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TOPIC: Nephew running with the money
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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:15 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Ronald Raygun <no.spam@localhost.localdomain> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Logan Shaw <lshaw-usenet@austin.rr.com> wrote
>>> TJ wrote

>>> However, that actually sounds like it applies to the entire
>>> estate (not the amount inherited by a single person),

>> Yes, thats how inheritance tax works.

>>> which thus makes it sound like such a plan to shuffle around the money wouldn't work.

>> It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
>> band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
>> and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.

> No it would not work, unless the giving was done more than 7 years prior to death.

What I said in the next para.

>> Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
>> or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.

> Read the OP again.

No thanks. You dont know that the original post got that detail right.

If it happened exactly as the original post stated, it wouldnt have reduced the inheritance tax due.

> It is quite explicit in stating that the payment
> was made *on* (i.e. after) the mother's death.

See above.

I find it hard to believe that any solicitor got involved with a deliberate
defauding of the tax system, by say not mentioning the liquid assets
'given' to the nephew to reduce the value of the estate to a level at
which no inheritance tax was due, and why it would have been 'given'
to a nephew who wasnt due to inherit anything even if some solicitor
was actually stupid enough to get involved in defrauding the tax system.

Guess its possible that someone decided that the tax authoritys might
not notice it if the nephew got it, but its all looking pretty implausible...

>>> On the other hand, it looks like (and of course IANAL/solicitor either)
>>> you can give money tax-free before death, as long as it's 7 years before.

>> Yes, thats the way it works and what that bit you quoted says.

>>> But that seems a little far-fetched to apply in this situation.

>> Nope, its quite commonly done in a situation where inheritance tax would otherwise apply.

>> And it isnt even illegal to arrange to have it given back later either.

> Yes it is, it would fall under the "gifts with reservation" rules, which
> basically provide that such "temporary" gifts with strings attached
> simply do not qualify for the tax exemption accorded to *real* gifts.

Doesnt make it illegal.

>>> So I'm starting to agree with the people who've said
>>> such a scheme, if anything, wouldn't work anyway,

>> Corse it does as long as the gifting is done 7 years before the death.

> But it wasn't.

You dont know that.

>>> making this (even) more likely to be a troll.

>> Its the sort of thing that does happen in jurisdictions that have that sort of inheritance tax.

>> You can see examples of the shit fight that eventuates in the courts in those jurisdictions.

> Where there has been deliberate collusion to defraud the taxman,
> anyone trying to use the courts in such an internecine wrangle
> would be an idiot, unless they were very confident that they
> could refute any allegations of being part of the collusion.

But there wouldnt be any illegality involved if the
OP mangled the story on when it was 'given'

> It should also be said that it's preposterous to suggest that the
> "family solicitor" would willingly facilitate such an act of evasion,
> unless of course there was something in it for him, and he was
> confident of being able to conceal the crime. No solicitor would be
> daft enough to risk his career

He wouldnt necessarily lose his career over something like that.

> unless the payoff was sufficient to set him up for life.
> A measly few hundred k would hardly qualify.

I personally know one solicitor who did just that. He eventually got caught.

== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:18 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

tim (not at home) <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
>> band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
>> and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.

>> Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
>> or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.

> It seems somewhat unlikely that someone would *know* 7 years before a
> person's death, that giving away an amount of money would save on IHT.

Plenty of tax planners do just that sort of thing.

Certainly there is some risk of premature death that means the scheme fails,
but that sort of thing is done in jurisdictions with inheritance tax done that way.

Basically because a substantial amount of tax is saved when it works.

== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:22 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

tim (not at home) <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> tim (not at home) <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>>>> _ wrote:
>>>>>> Logan Shaw wrote

>>>>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is where the nephew got the idea that it was OK
>>>>>>> to refuse to give someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.

>>>>>> If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have expressed it in the contract with which they "lent"
>>>>>> him the money. As is appears from your original post, they gifted him the money,

>>>>> In an attempt to avoid paying taxes on it.

>>>>> A VERY important part you left/snipped out, there.

>>>>> Allow me to put it back:

>>>>> "this payment to the nephew was to evade
>>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax."

>>>> Not necessarily illegal to do that, if the tax law doesnt require
>>>> tax to be paid on what the nephew got.

>>> It does though[1].

>> We'll see...

>>> Unless I misunderstood, the gift was made after death

>> That wouldnt have avoided inheritance tax.

> I know, but that is the point.

Nope. The problem is that the OP isnt likely to be strictly accurate and so the
question arises whether it mangled the story on the gift date, or makes the
unlikely claim that a solicitor got involved in tax fraud, if it isnt just a troll.

== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:48 pm
From: Ronald Raygun

Rod Speed wrote:

> Ronald Raygun <no.spam@localhost.localdomain> wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>
>>> It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
>>> band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
>>> and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.
>
>> No it would not work, unless the giving was done more than 7 years prior
>> to death.
>
> What I said in the next para.
>
>>> Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
>>> or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.
>
>> Read the OP again.
>
> No thanks. You dont know that the original post got that detail right.
>
> If it happened exactly as the original post stated, it wouldnt have
> reduced the inheritance tax due.

Well, we're agreed, then.

