Liveline Thread 17/10/2015 to 21/12/2015

A Shaved Duck? · 09-12-2015 02:09PM

This latest man is so full of **** its crazy... he is only sorry he got caught and had to pay.

Thats what he is sorry about.

Roger_007 · 09-12-2015 02:10PM

2smiggy wrote: »

Is this his brother calling in ?

Mel B?

Odyssey 2005 · 09-12-2015 02:10PM

For a fella who only yesterday couldn't give his own opinion?Duffy is certainly making his feelings for Mel felt even without saying the words

Sittingpretty · 09-12-2015 02:11PM

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Nobody twisted Mel's arm to come on the show.

Exactly. He did it of his own free will.

He sounds very on the edge to me.

Joe should let this call go.

Harry Angstrom · 09-12-2015 02:11PM

snubbleste wrote: »

The researcher, Fergus, called him this morning..

And Mel could just as easily have told him to feck off.

snubbleste · 09-12-2015 02:11PM

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

And Mel could just as easily have told him to feck off.

To me, it does not sound like he could.

brooke 2 · 09-12-2015 02:12PM

Roger_007 wrote: »

This caller is pathetic. He shouldn't be let out on his own!

Easy to see how he got into trouble.

A Shaved Duck? · 09-12-2015 02:12PM

This is mad, sympathising with a man that dodged 300K worth of tax?.. as if its the same as a housewive not having the cash to pay the gas bill?..

this is mad stuff.

PeterTheEighth · 09-12-2015 02:13PM

Does he feel sorry for all the bankers that said that they were sorry for bankrupting the country while making a mint themselves?

Big C · 09-12-2015 02:13PM

how much did he earn over last 5 years to have a tax bill of €300,000

boardise · 09-12-2015 02:13PM

Tbf -I don't think Mel ever thought he'd get away with it. He knew he would be fingered.
I often did something similar (not in tax! ) through stupid procrastination-only on a much smaller scale.

Mike Guide 69 · 09-12-2015 02:13PM

WTF is this ad???

bigroad · 09-12-2015 02:13PM

As far as i can see this guy is late with his payments and now is getting sorted.
Non story move on.

neris · 09-12-2015 02:13PM

Theres a lad on there who sounds like thekinda lad who might do some tarmac work. Bet he wouldnt be declaring that income

GenGenie · 09-12-2015 02:14PM

He lectured me in college - very nice man. Totally disorganised, his notes were wrong etc but he was a very good lecturer too.

I am not surprised and I do feel sorry for him to be honest - people make mistakes

Roger_007 · 09-12-2015 02:14PM

A Shaved Duck? wrote: »

This is mad, sympathising with a man that dodged 300K worth of tax?.. as if its the same as a housewive not having the cash to pay the gas bill?..

this is mad stuff.

Almost as mad as shaving a duck.:D

sligojoek · 09-12-2015 02:14PM

If he owes 300K, how much was he taking in?

Dan Jaman · 09-12-2015 02:15PM

brooke 2 · 09-12-2015 02:15PM

boardise wrote: »

The carpenter's door is always hanging off.

The cobblers' children are always the worst shod.

Harry Angstrom · 09-12-2015 02:15PM

Big C wrote: »

how much did he earn over last 5 years to have a tax bill of €300,000

And what did he do with all that money earned if he can't afford to pay his tax bill now?

A Shaved Duck? · 09-12-2015 02:16PM

GenGenie wrote: »

He lectured me in college - very nice man. Totally disorganised, his notes were wrong etc but he was a very good lecturer too.

I am not surprised and I do feel sorry for him to be honest - people make mistakes

People also make concious decisions and dont deserve sympathy.

Fujitsu10 · 09-12-2015 02:16PM

Big C wrote: »

how much did he earn over last 5 years to have a tax bill of €300,000

It would be nice to see a break down of the figure, penalties and interest are usually very high.
Does anyone have access to the break down?

2smiggy · 09-12-2015 02:16PM

Another person making excuses by having a company setup to get paid through for contracting work, my heart bleeds

Dan Jaman · 09-12-2015 02:17PM

Big C wrote: »

how much did he earn over last 5 years to have a tax bill of €300,000

The estimated tax bill was 160K - plus penalties.
The Revenue estimates are sometimes a fecking joke.

sligojoek · 09-12-2015 02:17PM

brooke 2 wrote: »

The cobblers' children are always the worst shod.

My brother is a panel beater / spray painter. You should see the state of his car.

A Shaved Duck? · 09-12-2015 02:17PM

PLenty of companies out there that can manage this whole process for self employed people for a small fee.

its not that difficult to do it yourself.

This is complete bull**** from this latest caller.

HeidiHeidi · 09-12-2015 02:17PM

Foolishly, I tuned in. Boy, am I sorry.

I'm assuming the 300 grand (was it not 285 a while ago???) is tax plus penalties. Penalties can amount to the vast majority of these settlements AFAIK.

He's the bigger eejit for coming on air in the first place.

And Joe is a muck-raker for continuing with it.

2smiggy · 09-12-2015 02:17PM

Fujitsu10 wrote: »

It would be nice to see a break down of the figure, penalties and interest are usually very high.
Does anyone have access to the break down?

he had a tax bill of about 160K i think, it's in the middle of todays examiner if you have it close by (probably other papers too)

cowboyBuilder · 09-12-2015 02:17PM

sligojoek wrote: »

If he owes 300K, how much was he taking in?

Must have been around 150k p.a.

not a bad little number ..

Roger_007 · 09-12-2015 02:18PM

Fujitsu10 wrote: »

It would be nice to see a break down of the figure, penalties and interest are usually very high.
Does anyone have access to the break down?

He said the actual tax owed was €167k.

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