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Since it's an International Break, I feel like a completely OT rant about HMRC is kind of excusable. Can't be any worse than the "was Stanley Matthews better than Gareth Barry" topic at least.

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So a few weeks ago, my ex-wife told me she'd received a demand for over £2k from the tax office. Apparently it related to an over-payment of tax credits from 2003 (the year we split up) and it also mentioned my name on the demand. Of course, she was pretty confused / anxious about it, but I assured her it would be fine since A: it's unlikely we even received that much back then and B: debts over 6 years old are almost always unenforceable. I did a little research online, and asked the legal guy in my office to help me pen a simple letter for her to send to them, politely advising them to piss off.

Anyway, this saturday she got a scary red letter from a debt collection agency. Turns out HMRC had ignored her reply to their demand, and sent in the men with dogs to chase a disputed debt from 12 years ago. I spent a bit of time over the weekend researching the legal side of it (my mate in work had already convinced me there was no way they could legally pursue this debt, so I already knew I was right but wanted to be 100%), and I've just got off the phone after a 45-minute wait for an advisor on the infamous Tax Credits Helpline. Bottom line is I was right; they accept they can't legally pursue the debt, but their handbook assures them they're legally entitled to ask for it. So in other words, they're just trying it on.

Now, my ex is not going to have to pay this money back and she hopefully won't be harassed any more about it so there's no real harm done in this case. But what about the tens of thousands of other people out there, presumably mostly poors or at least people who've encountered some sort of financial difficulty at some point, who are now getting scary red letters from men with dogs demanding relatively large amounts of money? How many of these people don't realise the tax office have no legal grounds for making these demands, and just cave in and set up a payment plan? It's making me pretty mad just thinking about it.

Anyway, completely OT but I just felt like ranting. Perhaps someone ITT might receive a demand for an historical alleged overpayment one day and benefit from knowing that anything over 6 years is out of bounds.

10-12-2015 , 08:13 AM

#14052

Sugar Nut

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Those damn poors should have worked harder in school. Then they wouldn't be stupid and poor now (and could maybe go see a football match once in a while, too).

10-12-2015 , 08:19 AM

#14053

LostOstrich

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10-12-2015 , 08:27 AM

#14054

mic_check12

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,348

New LMS starting this Saturday, €10 to matt20 on stars or pm for bank deets or paypal (if you have them already then send away but for the love of god only send in Pounds!) Prefer euros so it's $12 if sending $ on Stars and is £8 if sending bank or paypal.

Last one had 146 runners and is down to the last 2, both of whom are 2p2ers. TheGoatian and Gerrard48LFC (bastards). A chop has been offered but looks like its gonna be declined!

10-12-2015 , 09:18 AM

#14055

BAIDS

2013 FA Cup winner

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 32,645

manager news

brent might be about to replace the shergoat

on the one hand its obv essential that brent is managing in the pl but on the other i fear this could be the goat's last pl job for some time if he loses it now. hopefully brent waits for a better spot

ancelotti wants to come back to the pl (odd how all these high profile managers have recently found out that they love the pl style of play and so forth)

10-12-2015 , 09:27 AM

#14056

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25,607

A Chelski
H Swansea
A Soton (mickey cup)
A Spuds
H ManCity
A Everton

RIP Shergoat methinks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sugar Nut

Those damn poors should have worked harder in school. Then they wouldn't be stupid and poor now (and could maybe go see a football match once in a while, too).

loool. How did I miss this?

Last edited by MindFckr; 10-12-2015 at 09:40 AM.

10-12-2015 , 09:32 AM

#14057

Hoopie1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sugar Nut

Those damn poors should have worked harder in school. Then they wouldn't be stupid and poor now (and could maybe go see a football match once in a while, too).

lol

I once filed a tax return that lead to HMRC owing me a fortune. They approved it but I didn't receive the money. I chased them several times, eventually it got elevated to a more senior bod. He phoned me and was pleasant and helpful, but his summary was "I'll get the payment to you as soon as I can but even if I don't, there's basically **** all you can do about it as there is essentially no required time frame in which HMRC have to pay you back, so we can basically hold onto it until the end of time. Toodle-pip."

I got paid a few days late but I was on the brink of ****ting in an envelope and sending it to Parliament Street.

Last edited by Hoopie1; 10-12-2015 at 09:42 AM.