>> It is quite explicit in stating that the payment
>> was made *on* (i.e. after) the mother's death.
>
> See above.
>
> I find it hard to believe that any solicitor got involved with a
> deliberate defauding of the tax system,

So do I.

> Guess its possible that someone decided that the tax authoritys might
> not notice it if the nephew got it, but its all looking pretty
> implausible...

Indeed. It's a routine requirement of probate court to require the
executor(s) to provide certificates issued by the banks of balances
*at date of death*, and therefore any funds sitting in the deceased
accounts then, but disposed of later, could not escape the court's
attention.

>>> And it isnt even illegal to arrange to have it given back later either.
>
>> Yes it is, it would fall under the "gifts with reservation" rules, which
>> basically provide that such "temporary" gifts with strings attached
>> simply do not qualify for the tax exemption accorded to *real* gifts.
>
> Doesnt make it illegal.

It isn't illegal for the deceased to make loans. It may well not even
be illegal for the deceased executors to make loans out of the deceased's
estate before probate has been granted (but certainly highly dubious).
But it certainly would be illegal to mis-state the value of the deceased's
estate by excluding the value of any such loans.

>>>> So I'm starting to agree with the people who've said
>>>> such a scheme, if anything, wouldn't work anyway,
>
>>> Corse it does as long as the gifting is done 7 years before the death.
>
>> But it wasn't.
>
> You dont know that.

We can only go by what the OP actually stated.

>> Where there has been deliberate collusion to defraud the taxman,
>> anyone trying to use the courts in such an internecine wrangle
>> would be an idiot, unless they were very confident that they
>> could refute any allegations of being part of the collusion.
>
> But there wouldnt be any illegality involved if the
> OP mangled the story on when it was 'given'

Er, you don't know that. :-)

>> It should also be said that it's preposterous to suggest that the
>> "family solicitor" would willingly facilitate such an act of evasion,
>> unless of course there was something in it for him, and he was
>> confident of being able to conceal the crime. No solicitor would be
>> daft enough to risk his career
>
> He wouldnt necessarily lose his career over something like that.

Yes he would. A solicitor found guilty of participation in fraud
would forever lose the right to work as a solicitor.

>> unless the payoff was sufficient to set him up for life.
>> A measly few hundred k would hardly qualify.
>
> I personally know one solicitor who did just that. He eventually got
> caught.

Well, as it happens, I too personally know a solicitor who "borrowed"
funds from a dead client and was caught. He was struck off for
professional misconduct, and spent time in prison. But at least he
didn't do it at someone else's behest.

I suppose a solicitor who was known to be in financial difficulties
could be exploited by crooked clients, but it would, I think, be rare
to find such a solicitor, since, despite exceptions, they are generally
pretty well paid.

== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:54 pm
From: Mikey

johnclayton_____ wrote:
> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death of his
> mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the family solicitor
> (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to 'reduce' the inheritence tax
> they would have to pay because of the value of the mother's house.
>
> It was made clear to the Nephew by the mother's three children that this
> money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was expected to pay it
> back at a later date.
>
> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear to the
> solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The solicitor also
> knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade* (avoid) paying the full
> inheritance tax.
>
> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money back. He is
> now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice might it possible
> to give in this situation to try to recover some of this *stolen* money?
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
>
Fair play tae the lad, it was their own bloody fault, if i was the
nephew viva las vegas yeeeeehaaaawwww

== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 2:57 pm
From: Charles Ellson

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 05:51:20 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
>>>> Logan Shaw wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> johnclayton_____ wrote:
>>>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
>>>>>> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
>>>>>> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to
>>>>>> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
>>>>>> value of the mother's house. It was made clear to the Nephew by
>>>>>> the mother's three children that
>>>>>> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>>>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear
>>>>>> to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The
>>>>>> solicitor also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>>>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some
>>>>>> of this *stolen*
>>>>>> money?
>>>>>
>>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>>>>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to
>>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> Don't know how it works in the UK, but if the same thing happened in
>>>> the US I doubt he would "rightfully" owe them a dime. (Morally
>>>> would be a different issue) Most likely he got the idea from the
>>>> family. They knowingly involved him in a scheme to fuck the
>>>> government out of inheritance tax, so he took a page out of their
>>>> book, and in the end, decided to fuck the relatives as well as the
>>>> government. IANAL, but I think this would come under the "clean
>>>> hands" rule of law which dictates that you can't sue anybody to
>>>> recover ill-gotten gains. They certainly can't go after the nephew for the money without
>>>> exposing their own guilt in trying to avoid taxes.
>>>>
>>>> I would think if the relatives have cause of action against ANYONE,
>>>> it would be the "Solicitor" who assisted in creating the scam. But
>>>> again, IANAL (I am not a lawyer) and even THAT would cause them to
>>>> expose themselves as crooks.
>>>>
>>>> Bottom line IMO,
>>>>
>>>> Nephew: + 100K
>>>> Relatives: 0
>>>>
>>>> Either that, or EVERYBODY goes to jail. :-)
>>>
>>> It isnt a jailable offense there.
>>
>> OK. Then EVERYBODY pays a fine? :-)
>
>Nope, it would be very difficult to prove beyound reasonable doubt
>that the nephew had knowingly taken part in any crime. So he'd
>almost certainly get off scott free, and would get to keep the money.
>
From the details given, it sounds very much like the nephew knows what
he has done. Whether or not he knows it might be illegal is a
different matter as ignorance of the law is in general not accepted as
a defence. The potential loser is the Crown and their agents, HMRC,
are not well known for letting people get away with money; in this
case they would probably just ensure that their lawyer is bigger than
his in a civil action against him.

== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 3:00 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Ronald Raygun <no.spam@localhost.localdomain> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Ronald Raygun <no.spam@localhost.localdomain> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote

>>>> It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
>>>> band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
>>>> and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.

>>> No it would not work, unless the giving was done more than 7 years prior to death.

>> What I said in the next para.

>>>> Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
>>>> or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.

>>> Read the OP again.

>> No thanks. You dont know that the original post got that detail right.

>> If it happened exactly as the original post stated,
>> it wouldnt have reduced the inheritance tax due.

> Well, we're agreed, then.

Nope, not on the other possibility, that it was deliberate tax fraud and
that what the nephew got happened after death and was done just so
the value of the estate was below the level at which inheritance tax applys.

>>> It is quite explicit in stating that the payment
>>> was made *on* (i.e. after) the mother's death.

>> See above.

>> I find it hard to believe that any solicitor got involved
>> with a deliberate defauding of the tax system,

> So do I.

On the other hand, there are plenty involved in schemes designed
to minimise tax, plenty of which fly very close to the wind legally.

>> Guess its possible that someone decided that the tax authoritys might
>> not notice it if the nephew got it, but its all looking pretty implausible...

> Indeed. It's a routine requirement of probate court to require the
> executor(s) to provide certificates issued by the banks of balances
> *at date of death*, and therefore any funds sitting in the deceased
> accounts then, but disposed of later, could not escape the court's attention.

That doesnt mean that no one ever does stuff like that tho.

In fact that might be another area where the OP mangled the story and it
might not have been done with any knowledge by the solicitor involved etc.

>>>> And it isnt even illegal to arrange to have it given back later either.

>>> Yes it is, it would fall under the "gifts with reservation" rules, which
>>> basically provide that such "temporary" gifts with strings attached
>>> simply do not qualify for the tax exemption accorded to *real* gifts.

>> Doesnt make it illegal.

> It isn't illegal for the deceased to make loans.

It isnt necessarily a loan. It can also just be a gift with an agreement to give it back again later.

> It may well not even be illegal for the deceased executors to make loans out of the
> deceased's estate before probate has been granted (but certainly highly dubious).

Yes, but thats just as true of the worst of the attempts to drive a truck thru the tax law.

> But it certainly would be illegal to mis-state the value of the
> deceased's estate by excluding the value of any such loans.

Not if the solicitor wasnt actually aware of that aspect, contrary to what the OP stated.

>>>>> So I'm starting to agree with the people who've said
>>>>> such a scheme, if anything, wouldn't work anyway,

>>>> Corse it does as long as the gifting is done 7 years before the death.

>>> But it wasn't.

>> You dont know that.

> We can only go by what the OP actually stated.

We can also consider what the OP may have mangled/misstated.

>>> Where there has been deliberate collusion to defraud the taxman,
>>> anyone trying to use the courts in such an internecine wrangle
>>> would be an idiot, unless they were very confident that they
>>> could refute any allegations of being part of the collusion.

>> But there wouldnt be any illegality involved if the
>> OP mangled the story on when it was 'given'

> Er, you don't know that. :-)

Yes I do if for example the gift had happened 7 years or more before the death.

The main question is why that wouldnt have been to those due to inherit tho.

>>> It should also be said that it's preposterous to suggest that
>>> the "family solicitor" would willingly facilitate such an act of
>>> evasion, unless of course there was something in it for him,
>>> and he was confident of being able to conceal the crime.
>>> No solicitor would be daft enough to risk his career

>> He wouldnt necessarily lose his career over something like that.

> Yes he would.

No he wouldnt.

> A solicitor found guilty of participation in fraud
> would forever lose the right to work as a solicitor.

It aint as black and white as that.

Most obviously when he had been mislead himself.

And he wouldnt necessarily be stuck off forever
either even if he had been deliberately involved.

There's been plenty of examples of tax avoidance schemes that havent
seen any career penaltys for the legals involved when it comes unstuck.

>>> unless the payoff was sufficient to set him up for life.
>>> A measly few hundred k would hardly qualify.

>> I personally know one solicitor who did just that. He eventually got caught.

> Well, as it happens, I too personally know a solicitor who
> "borrowed" funds from a dead client and was caught. He
> was struck off for professional misconduct, and spent time
> in prison. But at least he didn't do it at someone else's behest.

So your claim that a solicitor would only ever do that if he
was certain to set himself up for life is clearly just plain wrong.

> I suppose a solicitor who was known to be in financial
> difficulties could be exploited by crooked clients,

Corse they can be.

> but it would, I think, be rare to find such a solicitor, since,
> despite exceptions, they are generally pretty well paid.

Pigs arse they are with such minor matters.

And there are plenty who are just financially incompetant
and get themselves into difficultys just because of that too.

And plenty who do get involved in dubious transactions when those
who benefit from the transactions are known to them personally too.

