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Mos
Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 4:46:38 PM
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Joined: 5/9/2009
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Location: Cork
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I am a schoolteacher and part-time farmer.  75-80% of my income comes from farming.  My local IFA members would ostracise me if I told the Revenue Commissioners the proper income from my farm.   I pay tax on my schoolteacher pay every month the same as every PAYE worker.  My wife is a job-sharing public servant.  Our two children are gone and have their own lives and families.  I have a Polish man working on my farm.  I pay him €12 an hour for milking my 60 fresian cows and I keep a few dry cattle as well.  When I am not there at weekends he acts a security man as he lives on the farm.

It has come to the stage that I feel guilty for not paying my fair share of tax in comparison to other working and self employed people, especially with the current state of the economy and the fact that the most vulnerable people are most being effected by the recession.  As my son reminded me one day when we were talking about the state of the health service and the schools, on my earnings, and if I was paying an equal share of tax as non-farmers, I should be paying 10 times more tax on my farming profit.

I pay more to an accountant that I pay tax on my farming income.

Is there anyone out there, either farmer or non-farmer, who feels the same way or has an opinion on this, as I don’t want to be ostracised by the IFA.

I have much much more to say on the subject if there are any like-minded people out there.

Baxter
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:46:44 PM
Rank: Newbie
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Joined: 4/13/2008
Posts: 2
Location: Lucan

Well if you paid more tax the government would have had more to squander on the government jet, tunnels that aren't big enough, luas transport that hasn't the capacity, or Hanifan to have as another benefit / bonus / pay raise etc etc etc.

If you want to make a contribution write a tax deductable donation to Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin that's closing it's wards to genuinely sick children.  Or perhaps to your local GAA Club as another example.

Don't worry about not paying taxes to the revenue.  If you're up then good for you.  When you see a just government then maybe I'd think different.  I hate to come accross as a scammer myself but I can't tell you how it makes my heart sink to think about the BILLIONS squandered by the politicians and the ignorant greedy electorate that didn't care less so long as they had their piles of consumerism.  We have no infrastructure from all that money, there is not constructive thinking that will lead us out of this recession other than more tax on the little guy that would be you too if it wasn't for the cute angle you have going.

Good luck! 

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