New Posts For Thread: JP McManus is an Irish hero — for just 183 days a yearhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year---------------------------------------The billionaire spends most of his time in Switzerland so he does not have to pay tax in IrelandColin CoyleSunday July 10 2022, 12.01am, The Sunday TimesWhen Shane Filan of Westlife emerged from bankruptcy nineThere’s nothing safe about being a small time self employed worker, Sparrow. It might be great for the ‘big bigs’ , but most of us aren’t in that league. I’d hazard a guess and say the tax I save through being self-employed, wouldn’t evenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562362299#562362299There’s nothing safe about being a small time self employed worker, Sparrow. It might be great for the ‘big bigs’ , but most of us aren’t in that league. I’d hazard a guess and say the tax I save through being self-employed, wouldn’t evenSun, 10 Jul 2022 10:18:05 -0500From not paying his taxes to not running his horses on merit the guy is basically a cheathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562362111#562362111From not paying his taxes to not running his horses on merit the guy is basically a cheatSun, 10 Jul 2022 09:39:29 -0500J P might not pay his personal taxes there but he shows put a hell of a lot of money into and back into the countryas much as if he were paying tax?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361967#562361967J P might not pay his personal taxes there but he shows put a hell of a lot of money into and back into the countryas much as if he were paying tax?Sun, 10 Jul 2022 09:04:49 -0500carrot196010 Jul 22 14:17Joined: 05 Feb 08 | Topic/replies: 16,164 | Blogger: carrot1960's blogJ P might not pay his personal taxes there but he shows put a hell of a lot of money into and back into the countrySo a Robin Hood type of character? Excehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361807#562361807carrot196010 Jul 22 14:17Joined: 05 Feb 08 | Topic/replies: 16,164 | Blogger: carrot1960's blogJ P might not pay his personal taxes there but he shows put a hell of a lot of money into and back into the countrySo a Robin Hood type of character? ExceSun, 10 Jul 2022 08:39:10 -0500It's not devious or greedy, it's just sensible choices. As I alluded to, people can and lobby for changes to legislation that they perceive as unfair. It's probably unfair that a household of £99K combined annual income can claim child benefit in thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361785#562361785It's not devious or greedy, it's just sensible choices. As I alluded to, people can and lobby for changes to legislation that they perceive as unfair. It's probably unfair that a household of £99K combined annual income can claim child benefit in thSun, 10 Jul 2022 08:35:02 -0500Oh dear, try running your own business for 2 years and tell us all how you did. You may pay slightly less income tax on the same gross income but you get no sick pay, no unemployment benefits, no company perks or pensions, you pay your own NI ratherhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361741#562361741Oh dear, try running your own business for 2 years and tell us all how you did. You may pay slightly less income tax on the same gross income but you get no sick pay, no unemployment benefits, no company perks or pensions, you pay your own NI ratherSun, 10 Jul 2022 08:28:23 -0500you're only a citizen in name if you spend at least half the time out of the country and don't pay taxes - more of a visitorhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361697#562361697you're only a citizen in name if you spend at least half the time out of the country and don't pay taxes - more of a visitorSun, 10 Jul 2022 08:19:57 -0500J P might not pay his personal taxes there but he shows put a hell of a lot of money into and back into the countryhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361681#562361681J P might not pay his personal taxes there but he shows put a hell of a lot of money into and back into the countrySun, 10 Jul 2022 08:17:17 -0500I do appreciate it's pretty much impossible to write law that can't be bent/abused or circumnavigated by the greedy, the devious or the people that just don't believe in society - but in really naive terms it just needs to be along the lines where ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361645#562361645I do appreciate it's pretty much impossible to write law that can't be bent/abused or circumnavigated by the greedy, the devious or the people that just don't believe in society - but in really naive terms it just needs to be along the lines where itSun, 10 Jul 2022 08:08:53 -0500That's not correct. If JP has determined that he doesn't want to pay Irish taxes, then he won't pay Irish taxes. There's no victim. Presumably he'd just not return to Ireland at all. Obviously if he evaded obligations, then that would be different, bhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31765531/jp-mcmanus-is-an-irish-hero-for-just-183-days-a-year?post_id=562361603#562361603That's not correct. If JP has determined that he doesn't want to pay Irish taxes, then he won't pay Irish taxes. There's no victim. Presumably he'd just not return to Ireland at all. Obviously if he evaded obligations, then that would be different, bSun, 10 Jul 2022 08:01:31 -0500