Some are just fools who dont agree with that aspect of the law and who
choose to do an end run around the law when its unlikely they will get caught.

We've even had a senior judge who was stupid enough to lie about who was
driving his car when he got caught by a speed camera, just to avoid the fine
which only hundreds of bucks. Did that more than once too. And got caught.

We'll never know how many have been equally stupid and never got caught.

== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 3:07 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Charles Ellson <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>>>> Logan Shaw wrote
>>>>>> johnclayton_____ wrote

>>>>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent
>>>>>>> death of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters
>>>>>>> and the family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his
>>>>>>> nephew to 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay
>>>>>>> because of the value of the mother's house. It was made clear
>>>>>>> to the Nephew by the mother's three children that this money
>>>>>>> was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>>>>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.

>>>>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also
>>>>>>> made clear to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the
>>>>>>> transaction. The solicitor also knew that this payment to the
>>>>>>> nephew was to *evade* (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.

>>>>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some of
>>>>>>> this *stolen* money?

>>>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation
>>>>>> is where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.

>>>>> Don't know how it works in the UK, but if the same thing happened
>>>>> in the US I doubt he would "rightfully" owe them a dime. (Morally
>>>>> would be a different issue) Most likely he got the idea from the
>>>>> family. They knowingly involved him in a scheme to fuck the
>>>>> government out of inheritance tax, so he took a page out of their
>>>>> book, and in the end, decided to fuck the relatives as well as the
>>>>> government. IANAL, but I think this would come under the "clean
>>>>> hands" rule of law which dictates that you can't sue anybody to
>>>>> recover ill-gotten gains. They certainly can't go after the
>>>>> nephew for the money without exposing their own guilt in trying
>>>>> to avoid taxes.

>>>>> I would think if the relatives have cause of action against ANYONE,
>>>>> it would be the "Solicitor" who assisted in creating the scam. But
>>>>> again, IANAL (I am not a lawyer) and even THAT would cause them to
>>>>> expose themselves as crooks.

>>>>> Bottom line IMO,

>>>>> Nephew: + 100K
>>>>> Relatives: 0

>>>>> Either that, or EVERYBODY goes to jail. :-)

>>>> It isnt a jailable offense there.

>>> OK. Then EVERYBODY pays a fine? :-)

>> Nope, it would be very difficult to prove beyound reasonable doubt
>> that the nephew had knowingly taken part in any crime. So he'd
>> almost certainly get off scott free, and would get to keep the money.

> From the details given, it sounds very much like the nephew knows what he has done.

Irrelevant to whether he would ever be fined.

> Whether or not he knows it might be illegal is a different matter
> as ignorance of the law is in general not accepted as a defence.

Irrelevant to whether he is ever likely to be convincted, when
the standard of proof required is beyond reasonable doubt.

Its unlikely that they were stupid enough to put it in writing in a formal contract etc.

> The potential loser is the Crown and their agents, HMRC,
> are not well known for letting people get away with money;

They do however have to prove the crime in a court of law before they can fine anyone for
a breach of the law, and that requires proof beyone reasonable doubt for a criminal offence.

> in this case they would probably just ensure that their
> lawyer is bigger than his in a civil action against him.

Thats not what would be required for a FINE as a result of a breach of the law.

== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 4:39 pm
From: "Lou"

"TJ" <TJ@no.not> wrote in message
news:8L-dnRh6Q-NIVU_anZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Logan Shaw wrote:
>
> > johnclayton_____ wrote:
> >> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
> >> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
> >> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to
> >> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
> >> value of the mother's house. It was made clear to the Nephew by the
> >> mother's three children that
> >> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
> >> expected to pay it back at a later date.
> >>
> >> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear to
> >> the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The solicitor
> >> also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
> >> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
> >>
> >> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
> >> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
> >> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some of
> >> this *stolen*
> >> money?
> >
> > To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
> > where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give someone
> > money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.
>
> Don't know how it works in the UK, but if the same thing happened in the
US
> I doubt he would "rightfully" owe them a dime. (Morally would be a
> different issue) Most likely he got the idea from the family. They
> knowingly involved him in a scheme to fuck the government out of
inheritance
> tax, so he took a page out of their book, and in the end, decided to fuck
> the relatives as well as the government. IANAL, but I think this would
come
> under the "clean hands" rule of law which dictates that you can't sue
> anybody to recover ill-gotten gains.
>
> They certainly can't go after the nephew for the money without exposing
> their own guilt in trying to avoid taxes.

I'm having a little trouble understanding what's going on here. In the US,
it's perfectly OK, even smart, to arrange your affairs in such a way as to
**avoid** taxes. It's not legal to **evade** taxes - engage in illegal
activities to escape paying taxes. Interchanging the terms makes
understanding the description of the situation difficult.

I'm at a loss to see how paying any amount of money to anyone after
someone's death would reduce the value the estate had at the time of death,
and I'd think it was the value at the time of death that would be subject to
inheritance tax.

