Entitlements (and benefits)

Goldilox

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If anyone of us/you could play the tax system, would you?

Is claiming an allowance introduced by the government after a manifesto pledge ("to help hard working families") playing the tax system?

I would argue it's using the system as intended & very different from the kind of schemes where you funnel funds into shell companies in Cyprus, or pay yourself with dummy loans in order to avoid tax you rightfully owe.
 

1JKz

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Is claiming an allowance introduced by the government after a manifesto pledge ("to help hard working families") playing the tax system?

I would argue it's using the system as intended & very different from the kind of schemes where you funnel funds into shell companies in Cyprus, or pay yourself with dummy loans in order to avoid tax you rightfully owe.
No, not really, claiming what's rightfully yours would be silly, not to claim.

Just wondering if we had enough money and knew tax avoidance schemes, whether one would avoid paying tax.

Disguised in various ways, we know some big boys do it and we know some big boys don't.
Disguised in various ways, we know some little guys do it and we know some little guys don't.
 

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
I wondered if anyone would ever be able to come up with a thread more controversial than the myriad of tedious shop threads we have on here. Congrats jkzzz, this has the potential to be a real doozy :D
 

Wormella

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I wouldn't - although I would like more transparency and choice as to where and how my tax gets spent.
 

1JKz

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I think @proactive is complimenting you on a thread topic which has potential to "put the cat among the pigeons"; which is most definitely a good thing when one wants to inspire debate.

Take the compliment, dear boy!
I'm starting to understand where i'm being placed here, the pecking order etc etc.

See DM.
 

Admin

You there; behave!
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I'm starting to understand where i'm being placed here, the pecking order etc etc.

See DM.
Please do not imply that there is some kind of hierarchy or nepotism here, simply because you got the wrong end of a stick. I have no idea who @proactive is, or indeed your good self, and I couldn't give two hoots where either of you are "placed". If someone is at fault, they will be admonished appropriately.

By your own admission, you may have slightly misconstrued proactive's post. I'm not sure what you want me to do; I can hardly punish him/her because you misunderstood something!

The thread has been soiled.

I'm out of here.
It most certainly isn't. As proactive said, this is a great topic and has (in their words) got potential to be "a real doozy"!

Carry on. :)
 
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