Why is Welfare fraud such a hot topic when there is such a prevalence of fraud and tax evasion across all areas of society?
I bought a phone for my daughter on Sunday and the woman in the shop offered to put her phone on my business account. She was amazed when I said no, that would be fraud/ tax evasion.
We make bogus insurance claims. I've been offered discounts for cash payments from tradespeople, solicitors, accountants, architects and doctors. That's all tax evasion/fraud.
We have TD's who have been found guilty of tax evasion on a massive scale. We have individuals in banks who engaged in massive and systematic fraud (the Tracker Mortgage scandal) who we all know will never be held personally accountable.
We live in a society where low level corruption, tax evasion and fraud are socially acceptable. Telling an American that you don't pay your taxes is like telling them you are a pedophile. If you are fully tax compliant here you are a fool.
How do we change that?
Do we want to change it?
I bought a phone for my daughter on Sunday and the woman in the shop offered to put her phone on my business account. She was amazed when I said no, that would be fraud/ tax evasion.
We make bogus insurance claims. I've been offered discounts for cash payments from tradespeople, solicitors, accountants, architects and doctors. That's all tax evasion/fraud.
We have TD's who have been found guilty of tax evasion on a massive scale. We have individuals in banks who engaged in massive and systematic fraud (the Tracker Mortgage scandal) who we all know will never be held personally accountable.
We live in a society where low level corruption, tax evasion and fraud are socially acceptable. Telling an American that you don't pay your taxes is like telling them you are a pedophile. If you are fully tax compliant here you are a fool.
How do we change that?
Do we want to change it?