If the object of the exercise was to evade taxes, it sounds like the nephew
is refusing (conveniently but perhaps properly) to engage in some illegal
activity. It sounds like the uncle and aunts gave him a generous gift of
£100,000 (are there gift taxes in the UK, and did the nephew have to pay
them?) and there's no obligation to return a gift. If the object of the
exercise was to evade taxes and it was arranged by the family solicitor, the
solictor should at the very least be disbarred (or whatever the UK
equivalent is).

>
> I would think if the relatives have cause of action against ANYONE, it
would
> be the "Solicitor" who assisted in creating the scam. But again, IANAL (I
> am not a lawyer) and even THAT would cause them to expose themselves as
> crooks.
>
> Bottom line IMO,
>
> Nephew: + 100K
> Relatives: 0
>
> Either that, or EVERYBODY goes to jail. :-)
>
> [...]
>
>

== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 4:48 pm
From: Charles Ellson

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:07:56 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>Charles Ellson <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>>>>> Logan Shaw wrote
>>>>>>> johnclayton_____ wrote
>
>>>>>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent
>>>>>>>> death of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters
>>>>>>>> and the family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his
>>>>>>>> nephew to 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay
>>>>>>>> because of the value of the mother's house. It was made clear
>>>>>>>> to the Nephew by the mother's three children that this money
>>>>>>>> was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>>>>>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>
>>>>>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also
>>>>>>>> made clear to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the
>>>>>>>> transaction. The solicitor also knew that this payment to the
>>>>>>>> nephew was to *evade* (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>
>>>>>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>>>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>>>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some of
>>>>>>>> this *stolen* money?
>
>>>>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation
>>>>>>> is where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>>>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.
>
>>>>>> Don't know how it works in the UK, but if the same thing happened
>>>>>> in the US I doubt he would "rightfully" owe them a dime. (Morally
>>>>>> would be a different issue) Most likely he got the idea from the
>>>>>> family. They knowingly involved him in a scheme to fuck the
>>>>>> government out of inheritance tax, so he took a page out of their
>>>>>> book, and in the end, decided to fuck the relatives as well as the
>>>>>> government. IANAL, but I think this would come under the "clean
>>>>>> hands" rule of law which dictates that you can't sue anybody to
>>>>>> recover ill-gotten gains. They certainly can't go after the
>>>>>> nephew for the money without exposing their own guilt in trying
>>>>>> to avoid taxes.
>
>>>>>> I would think if the relatives have cause of action against ANYONE,
>>>>>> it would be the "Solicitor" who assisted in creating the scam. But
>>>>>> again, IANAL (I am not a lawyer) and even THAT would cause them to
>>>>>> expose themselves as crooks.
>
>>>>>> Bottom line IMO,
>
>>>>>> Nephew: + 100K
>>>>>> Relatives: 0
>
>>>>>> Either that, or EVERYBODY goes to jail. :-)
>
>>>>> It isnt a jailable offense there.
>
>>>> OK. Then EVERYBODY pays a fine? :-)
>
>>> Nope, it would be very difficult to prove beyound reasonable doubt
>>> that the nephew had knowingly taken part in any crime. So he'd
>>> almost certainly get off scott free, and would get to keep the money.
>
>> From the details given, it sounds very much like the nephew knows what he has done.
>
>Irrelevant to whether he would ever be fined.
>
>> Whether or not he knows it might be illegal is a different matter
>> as ignorance of the law is in general not accepted as a defence.
>
>Irrelevant to whether he is ever likely to be convincted, when
>the standard of proof required is beyond reasonable doubt.
>
>Its unlikely that they were stupid enough to put it in writing in a formal contract etc.
>
>> The potential loser is the Crown and their agents, HMRC,
>> are not well known for letting people get away with money;
>
>They do however have to prove the crime in a court of law before they can fine anyone for
>a breach of the law, and that requires proof beyone reasonable doubt for a criminal offence.
>
They don't need to use the criminal prosecution route to get the
money. A civil pursuit only requires them to tip the balance of
probability in their favour.

>> in this case they would probably just ensure that their
>> lawyer is bigger than his in a civil action against him.
>
>Thats not what would be required for a FINE as a result of a breach of the law.
>
But it wouldn't stop any civil penalties.

== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 4:53 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Lou <lpogodajr292185@comcast.net> wrote:
> "TJ" <TJ@no.not> wrote in message
> news:8L-dnRh6Q-NIVU_anZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Logan Shaw wrote:
>>
>>> johnclayton_____ wrote:
>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
>>>> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
>>>> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay �100,000 to his nephew to
>>>> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
>>>> value of the mother's house. It was made clear to the Nephew by the
>>>> mother's three children that
>>>> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>>>>
>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear
>>>> to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The
>>>> solicitor also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>>>>
>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some
>>>> of this *stolen*
>>>> money?
>>>
>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.
>>
>> Don't know how it works in the UK, but if the same thing happened in
>> the US I doubt he would "rightfully" owe them a dime. (Morally
>> would be a different issue) Most likely he got the idea from the
>> family. They knowingly involved him in a scheme to fuck the
>> government out of inheritance tax, so he took a page out of their
>> book, and in the end, decided to fuck the relatives as well as the
>> government. IANAL, but I think this would come under the "clean
>> hands" rule of law which dictates that you can't sue anybody to
>> recover ill-gotten gains.
>>
>> They certainly can't go after the nephew for the money without
>> exposing their own guilt in trying to avoid taxes.
>
> I'm having a little trouble understanding what's going on here. In
> the US, it's perfectly OK, even smart, to arrange your affairs in
> such a way as to **avoid** taxes. It's not legal to **evade** taxes
> - engage in illegal activities to escape paying taxes. Interchanging
> the terms makes understanding the description of the situation
> difficult.

