[rosskesava]

I'm confused ? Still gotta pay tax on it so cash or cheque fine by me as all goes thru books. Don't we all do this ?

It's about tradesmen and VAT (for those who are registered).

What they mean is not putting the work through the books and not putting VAT on the bill.

The customer gets a 20% discount for cash.

[Steve Sed]

I'm confused ? Still gotta pay tax on it so cash or cheque fine by me as all goes thru books. Don't we all do this ?

It's about tradesmen and VAT (for those who are registered).

What they mean is not putting the work through the books and not putting VAT on the bill.

The customer gets a 20% discount for cash.

I'm not sure about that. In the sense that if the tradesman is VAT registered, he would want to claim the VAT back on the value of the parts/supplies. It is about tax evasion and to me it seems a way of deflecting attention from the tory backers. First they attacked celebrities and now it is tradesmen.

[Window Washers]

id love all my custys to pay into my bank account

same here mate, aloads less hassle and dont have to go to the bank either

[rosskesava]

I'm not sure about that. In the sense that if the tradesman is VAT registered, he would want to claim the VAT back on the value of the parts/supplies. It is about tax evasion and to me it seems a way of deflecting attention from the tory backers. First they attacked celebrities and now it is tradesmen.

It's more about the customer getting the work done cheaper.

Yup, it's yet another Tory ploy to point the finger at the masses as being the evil ones in order to try and protect their stinking rich buddies. It's also news fodder for the sensationalist trash daily rags.