Comments on: Taxing times

By: TheChrisD

TheChrisD — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:52:12 +0000

So what will you do with the €7 tax rebate they send you back?

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:18:37 +0000

Very altruistic of you, Sir. Give that man a round of applause….

You probably read that some imbecile in England left a disc in a car park containing all the user names and passwords for a major government website that processes among other things income tax returns. The whole website had to be shutdown while they frantically re-secured it.

I dare say all my personal bank details are floating around in a layby somewhere near Birmingham.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:50:50 +0000

15c ??? The BASTARDS!!!!

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:48:10 +0000

There’s the 1% Levy next year – that will put your bill up!

There will be an extra 15 cent to pay – and of course there’s the 50 cent duty on the cheque with which you will pay it.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:10:28 +0000

Thrifty – I have no conscience about the amount. If you saw how much I have paid over a lifetime of PAYE!!

Michael – If only life were that simple here. It’s all these Addbacks and Capital Depreciation that get to me. I am useless at finance. [Lend me a quid?]

Jim C – Do you think I should have sent more?

By: Jim C

Jim C — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:39:28 +0000

It should only cost them about twice that to process your payment.

By: Michael Lee

Michael Lee — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:26:17 +0000

My tax takes about 2 minutes to do – income + sponsor child – bus fare…I’d call in an accountant, but a chimp with a pen could do it! I have a soda after all that exhaustion…

By: Thriftcriminal

Thriftcriminal — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:02:39 +0000

Got their pound of flesh off me I can tell you. Feckin PAYE. Still, the excise on your tobacco should help too, so don’t feel too bad.