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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

pauljames87 said:
And the 80% is £2500 limit aswell.. that might be a lot less than 80% for some.



As not self employed it was a question I had and I mean no offence by this, with your tax return paused for a few months can't you use your tax money to see you through until the gov money kicks in?
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its a lot more than the 0% some are getting!!!
 
pauljames87 said:
As not self employed it was a question I had and I mean no offence by this, with your tax return paused for a few months can't you use your tax money to see you through until the gov money kicks in?
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My tax return isn't required until January 31st 2021, my returns were submitted on time January 31st 2020 along with what I was required to pay.
 
pauljames87 said:
And the 80% is £2500 limit aswell.. that might be a lot less than 80% for some.



As not self employed it was a question I had and I mean no offence by this, with your tax return paused for a few months can't you use your tax money to see you through until the gov money kicks in?
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I siphon away"X" amount every month so that come Jan 31st I dont have to find a lump sum to pay the bill.
With January not long gone, anyone who does this wont have built up a very big pot yet...I certainly haven't.
 
Proper wobble today.
Been a hard, stressful, draining week at work. Walked 15k in 4hrs each night, might not seem much but try doing that on ballast carrying about 40kg worth of equipment on your back.
Got 2hrs sleep before getting up early afternoon in a really grumpy short fused irritated kinda mood.
Tried to chill out with a bit of Xbox and my head popped off. A £160 controller and a £150 headset smashed to pieces...
Arse!!! That’ll teach me. Expensive afternoon re-buying.
 
Lump said:
Proper wobble today.
Been a hard, stressful, draining week at work. Walked 15k in 4hrs each night, might not seem much but try doing that on ballast carrying about 40kg worth of equipment on your back.
Got 2hrs sleep before getting up early afternoon in a really grumpy short fused irritated kinda mood.
Tried to chill out with a bit of Xbox and my head popped off. A £160 controller and a £150 headset smashed to pieces...
Arse!!! That’ll teach me. Expensive afternoon re-buying.
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Take care. Shift work can be a dark place. We all rely on you lot getting it right. Many thanks.
 
HappyHacker1 said:
My tax return isn't required until January 31st 2021, my returns were submitted on time January 31st 2020 along with what I was required to pay.
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Ah ok, thanks I wasn't sure about the dates as I don't do tax returns. Thanks for clearing that up
 
HappyHacker1 said:
Some can pay their dues split July/January, so your point of tax is, for some, accurate, not myself.
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Yep. Paid my first instalment of my personal tax on 31st Jan, next one due on 31st July. My corporation tax is due on 30th June. I'm fortunate that I won't need to defer any payments and can make them when they are due but I realise that there are going to be many that are not in that position.
 
Slab said:
It hasn’t been quick but looking like the more severe lockdown's finally starting to pay off for Spain (y)

We’ll hear in a couple of hours what the big update is for here re our 43 day curfew. While we don't have the resource for extensive random testing incredibly we’ve now only got nine active patients in hospitals & only 29 people left in quarantine centres who so far haven't tested positive, so unless there’s a pile of ill people staying at home or the variant here’s doesn’t make people as ill, I’m really hoping for positive news re our confinement later today…
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Well I was floored to hear the PM announce a further month of being locked up!
It really does not tally with the published numbers (just 7 people now being treated in the country and no new cases in recent days)

I am really struggling to see the justification to impose such severe curfew measures for another month

A small crumb is If I can get a special permit it'll let me reopen the office with one third staff from mid-May
 
Slab said:
Well I was floored to hear the PM announce a further month of being locked up!
It really does not tally with the published numbers (just 7 people now being treated in the country and no new cases in recent days)

I am really struggling to see the justification to impose such severe curfew measures for another month

A small crumb is If I can get a special permit it'll let me reopen the office with one third staff from mid-May
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Wasn't expecting that either. Might it somehow be related to potential risks from outside the Island. Although you'd think that could still be managed with lifting the curfew.
 
Slab said:
Well I was floored to hear the PM announce a further month of being locked up!
It really does not tally with the published numbers (just 7 people now being treated in the country and no new cases in recent days)

I am really struggling to see the justification to impose such severe curfew measures for another month

A small crumb is If I can get a special permit it'll let me reopen the office with one third staff from mid-May
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you'll be laughing when you come out ontop of this when we spend the summer in and out of lockdown ?
 
IainP said:
Wasn't expecting that either. Might it somehow be related to potential risks from outside the Island. Although you'd think that could still be managed with lifting the curfew.
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Nah all port and airport borders have been closed for some time and will continue to stay closed long after they eventually let us out of our homes

I've been on board with all the measures so far but I'm not hearing any good reason we can't begin to come out of our severe curfew and start to phase lift confinement from this Monday
 
hovis said:
you'll be laughing when you come out ontop of this when we spend the summer in and out of lockdown ?
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At this rate the UK will be fully back to work before we're even allowed all staff to return
Still no permitted exercise or unauthorised reason to be outside

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A Chris Cairns cartoon once again reflecting the mood of the nation. :(
I managed to get my mum into a care home days before lockdown, our family were relieved that she would be in a safe place.
A week later they were confined to their rooms and all group activity stopped.
She is not well and I am really concerned for her health, she really does not fully understand what is happening with Covid19.
Difficult phone calls every day, she now thinks she would have been fine in her own home.
That is not the case, but it is what she thinks.

https://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img446.jpg
 
Doon frae Troon said:
A Chris Cairns cartoon once again reflecting the mood of the nation. :(
I managed to get my mum into a care home days before lockdown, our family were relieved that she would be in a safe place.
A week later they were confined to their rooms and all group activity stopped.
She is not well and I am really concerned for her health, she really does not fully understand what is happening with Covid19.
Difficult phone calls every day, she now thinks she would have been fine in her own home.
That is not the case, but it is what she thinks.

https://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img446.jpg
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Ouch Doon, that cartoon spears the heart. Good luck and best wishes for a speedy outcome For you all.
 
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