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| coppice:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on July 07, 2020, 03:56:44 pm --- --- Quote ---if your company pays for your corona test its a taxable benefit --- End quote --- ! That's scraping the barrel a bit, to put it mildly. However, I would argue that it is a business expense since its primary effect is to the business (that is, whether they can give you work or have other employees isolate). The benefit to the employee is only incidental. Next, they'll consider PPE to be a taxable benefit whereas it should be a tool required to do your job (hence a person should get a tax refund if they've bought some). --- End quote --- We have a free health care system in the UK. If your employer pays for additional private health care that is consider a perk, and taxed. The government hasn't specifically decided to tax COVID-19 tests. They just tax private health care perks. They would have needed to take specific action NOT to tax these tests. |
| maginnovision:
Why would you want to tax individuals health care with a socialized system? I get you do it if you can but I'd think that you'd want to promote that since then they pay in to the system but take less out. |
| Zero999:
--- Quote from: coppice on July 07, 2020, 05:25:20 pm --- --- Quote from: dunkemhigh on July 07, 2020, 03:56:44 pm --- --- Quote ---if your company pays for your corona test its a taxable benefit --- End quote --- ! That's scraping the barrel a bit, to put it mildly. However, I would argue that it is a business expense since its primary effect is to the business (that is, whether they can give you work or have other employees isolate). The benefit to the employee is only incidental. Next, they'll consider PPE to be a taxable benefit whereas it should be a tool required to do your job (hence a person should get a tax refund if they've bought some). --- End quote --- We have a free health care system in the UK. If your employer pays for additional private health care that is consider a perk, and taxed. The government hasn't specifically decided to tax COVID-19 tests. They just tax private health care perks. They would have needed to take specific action NOT to tax these tests. --- End quote --- That's a valid point. I have private healthcare from my employer and am taxed on it. This seems like an oversight, as it does seem stupid to tax something so benefical to society. --- Quote from: maginnovision on July 07, 2020, 05:32:00 pm ---Why would you want to tax individuals health care with a socialized system? I get you do it if you can but I'd think that you'd want to promote that since then they pay in to the system but take less out. --- End quote --- I agree, it does seem silly. On the other hand, employers give people perks, rather than higher pay, so they could just up their salary. |
| coppice:
--- Quote from: maginnovision on July 07, 2020, 05:32:00 pm ---Why would you want to tax individuals health care with a socialized system? I get you do it if you can but I'd think that you'd want to promote that since then they pay in to the system but take less out. --- End quote --- Why would you expect those in the UK with private health care insurance to take less out of the public health care system? Private health care in the UK has mostly been a way to queue jump into the public system, who then pick up the bulk of the bills. |
| VK3DRB:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on July 07, 2020, 12:47:19 pm ---None of that surprises me and don't get me started on the BML movement, who've lost all credability with many people. If they really cared about anyone's life, they wouldn't have acted in such a wrecless manner. They're mostly a load of pathetic social justice warriors who are pissed off because they've not been allowed to socialise during lockdown and needed a release. I'm all of wiping out racism, but this is not the way to do it. --- End quote --- Agreed. Where were the protesters 1 year ago? 10 years ago? When John Pat was bashed by the Western Australian police and killed 37 years ago? All missing in action. Whilst BLM is an important issue, the BLM protesters here in Australia are way out of line. Most of them did not wear a mask and failed to distance themselves. They could not give a rats arse if they spread COVID-19 as they marched as self-proclaimed heroes for justice. In technical terms, they are classed as "First Class Wankers". |
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