NormanH Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 see http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/07/barclay-tax-avoidance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hardly a scam, Norman - more like a case of sensible VAT liability management. Perfectly legal, and as practiced by all the rest of the UK CD retailers.....[8-)]Or were you just trying to get the words Telegraph and scam into the same sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Yes, probably. Norman has a hatred of anything to the right in politics which borders on the fanatical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Of course it is, SD. I thought that even NormanH would know that tax avoidance is legal. If the UK Treasury does not frame legislation to produce the desired result why blame innocent businessmen ?John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricopa Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 [quote user="Sunday Driver"]Or were you just trying to get the words Telegraph and scam into the same sentence?[/quote]And without following his own advice about spell-checking[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianagain Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 [quote user="Iceni"]I thought that even NormanH would know that tax avoidance is legal. [/quote]Tax avoidance is of course legal - just as many UK MP's expenses were also within the rules, but we know the fuss caused there (esp. by the Telegraph)I don't have a problem with tax avoidance as long the individual or organisation uses a tax relief in the manner for which it was intended.Brian (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 [quote user="brianagain"]I don't have a problem with tax avoidance as long the individual or organisation uses a tax relief in the manner for which it was intended.Brian (again)[/quote]If parliament doesn't intend legislation to be interpreted in a particular way then it is their responsibility to ensure it is properly drafted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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