Anyone familiar with "the first law of holes"?
dig, dig and dig some more?
That way it will be big enough to fill with all the cows do do.
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Anyone familiar with "the first law of holes"?
It would not be taxable as the bonus is a gift - with strings of course. They don't give away money for no reason.
TEAMTRADER
Hi Neil I'll get my apology in first if I may. I suffer from a mild form of autism spectrum disorder known as Asperger Syndrome, this means I lack cognitive empathy and so some people say this comes across as rudeness.:whistling
Your statement about someone somewhere saying something which may or may not have anything to do with the subject we are discussing is as much use as a chocolate teapot. Did you check out what this mystical chap said or are you just regurgitating someone elses drivel? I once read on t'internet Freddie Star ate someones hampster, there is a B52 bomber on the moon and Kim Kardashian really meant it when she said "I do". Its possible that none of those things are true!
Did anyone read any of the previous posts from people who actually bothered to put some effort into this discussion such as Liquid validity?
http://www.trade2win.com/boards/spr...ing-full-time-sole-source-income-traders.html
"I am a full time spread-bet trader. I have been making good money doing this for nearly four years.
I trade a £40K account split between two SB firms. I pay no tax and have a letter from the IR stating that I do not have to pay tax on my winnings even though it is my sole source of income. (I have it framed on my office wall)"
No offense. :innocent:
Hi Guys
Just had a break from watching the France v Nigeria match
i will explain more in detail later on - and also answer questions raised by DJ etc
How I look upon it is similar to that great misleading marketing phrase used in the mobile phone industry
FREE UNLIMITED TEXTS - under your 2 yr contract etc
Well for maybe 90% of all contract users - it is - but then the fanatical "texters" who take advantage of these contracts suddenly find out they are limited to 3000 total texts in a month - with the rest as a charge.
I have not got a clue if any court case came about from it - but in the small print nowadays mobile phone contractors cover themselves.
Well that is exactly the same in tax law
According to an tax accountant with KPMG in Bham - individual cases are not always covered by the general rule - after all the IR are hardly going to lead themselves wide open for people taking advantage of a so called "grey area"
I was informed if spreadbetting was not my main activity - ie if I worked 10 hrs or 100 hrs a week it did not take up the majority of my work time - and I was paying tax on another source of income - via a employed job - then spreadbetting was tax free.
However - if you are not paying any tax from other income earned from other works - and spreadbetting is you main form of revenue and you participate daily etc and you are generating a minimum of over £10k now maybe £12k per annum from it - it will be classified differently and you will be taxed on - just like any other form of income.
This I believe as been challenged - but so far not one case as come to court - ( yet) and most people involved will neither have the monies or inclinations to take the tax office on
I also understand this happens in so many other areas of Tax law - ( my case is entirely different )
Since 2010 any income I earn from currency trading ( note trading) whether via spread betting broker or via a proper Forex broker I declare and pay tax on.
Therefore there is no advantage for me to stay with a UK spreadbetting company now.
More to follow later on
Regards
F
Dear F,
I have been following your postings and I just wanted to say it is a real pleasure to read your comments. God bless you for sharing your experiences and no doubt those blessings from the endless number of people you have helped will give you tranquillity.
Please could I ask you a simple question. Would someone spread betting successfully move to a tax free jurisdiction (Monaco) and then avoid all tax on their spread betting even if it was their sole source?
Thank you for all your guidance.
A struggling trader.
Thank you for your comments
You can get temporary residential status to live in Monaco by depositing $500k with one of their banks along with other requirements being met.
To obtain full residence could take 3-5 yrs I believe and unless you are already worth a few million forget it ;-)
Why don't you be upfront and going along to your area tax office and tell them you plans etc and see what they say.
What ever they say - get it in writing and authorized by another outside body - as its such a grey area and can depends on many circumstances that may be looked upon by other offices around the country.
If you don't fancy doing that - well just hope you never get investigated.
Regards
F
Thank you for your comments
You can get temporary residential status to live in Monaco by depositing $500k with one of their banks along with other requirements being met.
To obtain full residence could take 3-5 yrs I believe and unless you are already worth a few million forget it ;-)
Why don't you be upfront and going along to your area tax office and tell them you plans etc and see what they say.
What ever they say - get it in writing and authorized by another outside body - as its such a grey area and can depends on many circumstances that may be looked upon by other offices around the country.
If you don't fancy doing that - well just hope you never get investigated.
Regards
F
Tell you the truth I am too scared of going up the tax authorities, in my life I've found I always get the short end. There is fight or flight right and I would rather just move than deal with the complications, but my understanding is correct that if I moved out of the UK then I don't have to pay tax except for where I am living? I'm thinking anywhere that has zero tax it doesn't have to be Monaco.
With respect to your comment about time, if the amount of time I'm in my trades is added up it probably totals about 2 hours a day for 5 days a week. So my spread betting time is actually generating me more income than the time I spend in my other income generating activity. It will be a difficult assessment for the authorities based on time and I just think what is the point at which it is better to leave?
Any thoughts?
Best
ST
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