Help the UK Government

[Lindorm]

Perhaps I've been in the States for too long, but why the heck are you supposed to declare your earnings in other country? If you made money in country A and you live in country B shouldn't country A tax your income there and country B let you be? Now, the money you make in country B should of course be taxed (even if it is interest on money that came from somewhere else) but -IMHO- only that.

Here in Sweden, we have a situation in the far south, where the southernmost part of Skåne is more or less joining eastern Denmark into one big region. Lots of people commute back and forth over the Öresund fixed link (Malmö and Copenhagen are about 25 minutes away from each other by train), working in one country but living in another. Now, where do they declare thier income? Where do they pay tax? And where do they live, send their children to school and use hospitals, for example -all activities that are, at least in the scandinavian countries, financed via the tax bill. The Swedish and Danish tax departments have been arguing back and forth over an agreement for years now. Similar situations exist with, for example, Germany and the Netherlands, Germany and France, and quite a few other places.

[Griffin NoName]

Federal European Taxes hove into sight (with opt outs in both country of residence and work) ?

[Lindorm]

If such a bill ever gets introduced in the European Parliment, the ensuing nuclear meltdown would probably be both very entertaining to watch and completely grind most of the EU's administration to a complete standstill.


When do we start?

[Griffin NoName]

When do we start?

Probably need a few more banks to fail so however much longer that takes

[beagle]

When do we start?

I think Gordon Brown may have started already. Our tax legislation has just overtaken India's as the World's longest and most bureaucratic.