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dalymount

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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #45 on: March 19, 2018, 01:41:15 pm »
you will all say I'm right when the revenue walk into their offices some day and ask for of details of your earnings from these radio companies, and if you think for one minute that Ebbs, Kearns, or Kelly won't hand it over you'd be mistaken
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #46 on: March 19, 2018, 05:27:07 pm »
You've reached the right destination via the wrong route there, DM. Revenue won't (and can't) demand information behind your back. However, should you be selected for audit it will expect you to have full and complete records to support your tax return. For drivers that work for mytaxi et al that obviously includes your weekly invoices showing commission charged (relevant takings = commission charged / 12 * 100) and, for all drivers, that includes shift reports produced by your taximeter.

However, compliance is often more about perception than enforcement hence the Swedish taxation authorities found that compliance is vastly improved among taxi drivers who subscribe to dispatch firms that rely on technology. Human nature determines a tendency to assume that something that is apparently undeniable is, in fact, undeniable hence drivers who work for mytaxi et al are likely to assume that it would be folly to declare a takings figure below their ascertainable mytaxi takings. Extrapolate that in you mind for at least a few hours and, putting yourself in a Revenue Auditor's shoes, think of a subset of drivers within which you might expect to uncover significant rates of non-compliance.
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #47 on: March 19, 2018, 05:36:03 pm »
You can put my name in the Hat, UW. No need for the secrecy of the PM system as far as I'm concerned!
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #48 on: March 19, 2018, 06:59:02 pm »
Quote from: Rat Catcher on March 19, 2018, 05:36:03 pm
You can put my name in the Hat, UW. No need for the secrecy of the PM system as far as I'm concerned!

Cool RC, anyway that lads want to send their Names is good, draw will be done in public.
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« Reply #49 on: March 20, 2018, 09:57:59 am »
well you can say what you want, but time will tell.
I'm not just guessing what might happen, I know for a fact there is something in the wind regarding taxi drivers , and their earnings.

i only work about 25 hours a week, and am fully compliant.
is it not the case that sometime ago , mytaxi published the earnings of their highest paid driver
they have done this on a few occasions.
they , along with Ebbs, Kearns, Kelly, etc etc will hang their drivers out to dry .
i just earn what I need ob a weekly basis which is a relatively small amount, and my accountant looks after my affairs
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #50 on: March 20, 2018, 01:41:06 pm »
I'd say most drivers working for mytaxi et al are fully compliant these days. It'd be silly not to be. You are right to a large extent. The days of going to a 60 buck accountant who just asks how much tax you want to pay are coming to an end... and it'll be a bitter end for some.
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« Reply #51 on: March 20, 2018, 08:02:25 pm »
i couldn't agree more.as I've already said I know for a fact that there is a move on to look closely at drivers earnings.to an extent they brought this upon themselves by spouting about how much they are earning here, and other forums assisted by mytaxi who made a point of publishing how much a driver can earn in a week. if memory server me right, I believe mr Kearns ALSO was at pains to point out how much a driver could earn by joining him in his taxi empire
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #52 on: March 20, 2018, 08:23:16 pm »
I wonder...

There was no taxi drivers mentioned in last week's tax defaulter's list.  First time ever? 

A year or two ago, Revenue went after 10 or 20 medical consultants and got millions out of them.  Revenue would have to target 1000's of taxi drivers to get a million in taxes.

If I were a Revenue manager with a limited budget, I'd target the higher earners.  Best bang for your buck.  And, every now and then, make an example of the odd 'small guy' just to keep most of them on the straight and narrow?
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #53 on: March 21, 2018, 03:51:42 am »
Quote from: watty on March 20, 2018, 08:23:16 pm
I wonder...

There was no taxi drivers mentioned in last week's tax defaulter's list.  First time ever? 

A year or two ago, Revenue went after 10 or 20 medical consultants and got millions out of them.  Revenue would have to target 1000's of taxi drivers to get a million in taxes.

If I were a Revenue manager with a limited budget, I'd target the higher earners.  Best bang for your buck.  And, every now and then, make an example of the odd 'small guy' just to keep most of them on the straight and narrow?

Agree 100%
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #54 on: March 21, 2018, 01:34:09 pm »
I guess Revenue have been presented with data that appears to contradict average returns from a wide range of sources. Posts on fora are situation specific and hearsay at best. Unions have complained of individuals with relatively highly paid jobs driving taxis for extra income, obviously they wouldn't be doing that if it wasn't financially viable in relative terms. Dispatch operators have suggested various figures to support recruitment objectives, etc. However, the real kick in the testicles came from NTA. It determined that Revenue figures could not be relied upon, opting to conduct a survey of drivers in it's attempt to ascertain earnings.

Of course, Revenue do have bigger fish to fry... much bigger fish. Hence the recent operation down below in Cork tackling compliance among Rickshaw drivers. These millionaires are clearly trousering tens of thousands of euros every night while the likes of JM and Korky have to work in excess of 140 hours/week to put beans on their toast.
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #55 on: March 21, 2018, 05:49:56 pm »
Quote from: Rat Catcher on March 21, 2018, 01:34:09 pm

Of course, Revenue do have bigger fish to fry... much bigger fish. Hence the recent operation down below in Cork tackling compliance among Rickshaw drivers. These millionaires are clearly trousering tens of thousands of euros every night while the likes of JM and Korky have to work in excess of 140 hours/week to put beans on their toast.
I'd imagine that was a multi-agency approach to tackle drugs, illegal immigration and whatever you're having yourself rather than simply Revenue offences.  The Revenue guys probably went along for the overtime and a chance to get out of the office?
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Re: Mind your backs
« Reply #56 on: March 21, 2018, 06:13:52 pm »
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« Reply #57 on: March 21, 2018, 06:31:23 pm »
Tis merely a few bad apples  lol
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« Reply #58 on: March 21, 2018, 06:34:41 pm »
Millions, no more than that, thousands according to SC and the unions.
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