Comments on: Tax System http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2008/02/tax-system/ Dummies For Destruction - A drop of blood in a sea of piss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gert http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2008/02/tax-system/comment-page-1/#comment-162495 Gert Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:40:04 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/index.php/?p=4806#comment-162495 Oh no, the curse of t'internet. As sure as night follows day, a smug git pointing out someone's mistake will make a stupid mistake in the pointing out... Oh no, the curse of t’internet. As sure as night follows day, a smug git pointing out someone’s mistake will make a stupid mistake in the pointing out…

]]> By: Lyle http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2008/02/tax-system/comment-page-1/#comment-162493 Lyle Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:36:34 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/index.php/?p=4806#comment-162493 Oh yeah, I'm a massive VIP really. *cough* And if we're being <em>really</em> pedantic, it's HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) - but in the last few years it's been Inland Revenue, HMCE, and now HMRC (<em>and I've a feeling I've forgotten at least one name change in that lot as well</em>) so I just get lost with it all, and call them Robbing Cunts®, which most people seem to identifying correctly. Oh yeah, I’m a massive VIP really. *cough*

And if we’re being really pedantic, it’s HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) – but in the last few years it’s been Inland Revenue, HMCE, and now HMRC (and I’ve a feeling I’ve forgotten at least one name change in that lot as well) so I just get lost with it all, and call them Robbing Cunts®, which most people seem to identifying correctly.

]]> By: Gert http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2008/02/tax-system/comment-page-1/#comment-162492 Gert Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:16:39 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/index.php/?p=4806#comment-162492 I bet it's really because you're secretly a VIP ;-) BTW, nowadays it's HMCR /pedant I bet it’s really because you’re secretly a VIP ;-) BTW, nowadays it’s HMCR /pedant

]]> By: Still Skint http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2008/02/tax-system/comment-page-1/#comment-162490 Still Skint Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:47:45 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/index.php/?p=4806#comment-162490 Dunno if it's still the case, but I believe the first version of the online HMCE submissions worked like this: Fill out web forms > submit > received at HMCE > printed out > manually re-typed by HMCE staff into the real tax system > submitted. Streamlined, integrated & smooth - British public sector IT at its best ;) Dunno if it’s still the case, but I believe the first version of the online HMCE submissions worked like this:

Fill out web forms > submit > received at HMCE > printed out > manually re-typed by HMCE staff into the real tax system > submitted.

Streamlined, integrated & smooth – British public sector IT at its best ;)

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