10-12-2015 , 10:59 AM

#14058

LFC_USA

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Does Brent still get paid his full severance by Liverpool if he takes another manager job this quickly? I never understood that in sports. I'd be like LOL fire me I'll go somwhere else and get paidddddd while you continue to pay me

10-12-2015 , 11:10 AM

#14059

royalblue

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he's presumably still under contract, just "relived of his duties", which is why he's still getting paid. If he wants to coach another team, he'd have to get out of his plop contract, so they'd do a "mutual termination of the contract" or sth, Brent would be free and Pool off the Hook for his wage. That's how I understand it.

It's also possible that plop and Rodgers already settled to void the contract for some kind of termination payment.

Anyway I don't think Brent can keep getting his regular Pool wage in adddition to coaching a new club.

10-12-2015 , 11:22 AM

#14060

cashy

we have welbeck

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 29,767

Quote:

Originally Posted by Human Halo

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Cashy,

How is chef-life?

post from another thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashy

even though the hours are fairly ridiculous and the job is extremely exhausting it's still really exciting and working with food all day is so much fun.
I was really lucky that I found a gourmet-restaurant where I get responsibility and get challenged from the get-go, changing menu every 3-4 weeks is also very awesome and helps to learn as much as possible in a very short time frame, which is important as i'm not exactly the youngest anymore and want to have my own place in maybe 15 year or so after assembling enough experience all over the world.
A few days ago a TV broadcaster came to the restaurant as germany's most famous TV cook came for a visit(my boss worked as sous-chef for him for a while), was pretty awkward tbh

hours aren't much of a problem for me(with poker I do 75h/week). hardest was having to give up most of my soccer(can usually only train once a week) and I really miss it

10-12-2015 , 11:26 AM

#14061

royalblue

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lolol I was gonna say I hope it wasn't Tim Mälzer, clicked the link to your post and voila, first mention suspected the same

10-12-2015 , 11:27 AM

#14062

Elrazor

losing momentum

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,802

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindFckr

A Spuds

Lets hope he makes it at least this far so Spurs fans can thank their (statistically) greatest ever manager.

10-12-2015 , 11:41 AM

#14063

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,132

Cashy,

Good to hear

So I assume you have completely stopped playing poker?

10-12-2015 , 11:43 AM

#14064

cashy

we have welbeck

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 29,767

no, chef for around 55h/week, poker around 20h/week(1 hour in the morning before work, 1 1/2 h lunch time break)

10-12-2015 , 11:46 AM

#14065

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,132

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashy

no, chef for around 55h/week, poker around 20h/week(1 hour in the morning before work, 1 1/2 h lunch time break)

And you still have time for us.

10-12-2015 , 12:46 PM

#14066

Burnss

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sherWOAT is villas highest paid manager. pretty amazing when you think about it. (i know inflation etc, but still)

10-12-2015 , 12:54 PM

#14067

Burnss

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if we do sack sherwood in the next week or 2 i think its complete and utter **** up once again from our board.

Fat sam or rodgers? snap take fat sam. Ill be quite worried if we got rodgers tbh. Whilst hes obviously a better manager than sherwood, the problems were facing with sherwood will be the same problems we will face with rodgers. **** defensive organisation, not knowing the best 11, and playing ******ed formations throughout the game. Really dont want him, i feel like im being spoilt if we turn down a great, great manager like rodgers but do not want that monumental bellend.

Really dont get why we didnt get fat sam now if werre planning on sacking sherwood within the timeframe of them fixtures that mndfckr posted

10-12-2015 , 01:02 PM

#14068

MindFckr

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isn't fat sam at Sunderland already?

quick google search confirmed it...so basically Rodgers it is, IF he accepts.
I can see him just taking some time off and getting a team that is going to be lower risk high reward similar to Swansea. Maybe if WestBrom or Stoke can't get their **** together quick enough. Pretty crazy how good you have to run shortterm to keep your job as a football manager these days if you think about it

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...erland-welcome

Last edited by MindFckr; 10-12-2015 at 01:09 PM.

10-12-2015 , 01:03 PM

#14069

Burnss

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well yeh, im obviously talking about whats happened in the last week and us deciding to pass on him if were planning to sack sherwood in next week or two (which is some rumours). just think its st000pid from board

10-12-2015 , 01:34 PM

#14070

MindFckr

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Our beloved pundit Alan Smith named his top 5 players of the season thus far...I tried to guess it before I watched the 2minute video and needless to say I failed miserably.

His picks- I got 2/5...props to anyone who gets more.

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