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[Scouse]

She thinks because she hasn't paid herself a dividend yet she doesn't need to declare it lol.

Surely the test should be when a payment is received into her control whether thats her account or a ltd co she is sole shareholder for.

Nope. It's not her money - it's the ltd company's money. When she pays a dividend she'll pay corporation tax at 20%.

Them's standard company rules.

 

[caLLous]

normally this would be me. FINALLY I understand Chet and Wazz laughing at my pain

I was going to reply to sayward with "welcome to TdC's world".

 

[old.Tohtori]

I suspect they paid whatever the workers would accept.

Yeah, but having a job for a while instead of going on the dole, i'd rather have the part time

 

[Raven]

Frankly who cares?

She is a popular MP in her constituency who is contemplating switching to UKIP and pissing the establishment off, that is why they are kicking up a fuss over nothing. How many other MPs have income from slightly dodgy LTD companies? How many are outright on the take?

 

[rynnor]

Nope. It's not her money - it's the ltd company's money. When she pays a dividend she'll pay corporation tax at 20%.

Them's standard company rules.

If we let MPs use this simple device then we might as well rip up the book on members interest's.

 

[dysfunction]

Nope. It's not her money - it's the ltd company's money. When she pays a dividend she'll pay corporation tax at 20%.

Them's standard company rules.

In practice yes. But if she is the only shareholder the likelihood that she will get a dividend is quite high.

Therefore she should really declare that a company she controls has received money for doing xyz.

 

[Scouse]

In practice yes. But if she is the only shareholder the likelihood that she will get a dividend is quite high.

Therefore she should really declare that a company she controls has received money for doing xyz.

So, when she takes a dividend she declares it?

 

[rynnor]

So, when she takes a dividend she declares it?

Could be after she has left the commons...

 

[Lamp]

Google+

WTF is that about? Circles, Streams, Hangouts, Sparks, Hashtags, Ripples....feck off with that stuff. I'm not 12, neither do I have a trendy beard and walk round with an iPad everywhere.

/frozen in Android. Ah! That's better.

Just give me plain old fashioned Google, a cup of tea, and some cake.

 

[TdC]

I still get email from google+. I don't know why.

 

[MYstIC G]

WTF is that about?

Took me a while to understand it myself but it can actually be quite useful. Think of it as a cross breed between twitter and facebook. The one that stands out for me is that you can follow general topics of interest, e.g. raspberry pi, which Facebook is absolutely shit at. Also most of the people I know on Google+ contribute things of use or entertainment, i.e. no baby pictures or football results.

 

[Scouse]

Could be after she has left the commons...

That did occur to me.

If she has to declare unreceived income, then all of them will have to. It's a can|worms thing tbfh. I think they're all at it...

 

[rynnor]

I think they're all at it...

It wouldn't suprise me if you were right

What this all points out is that we need a better system to stop MPs getting dodgy payments.

Edit - Not that her payment is dodgy but its showing the holes in the current system.

 

[Ormorof]

Google+

WTF is that about? Circles, Streams, Hangouts, Sparks, Hashtags, Ripples....feck off with that stuff. I'm not 12, neither do I have a trendy beard and walk round with an iPad everywhere.

/frozen in Android. Ah! That's better.

Just give me plain old fashioned Google, a cup of tea, and some cake.

when i signed up for google+ i was on holiday, so it stated my location as spain, i cannot now change the names of my "core" circles, even though the language is set to english

i have familiados and amigos instead of family and friends, google+ supports answer was "deal with it"

 

[Raven]

Have they not binned google+ yet?

They should think about going back to their core business of datamining and failing to display ads in firefox or chrome.

 

[DaGaffer]

Have they not binned google+ yet?

They should think about going back to their core business of datamining and failing to display ads in firefox or chrome.

They're actually getting traction because they've made a G+ page a really important option for businesses (it enhances your quality score in search). Still miles behind FB, but Facebook is in decline in a lot of markets at the moment.

 

[Gwadien]

They're actually getting traction because they've made a G+ page a really important option for businesses (it enhances your quality score in search). Still miles behind FB, but Facebook is in decline in a lot of markets at the moment.

Yeah but Facebook won't exactly die because of the markets will it, surely?

 

[Chilly]

Yeah but Facebook won't exactly die because of the markets will it, surely?

That's not what he meant. Not the shareprice but the market share of people using Facebook in different countries. It's in decline in most Western countries.

 

[Hawkwind]

Yeah, it's not even legal per se to continue a temporary contract for loger then 6 months.

Was standard practice at IBM, might still be. At the end of each year you were interviewed and contract was either renewed for another 12 months or you were binned. Very common in US still.

 

[Raven]

Seems fair to me, that way they can keep the staff that work and replace the ones that dont.

 

[rynnor]

Are we going to end up bailing out Network Rail? 30 billion in debt yet still paying out dividends - presumably creditors are banking on the Govt stepping in if the company goes bust?

 

[DaGaffer]

Was standard practice at IBM, might still be. At the end of each year you were interviewed and contract was either renewed for another 12 months or you were binned. Very common in US still.

There's very little in US employment law that's relevant to the EU; "The Land of The Free" seems to mean "Free to fuck employees anyway we like". Of course you could certainly argue the EU has gone too far the other way...

 

[Chilly]

Are we going to end up bailing out Network Rail? 30 billion in debt yet still paying out dividends - presumably creditors are banking on the Govt stepping in if the company goes bust?

It's guaranteed the government will step in if it has to. The country would rapidly fall apart without trains. In like 2 days.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Seems fair to me, that way they can keep the staff that work and replace the ones that dont.

It was 3 months at a time for nearly 2 years, just a way for the company to avoid the severance pays etc. Oh well, got my cash out

Real shame that the doctor just put me on a 3 day sickleave *cracks rum* Real shame.

 

[Raven]

Are we going to end up bailing out Network Rail? 30 billion in debt yet still paying out dividends - presumably creditors are banking on the Govt stepping in if the company goes bust?

Tax payer bailing out private company shocker.

Let the company go to the wall imo. Sell it off to pay its debts.

 

[DaGaffer]

Are we going to end up bailing out Network Rail? 30 billion in debt yet still paying out dividends - presumably creditors are banking on the Govt stepping in if the company goes bust?

And this is why certain industries are natural candidates for public ownership in the first place. No problem with privately owned train companies, but privately owned infrastructure was always a folly.

 

[rynnor]

And this is why certain industries are natural candidates for public ownership in the first place. No problem with privately owned train companies, but privately owned infrastructure was always a folly.

Exactly - profits are the reward for risk but if there's no risk because its an essential service then it should be not for profit.

 

[Scouse]

Dividend payments should be reclaimed.

 

[TdC]

I just bit my lip soooo hard while half way through a curry. Man, I'm dying here

 

[MYstIC G]

I just bit my lip soooo hard while half way through a curry. Man, I'm dying here

Girl.