frost 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Story about BBC and tax avoidance, be interesting to see how Spence and Cowan etc are paid. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4ZK1vsCUAEUzqy.png:large 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 MPs' shock at BBC tax deals: Commons watchdog says 25,000 contracts raise 'suspicion of complicity in tax avoidance' Workers paid via personal service companies include 4,500 presenters and backroom staff with 400 paid at least £50,000 a year MPs say they are alarmed BBC could not offer assurance stars are paying correct amount of tax Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander writes to director general asking them to crack down on practice Stars say they were forced to form companies Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213120/MPs-shock-BBC-tax-deals-Commons-watchdog-says-25-000-contracts-raise-suspicion-complicity-tax-avoidance.html#ixzz28PFLpWzQ Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 This calls for a few FoIs to BBC Scotland. How many individuals are paid in this manner? For how long? Who? How much? It's your company guys. Ask away. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 This was in the news ages ago when the Jimmy Carr story broke. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Was there not a story about a newsreader (i think) as well, basically being self employed in order to reduce tax?? Looks like it was Fiona Bruce....Jeremy Paxman also involved... Edited October 5, 2012 by Darthter 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Interesting story from July this year... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178477/BBC-stars-revolt-row-tax-avoidance-grows-Paxman-admits-bosses-told-join-scheme-lose-Newsnight-role.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213120/MPs-shock-BBC-tax-deals-Commons-watchdog-says-25-000-contracts-raise-suspicion-complicity-tax-avoidance.html From the 2nd link: The BBC hands out 25,000 contracts a year that can help its workers pay less tax, MPs reveal today.The off-the-books arrangements create ‘suspicions of complicity in tax avoidance’, according to Commons spending watchdog Margaret Hodge. The workers include 4,500 presenters and backroom employees paid through ‘personal service companies’ that allow them to limit substantially their tax liabilities. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213120/MPs-shock-BBC-tax-deals-Commons-watchdog-says-25-000-contracts-raise-suspicion-complicity-tax-avoidance.html#ixzz28PUZV7sc Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Edited October 5, 2012 by Darthter 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 If Spence is being paid £50,000 + to huff & puff into a microphone in a manner that a first year media studies student at Cardonald College would find embarrassing, there's no hope for Pacific Quay! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 If Spence is being paid £50,000 + to huff & puff into a microphone in a manner that a first year media studies student at Cardonald College would find embarrassing, there's no hope for Pacific Quay! ....he has a great face for radio 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 ....he has a great face for radio You certainly wouldn't get tired skelping it anyway. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 You certainly wouldn't get tired skelping it anyway. ..a couple of swift boots to the baws wouldn't go amiss either. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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