> I'm at a loss to see how paying any amount of money to anyone
> after someone's death would reduce the value the estate had at
> the time of death, and I'd think it was the value at the time of
> death that would be subject to inheritance tax.

The obvious way to do that is to get the value of the estate
down to a level at which no inheritance tax is payable.

> If the object of the exercise was to evade taxes, it sounds like the nephew is
> refusing (conveniently but perhaps properly) to engage in some illegal activity.

Nope, he already did that when he accepted the money in the first place.

It isnt illegal to return it now.

> It sounds like the uncle and aunts gave him a generous gift of �100,000

It wasnt theirs to give, and it clearly wasnt a gift.

> (are there gift taxes in the UK,

Nope, not in this case.

> and did the nephew have to pay them?)

Nope, because they arent owed.

> and there's no obligation to return a gift.

There is if it was made clear that it was only a gift to avoid the inheritance tax.

> If the object of the exercise was to evade taxes and it was
> arranged by the family solicitor, the solictor should at the
> very least be disbarred (or whatever the UK equivalent is).

It doesnt work like that with tax avoidance schemes.

>> I would think if the relatives have cause of action against ANYONE,
>> it would be the "Solicitor" who assisted in creating the scam. But
>> again, IANAL (I am not a lawyer) and even THAT would cause them to
>> expose themselves as crooks.
>>
>> Bottom line IMO,
>>
>> Nephew: + 100K
>> Relatives: 0
>>
>> Either that, or EVERYBODY goes to jail. :-)

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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:18 pm
From: "AllEmailDeletedImmediately"

"Jeff" <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in message
news:13t4856m9bijo1f@corp.supernews.com...

> It's a different set of priorities and it's hard not to say that the
> Amish are right. I genuinely like them and admire their devotion to their
> families and their religion. They live by never setting themselves above
> another.

they are right in those priorities, but they're not very generous, at least
to
the english. and i think they're the largest owners of puppy mills here in
pa.
and not much smiling. it took me a while to get one out of my farmer.
actually, it was more like a giggle. i had just come off a string of
grands
being born and happened to say that my kids were breeding like rabbits.

> Well, I've found that not answering the phone promptly when the boss is
> calling leads to big trouble, but it's hard not to say how it's diminished
> our lives. How many people complain about being unintended participants in
> someone else's cell phone call.
>
interesting that your boss thinks he/she can just interrupt your life at
will. unless you're oncall and you get cellphone pay.

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:19 pm
From: "AllEmailDeletedImmediately"

"Jeff" <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in message
news:13t4aa24d753k87@corp.supernews.com...
> The Real Bev wrote:
>> Jeff wrote:
>>
>>> How many people complain about being unintended participants in someone
>>> else's cell phone call.
>>
>> I think the solution here is to participate. Ask questions. Offer
>> opinions. Ask to borrow the phone so you can tell the other person
>> exactly what he SHOULD do. Be helpful. Just because you were drafted it
>> doesn't mean you should be mean and resentful.
>
>
> What a concept Bev! I'm going to switch my vote for president to you.
> This is the kind of leadership we need!
>
> Jeff

gotta love bev.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 2:30 pm
From: Jeff

AllEmailDeletedImmediately wrote:
> "Jeff" <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in message
> news:13t4856m9bijo1f@corp.supernews.com...
>
>> It's a different set of priorities and it's hard not to say that the
>> Amish are right. I genuinely like them and admire their devotion to their
>> families and their religion. They live by never setting themselves above
>> another.
>
> they are right in those priorities, but they're not very generous, at least
> to
> the english.

I suspect this strongly varies. I knew a handful of families and the
ones I was closest to always were more than fair. And happy to see us. I
remember pulling up on one cold snowy day and when I looked toward the
farmhouse, the nearest window was just stuffed with Amish waving at me.

and i think they're the largest owners of puppy mills here in
> pa.
> and not much smiling. it took me a while to get one out of my farmer.
> actually, it was more like a giggle. i had just come off a string of
> grands
> being born and happened to say that my kids were breeding like rabbits.

Ah, bonding!

I think some Amish are definitely more business like than others. I
dealt more with of the ones that were weren't.
>
>> Well, I've found that not answering the phone promptly when the boss is
>> calling leads to big trouble, but it's hard not to say how it's diminished
>> our lives. How many people complain about being unintended participants in
>> someone else's cell phone call.
>>
> interesting that your boss thinks he/she can just interrupt your life at
> will. unless you're oncall and you get cellphone pay.

Well, it was his cellphone! I've since changed that.

Jeff
>
>

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 5:06 pm
From: "AllEmailDeletedImmediately"

"Jeff" <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in message
news:13t64rjbcjvfv3e@corp.supernews.com...
> AllEmailDeletedImmediately wrote:

>> they are right in those priorities, but they're not very generous, at
>> least to the english.
>
> I suspect this strongly varies. I knew a handful of families and the ones
> I was closest to always were more than fair. And happy to see us. I
> remember pulling up on one cold snowy day and when I looked toward the
> farmhouse, the nearest window was just stuffed with Amish waving at me.

fair, yes. friendly, if they know you. not the same as generous.
large window, eh?

