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Tue 31/01/12 at 18:27
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That banker who could have taken his bonus from RBS...

...by not taking it hasn't he potentially cost the government, and therefore the public purse, a further 500,000 in income tax?
Tue 31/01/12 at 18:27
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That banker who could have taken his bonus from RBS...

...by not taking it hasn't he potentially cost the government, and therefore the public purse, a further 500,000 in income tax?
Tue 31/01/12 at 18:33
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Edgy wrote:
That banker who could have taken his bonus from RBS...

...by not taking it hasn't he potentially cost the government, and therefore the public purse, a further 500,000 in income tax?


Why don't you ask him if he would have paid tax on it - he's on the forum here you know (see the Censorship thread) - well maybe he's gone now, but he was here.
Tue 31/01/12 at 19:22
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Haha - what have I missed in the last however many months?
Wed 01/02/12 at 19:06
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Some American came over with some "friends" and stole the word "Like" from the English dictionary. He is using it mainly to raise money on the US stock market.

But he also uses it in the phase "Would you like some friends?" which now means "Can I steal all the information from your computer so that I can show you the right adverts from our partners, good gullible UK buddy?"
Wed 01/02/12 at 22:09
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'Like' heavy stuff here ;¬)
Wed 01/02/12 at 22:51
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For some reason I'm drawn to a particular widget on the right hand of the page reading your post there Tony :P
Thu 02/02/12 at 07:40
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I like the way that I can usually find pb staring out at me ;-D
Thu 02/02/12 at 09:12
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Edgy wrote:
That banker who could have taken his bonus from RBS...

...by not taking it hasn't he potentially cost the government, and therefore the public purse, a further 500,000 in income tax?




It looks like people taking bonuses paid in shares only end up paying 18% Capital Gains Tax rather than the normal Income Tax rates! #LoopHole

[s]Hmmm...[/s]
Thu 02/02/12 at 20:41
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That's when they sell the shares as a capital gain isn't it? when they receive them as a bonus they're charged normal income tax aren't they? Additional higher rate is 50% I believe...

Then again, as I'm not a millionaire banker who gets offered massive bonuses I wouldn't say I know mug about the subject :P
Fri 03/02/12 at 09:14
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Edgy wrote:
...when they receive them as a bonus they're charged normal income tax aren't they? Additional higher rate is 50% I believe...

I'm not sure they do! Or National Insurance! - there are many Government approved share 'option' and 'incentive' schemes where you don't pay upfront tax & NI.

Something called the 'Enterprise Management Incentive' would get round it for more normal bonuses it looks like - but I think your example is well above the EMI threshold (£120,000).


Like you say, I think you need to be a tax expert to really know as things are so complicated.

[s]Hmmm...[/s]

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