyon what can you expect.

Just my opinion of course.

[webberg]

I see that Rebecca Bennyworth has contributed.

She is a very well respected moderate voice in the tax community and makes some valid points. Is she working for IPSE?

Otherwise, I think the more comments the better because if he is reasonable then it's worth giving him some matters to consider and if he fits Mr Rhubarb's view then he deserves a slap.

[eek]

IPSE have responded to the blog post via the comments section.

With the FLC proposal that the tax simplification people have already rejected....

From his responses to the comments on the blog, and other recent public mouthings off, Maugham strikes me as a jumped up, arrogant tw*t.

But then with a name like Jolyon what can you expect.

Just my opinion of course.

+1.... Mind you the IPSE response was little better...

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

I've also put in a response although it's not appearing yet. It was quite long

[Fred Bloggs]

I see that Rebecca Bennyworth has contributed.

She is a very well respected moderate voice in the tax community and makes some valid points. Is she working for IPSE?

Otherwise, I think the more comments the better because if he is reasonable then it's worth giving him some matters to consider and if he fits Mr Rhubarb's view then he deserves a slap.

Have you read what she posted at the end of her piece? If she is regarded as a sensible, moderate commentator, I don't want to read the extremists.

[DotasScandal]

Have you read what she posted at the end of her piece? If she is regarded as a sensible, moderate commentator, I don't want to read the extremists.

THIS!

[eek]

Have you read what she posted at the end of her piece? If she is regarded as a sensible, moderate commentator, I don't want to read the extremists.

It's her viewpoint. Mine would be that as the only way we can work the way we do and not be utterly reliant on 3rd parties that we may or may not trust (remember umbrella's had a habit of going bankrupt last decade) is via a limited company then you need to resolve employment laws before you start complaining about the tax we pay.

[DotasScandal]

Personally, I find all this talk of "lost tax revenue" hilarious. It reminds me of the case the music industry was trying to make for itself in the heydey of P2P networks (Napster, etc.). They would come to governments begging for tougher laws, quoting a figure of $1295908695989008 in "lost" revenue (based on the price of a CD x the number of people that pirated it) - completely ignoring the fact that 90% of the pirates never would have / never could have purchased the item anyway had it not been available for free, and thus that 90% of the "revenue" would never have materialized under any circumstances.
Many tax specialists seem to think that contractors will just keep contracting, even as they are hammered with PAYE-level taxes & more. Keep dreaming! The second it is REALLY not worth the bother anymore, all but the most hardcore freelancers will occupy themselves with other, less risky ventures.
Or simply go practice their craft under friendlier skies. It's a vast world out there, and contractors are not irrational beings.