>> and not much smiling. it took me a while to get one out of my farmer.
>> actually, it was more like a giggle. i had just come off a string of
>> grands being born and happened to say that my kids were breeding like
>> rabbits.
>
> Ah, bonding!

:) never thought i'd see an amish man in his mid forties giggle. they're
so stern-looking.

> I think some Amish are definitely more business like than others. I
> dealt more with of the ones that were weren't.

they do get friendlier as they get to know you.

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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 2:07 pm
From: Ron Peterson

On Mar 8, 1:00 pm, Patient Guy <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote:

> So what type of owners are really buying these hybrids...people who say
> they are helping the automakers "invest in green technology"? Is this just
> a extra cost being paid to "feel good about being green" or is it abject
> stupidity?

The ones that can afford it are buying the hybrids, especially if they
drive more than average. My sister and her husband both have hybrids
and her husband traded in his BMW for a Prius.

I have been buying American cars, but may switch if I can't find a
decent American hybrid.

Hybrids have much higher trade-in values, lower brake wear, better
stability control, better gas milage, and possibly better
acceleration.

> I will have get some wheels soon, and my net worth is effectively zero upon
> re-patriation (all my net worth is back with my wife and kid overseas). I
> am wondering if I should get something used (pre-owned) for maybe up to
> $5000 or try to get credit on a new vehicle, gas or hybrid...now I am no
> longer convinced the hybrid will pay off for me if I go new.

In your situation, I would buy a used vehicle. Depreciation on a new
vehicle is a killer.

--
Ron

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 3:17 pm
From: George Grapman

Ron Peterson wrote:
> On Mar 8, 1:00 pm, Patient Guy <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote:
>
>> So what type of owners are really buying these hybrids...people who say
>> they are helping the automakers "invest in green technology"? Is this just
>> a extra cost being paid to "feel good about being green" or is it abject
>> stupidity?
>
> The ones that can afford it are buying the hybrids, especially if they
> drive more than average. My sister and her husband both have hybrids
> and her husband traded in his BMW for a Prius.
>
> I have been buying American cars, but may switch if I can't find a
> decent American hybrid.
>
> Hybrids have much higher trade-in values, lower brake wear, better
> stability control, better gas milage, and possibly better
> acceleration.
>
>> I will have get some wheels soon, and my net worth is effectively zero upon
>> re-patriation (all my net worth is back with my wife and kid overseas). I
>> am wondering if I should get something used (pre-owned) for maybe up to
>> $5000 or try to get credit on a new vehicle, gas or hybrid...now I am no
>> longer convinced the hybrid will pay off for me if I go new.
>
> In your situation, I would buy a used vehicle. Depreciation on a new
> vehicle is a killer.
>
> --
> Ron
>
In the Bay area hybrids have additional advantage. A single occupant
hybrid can use car pool lanes avoiding both the toll and,more
importantly, the wait.

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== 1 of 1 ==
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== 1 of 1 ==
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 3:59 pm
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== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 4:33 pm
From: George Grapman

Al Bundy wrote:
> On Mar 8, 6:38 am, cheapestsell...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> msn cheapests...@hotmail.com
>> Dear my friend
>> It is our pleasure to meet you here.
>> we are wholesaler sport shoes,clothing,electrons in Fujian of China.
>> We are professional and honest wholesaler of all kinds of brand
>> sneaks and apparel.the products
>
>
> When someone has to tell you they are honest, that's the tip-off. They
> ain't.

I have walked away from several sales people who have said things like
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 5:08 pm
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== 1 of 1 ==
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== 1 of 1 ==
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:34 am
From: "Don K"

"Patient Guy" <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote in message
news:Xns9A5B5B7FE8490UVAA@207.115.33.102...
>
> In other words, it will take exactly 6 years for the Prius owner to be
> able to laugh uncontrollably at the SUV driver and to be able to say that
> he's starting to realize those fuel savings.

If you made the comparison between similar vehicles,
(like hybrid Prius vs. gas Honda Civic), it would take much longer
to even be able to chuckle a little without a subsidy.

Don

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:55 am
From: "Rod Speed"

Don K <dk@dont_bother_me.com> wrote
> Patient Guy <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote

>> In other words, it will take exactly 6 years for the Prius owner to be able to laugh uncontrollably at the SUV driver
>> and to be able to say that he's starting to realize those fuel savings.

> If you made the comparison between similar vehicles,
> (like hybrid Prius vs. gas Honda Civic), it would take much longer to even be able to chuckle a little without a
> subsidy.

A Prius has more room inside it than a Civic.

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 11:00 am
From: Patient Guy

"Don K" <dk@dont_bother_me.com> wrote in misc.consumers.frugal-living:

> "Patient Guy" <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A5B5B7FE8490UVAA@207.115.33.102...
>>
>> In other words, it will take exactly 6 years for the Prius owner to
>> be able to laugh uncontrollably at the SUV driver and to be able to
>> say that he's starting to realize those fuel savings.
>
> If you made the comparison between similar vehicles,
> (like hybrid Prius vs. gas Honda Civic), it would take much longer
> to even be able to chuckle a little without a subsidy.

