Comments on: Give me strength… http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/03/05/give-me-strength%e2%80%a6/ Expert advice for UK contractors Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nigel Jagger http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/03/05/give-me-strength%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Nigel Jagger Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:12:02 +0000 http://www.contractoraccountants.com/?p=1230#comment-186 I think "avoidance" and "evasion" are outdated concepts these days. You are either paying what the Government thinks you ought to pay (the nebulous "fair share") or you are not. However, it does strike me as odd that they would seek to blur the distinction between avoidance and evasion when you have a system of self-assessment. On the other hand, I guess you can always offer amnesties to tax evaders. :-) I think “avoidance” and “evasion” are outdated concepts these days.

You are either paying what the Government thinks you ought to pay (the nebulous “fair share”) or you are not.

However, it does strike me as odd that they would seek to blur the distinction between avoidance and evasion when you have a system of self-assessment. On the other hand, I guess you can always offer amnesties to tax evaders. :-)

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