A bit like Jimmy Carr - I always felt he was a victim of poor advice.
What bothers me is the recent shift by HMRC to saying that tax avoidance is dodgy - it used to be accepted that avoidance was making choices within the rules to minimise tax and was legal. Anything outside the rules was evasion and illegal. Now it feels like the only way to avoid getting into trouble is to take the higher tax option anywhere you have a choice.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Mon 2 Dec 2024, 17:57,
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Jimmy Carr was not given bad advice.
He was given GOOD advice, which saved him money, legally.
And the fucking PRIME MINISTER took time out from an international summit to have a go at him for it. Credit to Carr for taking it on the chin, and fuck Cameron for sanctimoniously having a go at someone for obeying the rules HE (Cameron) SET.
Fair boils me piss that does.
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