I hate the tax man!

[mcgee9t2]

Look at the posatives:
A) you have a job
B) you can do over time to earn extra cash.

Last month I did 4.5 hours 'over time' but its not in my contract for me to do overtime so I wouldn't get paid so was going to work less the next week so that I only did my 160hrs a month, then I got in on monday and realised it was a nex flex month so ide done 4 and a bit hours for free that I couldn't take off that month.

Hopefully that should change soon with a new contract and higher pay rise though

[Jay]

oh and at the moment im on patenerity leave for 2 weeks, thats only £128 per week!

congratulations on the new born I couldn't afford to take the paternity pay so had to take a weeks annual leave and my boss let me work from home for a week so I could still help out a bit around the house while the missus recovered.

It is horrible, but it's all proportional to your wage/tax code.

My total dudections in my pay last month were £6400!!! Thats when you REALLY hate the tax man!

Dunno what you're moaning about, you must be minted if that's what your deductions are, unless there are other circumstances you've not mentioned?
That's almost 3 times my take home at the end of the month!

[Tazzy]

thanks, im with you that we couldnt really afford for me to have the 2 weeks off either, but at the end of the day, thats my family and they need me, need less to say that it was an emergency c section, and i mean, emergency, so i have to be here for them, although its left us broke

the gf and i pick up a month between us £1800, our bills a month are £1700, the hospital this month has stung us about £30 a week in parking, do the maths 

c'mon mr tax man, give us all a break!

[Jay]

Hope she recovers quickly mate, C sections are the worst as she can't do much with a big slice in her belly.

I hated the parking charges when my wife was in for a week, it's nuts!
A friend had to pay the parking charges for over 2 weeks when his missus gave birth 

[master_oogwai]

I dont get overtime pay. If I work any extra hours, I get the time in lieu instead of money 

[Wazzzer]

tax is a way of life unfortunately, nothing you can do about it

I didn't take paternity leave either, couldn't live on £128 a week so took 2 weeks holiday instead. Doesn't encourage dad's to spend time with their kids really 

[Misky]

My total dudections in my pay last month were £6400!!! Thats when you REALLY hate the tax man!

yeh but to pay that in tax you must have16k a month left to play with! what your doing with a golf?!  
Theres me complaining i cant afford some decent alloys and coilovers!!!  

[Tazzy]

lol, £16k a month would be nice, but i can see the point of anger in having to give some greasey friendless little worm who still lives at home with his mom your money, youve earnt it!

me however, luckily my family dont go without, however i still need to buy myself a new pair of work boots (employers dont have to contribute anymore) new trainers, and my car still needs new brakes, a rear wheel bearing and abs sensor... oh and weve never been on holiday!

they dont seem to think of general family living do they?

[mwep201081]

like it or not, earnings based taxes are the most fair taxes around. (the higher rate of taxation has changed this slightly)

fact of the matter is I pay the same amount of duty & VAT on goods and items as a man who could be earning 20 million a year....That is not fair.....

On a tangent slightly; there were members of the public audience on BBC QuestionTime last night condoning a rise in alcohol prices to cut down on drink related issues!! Dimlows

[gibby]

fact of the matter is I pay the same amount of duty & VAT on goods and items as a man who could be earning 20 million a year....That is not fair.....

Are you seriously suggesting that the more you earn the more you should pay in duty and VAT? Surely the guy earning 20mill is already paying a fair amount in tax on his income.