http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/11/27/world-of-chutzpah/ The idle musings of John B Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/11/27/world-of-chutzpah/comment-page-1/#comment-76545 Mark Wadsworth Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:43:23 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=289#comment-76545 The Great Prof WB is Dutch, so fair enough. The Great Prof WB is Dutch, so fair enough.

]]> http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/11/27/world-of-chutzpah/comment-page-1/#comment-76530 Stephen Newton Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:51:30 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=289#comment-76530 He describes himself as a free thinker, but reveals himself to be just another sheep. He describes himself as a free thinker, but reveals himself to be just another sheep.

]]> http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/11/27/world-of-chutzpah/comment-page-1/#comment-76235 Richard J Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:42:01 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=289#comment-76235 Gargh, stray apostrophe. Gargh, stray apostrophe.

]]> http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/11/27/world-of-chutzpah/comment-page-1/#comment-76234 Richard J Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:41:44 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=289#comment-76234 Having had a nightmarish week hastily reading up on the sections in the VAT Act about what exactly constitutes a tax point for the delivery of services, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that one of it's main (probably inadvertent) consequences will to be a back door subsidy for banks, by allowing them to reclaim 2.5% VAT on some legal and professional services already billed and paid. Having had a nightmarish week hastily reading up on the sections in the VAT Act about what exactly constitutes a tax point for the delivery of services, I’m starting to come to the conclusion that one of it’s main (probably inadvertent) consequences will to be a back door subsidy for banks, by allowing them to reclaim 2.5% VAT on some legal and professional services already billed and paid.

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