Would you report someone for working a second job cash in hand

[dammit88]

…. And not paying tax? Earning around £100-200 extra per week on top of their normal pays job.

has anyone ever done this? Did anything happen?

No I wouldn’t - it’s so hard to live just now and I would honestly admire their work ethic

So no one should pay tax?

Who do you think is going to report you @dammit88 ?

No

We’re not paying more tax because someone is avoiding paying it on £100 a week they earn extra.

Perhaps the ultra-rich (and the normal rich too) could get taxed properly on all their assets, which wouldn’t make a difference to their wealth at all, and then we could all breathe a little easier.

Absolutely not. Who is threatening to report you?

It was something I was considering as struggling to make ends meet and this was on my mind and I’m not sure it’s worth it.

If they were a shit human I might.

I reported my manager to HMRC once. He was a bully and seemed to dodge consequences all the time. He had been doing work as a contractor and claimed it was a certain type of work which changed his tax liability. I hedged my bets that it wouldn’t have been appropriately declared, and he ended up with a massive tax bill. He thought HMRC had just looked closer at his case, never knew it was me 😬

@EstrellaPolar

We’re not paying more tax because someone is avoiding paying it on £100 a week they earn extra.

It's not just one person though. The black economy costs the country tens of billions per year. The largest component of the official "tax gap" is small evasion. By contrast, the evasion by millionaires/billionaires is a much smaller proportion of the overall tax gap. Literally millions of people each evading relatively small amounts adds up to massive amounts.

No i wouldn't, given the current climate and cost of living. The goverment and hmrc are out to screw us not each other.

Well, just don't mention to anyone that the second job is cash in hand?

Or is it a situation where people would know? (eg working on a market stall?)

No-one likes paying tax but if I was on the bare bones of my arse with Kids to feed then it’s understandable.

No. Are you ok?

How many of those people are evading tax on £100 a week needed to feed their children, versus people in jobs like trades or illegal industries who don’t declare any of their income at all?

We have a lot of those in our society. There are several badly regulated industries where everybody works cash-in-hand and fails to declare thousands of pounds every months.

Why focus on single mum Laura from
Sheffield who can’t afford school shoes for her kids - maybe due to her ex-husband working cash-in-hand and paying her no maintenance? Why is it so wrong that she’s earning an extra £100 a week to put towards bills or food or clothes for her kids?

Would all those who have said no still give the same answer if that person was the school bully that had made their lives miserable.

Yes, I would give the same response. My school was, and continues to be, an unhappy person at their core. I have no desire to make their life any worse.

Having said no, I wouldn’t report - that applies to what the OP described. A side job or small amounts of money. If you’re earning £3k a month cash-in-hand then it’s different. Are you just evading tax or also being dishonest with your ex-partner or other people or institutions you have a moral obligation to support financially?

No.

Why is it fair play?
When large corporates engage in legal tax planning they get criticized. But individuals engaging in black market, illegal activity, is seemingly fine?

A bit rude considering you don’t know if the OP is the person in this situation.

What makes you think that this is the case at HMRC, out of curiosity?

No. The economy is screwed and people are desperate.

Large corporations don't tax avoid to feed and clothe their children. They do it because they are greedy fuckers.

Well yes because they are probably taking in the profits and making already rich shareholders even richer. Completely different to someone taking on an evening job to make ends meet.

So they are working 2 jobs because they can’t make ends meet on working one job.
Absolutely not would I report them.

Absolutely not, it's nothing to do with anyone else.