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I run a business. HMRC tends to like pillaging small business owners.
While leaving the big ones well alone... :sigh:
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While leaving the big ones well alone... :sigh:
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They have hired people that only deals with this, full time. Including lobbying to politicians.
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I run a business. HMRC tends to like pillaging small business owners.
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So, yesterday was the deadline for filling in the Self Assessment tax returns for last year here in the UK. Took me about 30 minutes to fill it in primarily because it said they owe me some money and I spent 20 minutes rechecking the figures. This is the first year in 20 years of filling them in that they have ever owed me money.
There's a glitch in the Matrix.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
So, yesterday was the deadline for filling in the Self Assessment tax returns for last year here in the UK. Took me about 30 minutes to fill it in primarily because it said they owe me some money and I spent 20 minutes rechecking the figures. This is the first year in 20 years of filling them in that they have ever owed me money.
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This is the first year in 20 years of filling them in that they have ever owed me money.
Something must be wrong, somewhere. :)
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There's a glitch in the Matrix.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013You mean all the numbers are in green? :wtf:
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So, yesterday was the deadline for filling in the Self Assessment tax returns for last year here in the UK. Took me about 30 minutes to fill it in primarily because it said they owe me some money and I spent 20 minutes rechecking the figures. This is the first year in 20 years of filling them in that they have ever owed me money.
Next year they'll decide that whatever the reason is that they owe you money does not apply to you and you'll have to pay it back with interest. That's how it goes over in the Netherlands anyway :D
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I run a business. HMRC tends to like pillaging small business owners.
It's interesting to note difference in attitude I found between the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise (HMCE) back when they were separate. One year I got a "surprise" audit from both of them about two weeks apart. C&S came first, two guys in smart suits who were very aggressive and rude in their manner. :( They demanded to see all the books and records, etc. When I offered them a cup of tea they looked at me like I was trying to bribe or distract them somehow. :mad: Their whole attitude appeared to be "You are obviously a criminal and we are here to catch you at it". :wtf: They seemed very disappointed when they found everything perfectly correct and accounted for. They left with the attitude of "You got away with it this time but only because you are a obviously a clever criminal!" :suss: and the implied threat was that they would catch me next time! The Inland Revenue man arrived next. One chap in an shabby suit who started of by apologizing for disturbing me at such short notice. He happily accepted a cup of tea :java: and a biscuit and spent some time going over the books, etc. After a while he started "tut, tutting" and tapping away on his calculator - I started to get worried - he beckoned me over and said "You have an error here..." :confused: - I started to get upset as I had always tried to keep everything squeaky clean - "...yes, yes, this is wrong..." :omg: "...yes, you didn't claim enough for these home office expenses." - :-D He then explained how I could have claimed more off my taxes for previous years and helped me fill out a form to adjust it on this year's return. He got me an extra £800 or so back from the taxman! :cool: I felt like asking him if he could come and audit me again every year! :thumbsup: I understand the days of the shabby suited man are gone now that they have been merged into HMCR. :sigh:
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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It's interesting to note difference in attitude I found between the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise (HMCE) back when they were separate. One year I got a "surprise" audit from both of them about two weeks apart. C&S came first, two guys in smart suits who were very aggressive and rude in their manner. :( They demanded to see all the books and records, etc. When I offered them a cup of tea they looked at me like I was trying to bribe or distract them somehow. :mad: Their whole attitude appeared to be "You are obviously a criminal and we are here to catch you at it". :wtf: They seemed very disappointed when they found everything perfectly correct and accounted for. They left with the attitude of "You got away with it this time but only because you are a obviously a clever criminal!" :suss: and the implied threat was that they would catch me next time! The Inland Revenue man arrived next. One chap in an shabby suit who started of by apologizing for disturbing me at such short notice. He happily accepted a cup of tea :java: and a biscuit and spent some time going over the books, etc. After a while he started "tut, tutting" and tapping away on his calculator - I started to get worried - he beckoned me over and said "You have an error here..." :confused: - I started to get upset as I had always tried to keep everything squeaky clean - "...yes, yes, this is wrong..." :omg: "...yes, you didn't claim enough for these home office expenses." - :-D He then explained how I could have claimed more off my taxes for previous years and helped me fill out a form to adjust it on this year's return. He got me an extra £800 or so back from the taxman! :cool: I felt like asking him if he could come and audit me again every year! :thumbsup: I understand the days of the shabby suited man are gone now that they have been merged into HMCR. :sigh:
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
A couple of years ago, I had a VAT inspection. They happen every so often and this is the second one I have had in about 20 years. In he comes and announces himself as a VAT fraud investigator. As I started to have a heart attack, he reassured me that he does the routine inspections as well and that's what this was. I told him to lead with that next time. He was a nice bloke. His wife used to teach my daughters.
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So, yesterday was the deadline for filling in the Self Assessment tax returns for last year here in the UK. Took me about 30 minutes to fill it in primarily because it said they owe me some money and I spent 20 minutes rechecking the figures. This is the first year in 20 years of filling them in that they have ever owed me money.
When you pay too much tax to the taxman who then gives you back your money with no interest why do most people think that is good? I aim to pay less tax during the year so that the taxman has basically been giving me an interest free loan which I repay at the end of the year. It has always puzzled me that people think getting a tax refund is a good thing.
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When you pay too much tax to the taxman who then gives you back your money with no interest why do most people think that is good? I aim to pay less tax during the year so that the taxman has basically been giving me an interest free loan which I repay at the end of the year. It has always puzzled me that people think getting a tax refund is a good thing.
Wait until the taxman bills you for a tax you never owed in the first place and you battle it in court. The taxman is ordered to repay the money with interest. The next five years are spent in court battling over bills for the interest you received in the initial settlement... and the next... and the next... You get the picture.
The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.
