cash in hand culture

[kilty55]

i thought id better put this one in the arms :mad2:

today on the radio,a debate about our cash in hand culture and how plumbers ,handymen and the likes are scamming the government out of millions and how they plan to stop it:mad2::mad2:

couldnt beleive my ears,the worst culprits are the flamin customers as far as im concerned

supposedly some insurance companies are already using a lie detector system attached to the phone calls there customers are making to them whilst making claims and this is legal. tax man strrodlepop extraordinaire has cottoned ontot his and they are discussing the possible use of it for the tradesman and self emplyed to see if they have been doing cash jobs without paying tax

i suppose in a way some might think this will weed out the cowboys but i think the cowboys will evade this dodge as well as half of them wont be registered anyway,soon well al lbe robots at this rate,,veiws?:lol::wave2:

 

[doug boardley]

listened to it myself Jamie, be careful, Big Brother is watching, (or more precisely, "listening")

 

[kilty55]

the thing is doug,doing cash jobs doesnt mean that your not declaring it,,in this current climate giving the customer a cash price to keep them feeling like they have won the game or got money knocked off is sometimes what you need to win the job,,its still declared in my tax though doesnt mean im doin tax free jobs..i take offence that they assume you are

 

[user123]

Control is everywhere,..it's so wrong and insidious, as control assumes guilt... hate it with a vengeance... I feel VERY uneasy about all of it, there is google view, that new facebook place thing and talk of lie detectors - with regards to tradesmen and tax??? The old science fiction movies warn us against all this.. and their writers vision of the future is a bleak one... but technology gets embraced by us all like a welcome guest when in fact we are buying the chains that will tie us down in the end... not good, not good ... :nonod:

 

[Spud]

spot on advice Jamie! when i was a sole trader i declared all my cash work as i saw it being pointless having cash that couldnt be put in my bank account to pay my bills

 

[united]

This might sound daft but I don't like cash, I always try to get paid via bank transfer. If I have cash on me I end up spending it or I'm scared I will lose it if its a large amount

 

[faithhealer]

SHow many times does the customer say, how much for cash? Always the same answer for me, same price as it all goes into my business account. It only takes one person to shop you and then game over!

 

[Gazzer]

SHow many times does the customer say, how much for cash? Always the same answer for me, same price as it all goes into my business account. It only takes one person to shop you and then game over!

Same for me, " the price is £600", " How much for cash ?" , "The price is £600"......... "Will you take a cheque? " ..."yup"

 

[poynton phil]

Whether its cash cheque, or bank transfer. The customer always gets a invoice, and its always declared.

 

[mikethetile]

we had this on the local radio too

the taxman is going through all our returns to find inconsistancies to investigate us

 

[poynton phil]

My accountant always asks me to explain any inconsistencies to him, so he can put them in writing, in my tax return.

 

[david campbell]

it doesn't matter what happens people will always find a way to "screw" the syestem!
how does it work with the lie detector if you do 2 bathrooms for good mates and charge them a £100 and a case of beer?
techically we're supposed to declare that but who would,also cash tips which i get a fair amount of are supposed to be declared to hmrc

 

[aph257]

the thing is doug,doing cash jobs doesnt mean that your not declaring it,,in this current climate giving the customer a cash price to keep them feeling like they have won the game or got money knocked off is sometimes what you need to win the job,,its still declared in my tax though doesnt mean im doin tax free jobs..i take offence that they assume you are

Quite agree there Jamie.

 

[user123]

Funny to hit the trades people with this after all the expenses scams in government...

 

[Perry]

its funny but i hate cheques as i have to post them to my bank i never get cash 95% of my money goes straight into my account wish they would pay me cash lol