hillfamily Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 ..........does my duaghter's christmas card from 'other nanna', my son's card from his great-aunt and photos of my friends wedding go misssing in the post but......... THE TAX BILL FROM THE INLAND REVENUE ALWAYS ARRIVE SAFELY EACH YEAR JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Dodgy postman perchance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Ah-ah! No casting nasturtiums about dodgy postmen - whatever the media try and say they are actually a good bunch of hard working men / women who do a jolly good job. There may be the odd rotten apple - but that's true in any walk of life. Sometimes post goes missing if it is wrongly addressed - we had an Easter card from a friend who had simply stopped writing the address mid way through so it was "3 Acacia Avenue, Lower Park..........." and it STILL got to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Can you tell I'm married to a postie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Yes Mel!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 sorry my son received a birthday card from my brother this year which had a £10 note in it when it was posted. the envelope had very obviously been opened and resealed. no money inside. no offence meant but a little upsetting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Tax man, grrrrrrrrrrr We do not like him in our house either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 We don't like him either - too many dealings with him - usually on behalf of others, but still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 He's just been asking me details of my earnings so he can squeeze me for pennies! I'm way under the tax threshold but they STILL need to know everything, don't they ! I don't like tax men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Know the feeling, and definitely not the postie as my tax bill also arrived this week - very good timing isn't it! (NOT ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 OH used to work for a company and had a company car. The company informed the tax man that he had the car but they did not adjust his tax code accordingly We were landed with a 10k tax bill We were told that it is our job to make sure that you are on the right code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 We were told that it is our job to make sure that you are on the right code But how on earth would you know if it is right or not? I was doing three part-time jobs for a while a few years ago, all for large organisations (the city council, Sainsbury's and Travelodge). I declared all my jobs on all the employment forms I filled in, because I wouldn't dream of doing anything else, but at the end of the tax year, the inland revenue decided I hadn't paid enough tax and set my next year's code to 60L. Ouch, that hurt! I would still have no idea at all whether my code is correct. I would like to be able to trust the 'experts' to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Don't worry - you're not alone. The government now have teams of specialist accountants checking all sorts of very obscure rulings - often very grey areas that they haven't yet tightened up on. When they find even a minor breach, their letters now say "you were negligent" They must be raking money in with the fines they are now imposing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 We were told that it is our job to make sure that you are on the right code But how on earth would you know if it is right or not? I was doing three part-time jobs for a while a few years ago, all for large organisations (the city council, Sainsbury's and Travelodge). I declared all my jobs on all the employment forms I filled in, because I wouldn't dream of doing anything else, but at the end of the tax year, the inland revenue decided I hadn't paid enough tax and set my next year's code to 60L. Ouch, that hurt! I would still have no idea at all whether my code is correct. I would like to be able to trust the 'experts' to get it right. I know, its crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
