asperity Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 The Sting :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Seems our tax system, like our borders, is full of holes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Distasteful as it it seems (and the same hypocrite preaches to us peasants about how we should be helping the poor) he is acting within the law, and doing what any sensible person would do - give the government as little as possible. They only waste it! :wink: :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Don't disagree, he's no doubt playing the rules; so if they want the cash, they'll have to tighten up "the rules". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewb Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 There are always loopholes in the system and we really can't do anything about it. We just have to wish that everyone would start cooperating so we could achieve our common goal which is to make it effective. Â The irony is, those who are earning a lower income are the ones more affected by this because they are charged automatically, while those on corporations pay at their own will, which most often than not, translated to never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well Im quite happe becouse there gining me an refunde. Â After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 973.90 GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 5-7 days in order to process it. Please download the document attached to this email to confirm your identity. Note: You will need to provide a valid bank accoun in which the funds will be payed to. A refund can be delayed for some reasons, for example submitting invalid records or applying after deadline. Best Regards, HM Revenue & Customs. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well Im quite happe becouse there gining me an refunde. Â Â Bill I don't like to worry you, Bill, but everyone I know who received a refund got a cheque for the amount. If someone is asking for proof of identity AND bank account details, I would be extremely wary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Bill, be advised, before you do anything call the tax office for verification. That sounds like someone trying to get into your bank account! Procede with caution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Not aware that I have ever had to 'claim' a tax refund. Or ever received an email from the Tax stating that I was entitled to a refund. Â Do the Tax ever say ' Best Regards '? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thought the HMRC use snail mail for communication? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 No they don't Wolfie and neither do they make so many spelling mistakes! Â And btw neither do I. Â Well Im quite happe becouse there gining me an refunde. Â Â Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I take it that that what they actually said to you Bill. Thankfully these foreigner scammers just cant seem to fully grasp our spellings can they  I wonder how many people have fallen for it though. We received the following warning from our accountants as issued by HMRC on 10th January  HMRC warns of fake tax rebate emails as deadline approaches10 January 2012  HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning over the latest round of 'phishing' emails.  As the self-assessment deadline approaches, the emails in question pose as HMRC notifying the recipient that they are due a tax rebate.  The email then links to a clone of HMRC's website and asks for bank or credit card details, which are then used to empty accounts.  In the last three months HMRC has helped to shut down 185 websites that were responsible for sending such emails.  HMRC is urging taxpayers not to get caught out. Commenting, Joan Wood, director of HMRC Online and Digital said: "We only ever contact customers who are due a tax refund in writing by post. We currently don't use telephone calls, emails or external companies in these circumstances. If anyone receives an email claiming to be from HMRC, please send it to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk before deleting it permanently.  "HMRC will do everything possible to ensure those people receiving this email know what steps to take to protect their information, and we are working closely with other law enforcement agencies to target the criminals behind this serious crime and see them brought to justice."  HMRC has published advice, including example emails here.  If you think you have been the victim of an email scam the advice is to report the matter to your bank or card issuer as soon as possible. If in doubt you can find more information here.HMRC Tax Refund Warning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 It's obviously from someone outside of the uk because they put 973.90 GBP instead of £973.90. And the spelling mistakes/typos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 As Steven Hester of RBS has turned down the £1 million bonus, the taxman will lose out on the £500,000 tax he would have been liable for. Should he be charged with tax evasion, or maybe forced to take the bonus? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Asp, the bigger picture often eludes those who look at these things through eyes clouded in jealousy and spite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yes I know. I've made the point before that the taxman makes more from the bankers bonuses than he would if the money was kept by the banks as profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Give us all a bonus then, and he can make even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 More underwhelming logic Wolfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Isn't this bonus in shares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 "Bonuses" were granted for exeptional improvement in Company performance, but have now turned into an entitlement, regardless of performance. A decent tax system, would tap into obscene levels of payment of all kinds, and that's all that's required - thus the more they grab, the more tax they pay. Share options are a reasonable way to incentivise ALL staff, providing they have to held until retirement age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Bonuses haven't turned into an entitlement Obs; they are negotiated and form part of a package given to the person who gets the bonus. Â The last government agreed Hesters' package and that included a "bonus" figure which was negotiated down by this government....although still a million too much, you can imagine what he was offered before!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 As they were/are "negotiated" as part of the employment contract, they are clearly "an entitlement", if they are paid regardless of performance - and RBS isn't back into the black yet. Hester succumbed to the pressure from the hand wringing Brigade (perhaps he's been promised a knighthood!), but somehow I doubt the rest lining up for their bonuses will follow his example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 This guy has raised his performance rating in the RBS by getting rid of people, I would think most of us could execute that task without to much expertice in the banking world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Whatever the rights and wrongs of this case are, it's certainly hypocritical of Millipede to be leading the criticism given that he was party to the bonus agreement in the first place :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Now the can of worms has been opened - seems we've got civil servants evading tax - another one for the honours cttee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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