Quote: PopTart "It wasn't breaking the law (as I understand it) they have changed the law as this was a way around it.
Just the same as if you put "use of home as office" at 25% when you actually don't ever work in the house or when you or getting set the wrong PAYE code and not telling the tax office.......or at the other end of the scale (which will make me unpopular I'm sure) Starbucks.
If the rule is set and then someone follows the rule but makes it work for them, that isn't breaking the law. That is the government department not being good enough.
I'm all for highlighting it and even making them pay under the new rules but I think the gov are a bit tight effectively saying we weren't as good as your accountants and missed something but that's your fault for getting away with it.
To say that Barlow isn't as good as he makes out because even though he does tonnes more charity work than anyone else he dodged some tax is not right in my opinion.'"
I'm with PopTart on this one. What he did was not breaking the law.
Ask yourself this - if there was a LEGAL way for you to pay less tax would you take it? I certainly would.
Anyone who says no is quite frankly, in my opinion, a liar.
The government have now closed the loophole but to say he broke the law is in fact wrong.