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Originally Posted by The SMG
"As a taxpayer" - don't make me laugh!
I bet you pay a lot less than average Mr Uscroft. What are you taking these days, 80% of your gross?
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Mr SMG, I would view myself as a 'tax payer' regardless as to how much I am contributing to Mr Brown's coffers. Whether I take home 80% or 50% of my salary, I am still contributing the exact amount of tax that the HMRC dictate.
I begrudge all these people that view contractors as just trying to swindle the system. If there was anything untoward in the way in which I operate, do you not think that the HMRC would pick up on it? I have been a contractor for almost 20 years and in that time I have not had anything even close to an investigation.
As a contractor I am on a higher rate than I would be as a PAYE employee, and yes, my percentage take home is higher than that of a PAYE employee, but I am still paying a very similar level of tax (in £ value) than I would be if I was employed directly by an organisation.
As a contractor, my position is a lot less secure than a permanent employee, so is it not fair that I am financially compensated for taking this increased level of job risk?
I really wish people would stop criticising the way in wish contractors choose to operate, and pay more attention to their own employment.
U.S.C.R.O.F.T