Employment Tax Expert

Chinese whispers are great aren’t they. I always remember the army one ”send reinforcements we’re going to advance” being translated into “send three and four pence we’re going to a dance” well what has this to do with HMRC’s new consultation on employment status in the construction industry you may ask – well i’ve been speaking to quite a few people about this subject this week and I’ve had people saying that everyone in the construction industry will be on PAYE from April – the rumour mill has gone mad. Now don’t get me wrong – HMRC consultation exercises can at times be accused of paying lip service to a subject but this is sheer madness. The criteria HMRC are looking at “consulting” on will cause more abuse of the system and there will be a lot more individual’s and companies heading into the black economy – which is the area that HMRC should be focusing on in the first place – ensuring that people who should pay tax and don’t - do!!!

Well let’s face it MPs could certainly use his illusionary abilities to make things appear different from reality at the moment!

If you get the chance to go and see Derren in his new show, Enigma, don’t miss it, it’s fantastic. I never realised how many people want their few minutes of fame even if it means they have no concept of what is happening to them but they were volunteering in their hoards. One lady we met outside was squealing with joy that her son and daughter had surprised her with tickets for the show – she had no idea, she thought they were taking her to something boring (and as she put it, what they thought suitable for her age) but it was the grown up children who were surprised when she told us what she’d like to do to Derren Brown – certainly not repeatable on this blog!

So we got back from the show and were just chilling out listening to the local South East news and on no not another expenses scandal – this time the Met Police but what got me on my soap box was the apparently outraged MPs they interviewed, compalining about the abuse of public funds mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

What’s the difference between an MP and a police officer?

An MP apologises for making a mistake and at worst stands down at the next election

A police officer is arrested and charged with the following offences:
# misconduct in a public office
# conspiracy to defraud
# theft
# false accounting

What am I talking about – claiming expenses, compliance procedures or lack of them, the need for an Inland Revenue investigation into PAYE NI irregularities, as well as a police investigation