to be laughing at my ex right now?

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Just spoken to one of his family members. He works for his friend and earns about 45k a year. He fiddles his earnings down to 16k a year and his friend pays him the rest in cash so he has to pay less child maintenance (he has 0 access so this would be fairly high should he declare his full earnings). He is a safeguarding risk to our son and court ordered 0 contact, and I have a lifelong restraining order, so IMHO he deserves no sympathy. He's just been on the phone to this family member who described him as 'going mental' that he's only going to be paid 80% of what he's declared by the government. Apparently it's all my fault as if he didn't have to pay me child maintenance he wouldn't have to have fiddled the books in the first place 😅 cheered me up in my isolation...

Hahahaha that's hilarious. Karma!!!!

As a self employed person who has always filled in my return honestly this made me laugh!

Many, many tradesmen are going to regret accepting cash in hand and fiddling their taxes right now.

Yes going to be plenty of people working Cash in hand that will live to regret their fraud.

Oh, that's brilliant, and that comes from someone with a small business, lost everything and always been honest.
I don't know how they sleep at night.

I can picture your smile from ear to ear.

This has made my day!!

Massive congratulations on this visit from the Karma Fairy to your shitty Ex! Huzzah!

Haha, that’s brilliant!

It's rather nasty to gloat at others' misfortune, but I can understand that it gives you pleasure. I am sure it would please me too.

Take a look at yourself. Whatever the circumstances, to be grateful for others' sufferings is not a healthy state of mind. Forgiveness and understanding are higher emotions, and what we should be aiming for.

YANBU and this is going to happen to an awful lot of people who fiddle their true income to avoid tax or CSA. Give them with one hand, takers away with another.

All those paying the lower rate tax through paying themselves dividends are going to wish to God they didn't now.

Nope, don't subscribe to that Imcneil He seems an utter twat. Well shot of him, OP!

😊👍👍👍👍👍

Nope, don't subscribe to that Imcneil He seems an utter twat. Well shot of him, OP!

I didn't suggest she should get back with him. READ my post again.
I agree he's a twat.
I said gloating at others misfortune is a rather crude, brexity type emotion.
I am sure the OP is better than that...

DH has a friend of a friend who has been “self employed” for about 20 years but has never declared a penny while his DC runaround in designer gear and his DW drives a Range Rover. Was just saying to DH yesterday that he won’t be able to apply for anything as he doesn’t exist in a way to the tax man. Shame really

Fucking brilliant op

What's with the moralising in here, @Imcneil003? On the other thread you're saying "There is something gratifying about those people who have fiddled their taxes for years (tradespeople who give a slight discount for cash) now not able to prove how much they earned".

HAHAHA KARMA BITES!!!

I wonder how the ‘we were in the area mending a roof/tarmacing a driveway and we have some materials left over, we can offer you a great price for cash today’ boys will be getting on?

Things might be a bit of a struggle for them for a while so make sure your garages are well locked and your caravans are properly secured.

Karma is a bitch.

At least some good news at this difficult time, cheers, OP

This cheered me up OP. Great news. Enjoy 😉

What's with the moralising in here, @Imcneil003? On the other thread you're saying "There is something gratifying about those people who have fiddled their taxes for years (tradespeople who give a slight discount for cash) now not able to prove how much they earned".

I fall short too, frequently.
I just know that revenge doesn't make me feel content for long, as it's not a healthy emotion.

This is just so very beautiful.

Those that have squirrelled and lied.... well and truly get their come uppance!

It’s not just men, women do it to. I’ve just resigned from a job as my female boss and her female PA are fiddling and I couldn’t be party to it.
She was paying her PA, on paper, £20k a year but topping her up with cash to £40k. They will both be suffering now and I’m glad I am out of it. Never met such a scheming, scamming pair in all my life!
Shame on everyone who has put themselves in this situation. I hope it really hurts 🤣

I had the same thought last night . My ex said on his divorce papers he earns £4 an hour . He got paid mostly in cash as a builder. Paid minimal tax . Karma & im loving it !