So what type of owners are really buying these hybrids...people who say
they are helping the automakers "invest in green technology"? Is this just
a extra cost being paid to "feel good about being green" or is it abject
stupidity?

One thing I failed to factor in is the repair/overhaul/maintenance costs,
which are higher for the hybrid...what are the costs of battery replacement
among other major parts.

I wonder about these things because I just returned to the United States
after 15 years away---except for a 3-year period where I bought a used
Saturn to get around, only to find out the automatic transmission was full
of sawdust.

I will have get some wheels soon, and my net worth is effectively zero upon
re-patriation (all my net worth is back with my wife and kid overseas). I
am wondering if I should get something used (pre-owned) for maybe up to
$5000 or try to get credit on a new vehicle, gas or hybrid...now I am no
longer convinced the hybrid will pay off for me if I go new.

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 11:36 am
From: max

In article <Xns9A5B6FEA6DD17UVAA@207.115.33.102>,
Patient Guy <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote:

> One thing I failed to factor in is the repair/overhaul/maintenance costs,
> which are higher for the hybrid...what are the costs of battery replacement
> among other major parts.

somewhere aroud 5~8 years, plus, it might be worth talking about.
maybe, only maybe. Other than that, there's not any meaningful magical
differences to talk about.

A little googling quickly revealed that many of these batteries that
needed replacement simply needed a corroded terminal cleaned on one of
the cells.

So what you're really complaining about is shoddy/dishonest/incompetent
work by car dealerships addressing a problem the car owner could have
corrected in less than fifteen minutes with tools that fit in your shirt
pocket.

Big Deal.

.max

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== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 11:49 am
From: Ron Peterson

On Mar 7, 10:48 am, Dennis <dg...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Since the beginning of the year, 10% alcohol has been required here,
> too. I noticed an immediate 8-10% drop in fuel mileage. That means
> that before the change, I would use 9 gallons of gasoline for my
> weekly driving and now I use almost 9 gallons of gasoline and 1 gallon
> of alcohol to go the same distance.

Gasohol has 3.1% less energy per gallon, so you should have done
better. Do you normally use premium gasoline? I was thinking that a
drop in octane rating could cause the drop in mpg.

--
Ron

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:11 pm
From: Jeff

Patient Guy wrote:
> Shawn Hirn <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in misc.consumers.frugal-living:
>
>> In article
>> <e6c5c8ce-93fa-410f-ab12-b22c58d13fd8@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
>> James <j0069bond@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>
>> I also recently replaced my old car with a Toyota Prius because I fully
>> expect the price of gas to go even higher over the life of the car.
>
> I was just watching a Fox Noise early Saturday morning "cost of freedom"
> show, and one of their typically idiot analysts said that a hybrid costing
> $9000 more---does it?----means that the owner will not re-coup that cost
> in fuel savings presumbably over the life of the vehicle.
>
> I have been trying to make calculations to determine whether that is true.
>
> Assume you are comparing two car buyers. One buys the average gas guzzler
> on the road----an SUV that gets 15 mpg city mileage----and laughs
> uncontrollably at the other one who buys a hybrid---say a Prius getting 50
> mpg in the city. Assume that the Prius buyer paid $9000 more (don't
> forget to include taxes and govt fees here, and maybe interest on the
> loan, if any) for the vehicle (this is the analyst's statement...feel free
> to chime in with an alternate or true reality and mess with these
> figures). For the question below, you will need to also assume that both
> drivers put 15,000 miles annually on their vehicles, and also assume that
> the price of gas is the current price of gas, let's say $3.50 / gallon.
>
> The question before you is "how many months will it take for the Prius
> owner to realize the fuel savings for the additional $9000 he put into the
> vehicle?" You might also want to factor in a reasonable estimation of
> the depreciation/re-sale value of the Prius vs. the SUV.
>
> The Prius driver gets 35 mpg (= 50 - 15) more than the SUV driver.
>
> gal 35 miles year 12 months
> $9000 * ------- * --------- * ------------ * --------- = 72 months
> $3.50 gal 15,000 miles year

You math is wrong.

Let's look at what it actually costs to run each vehicle for 15,000
miles (1 year)

Prius (15,000 miles/ 50 mpg) * 3.50 = $1,050

SUV (15,000 / 15 mpg) * 3.50 = $3,500

Prius saving each year is $2450

or 3 2/3 years, not 6.

Jeff

>
> In other words, it will take exactly 6 years for the Prius owner to be
> able to laugh uncontrollably at the SUV driver and to be able to say that
> he's starting to realize those fuel savings.
>
> Of course, you can argue with the assumptions about the $9000 additional
> cost, the price of gasoline remaining steady, or the annual mileage use.
>
> Feel free to interject with what you may consider to be more realistic
> numbers here, or even an actual comparison!
>

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:21 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Patient Guy <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote
> Don K <dk@dont_bother_me.com> wrote
>> Patient Guy <sevisen.adam@gmailDOTHEREcom> wrote

>>> In other words, it will take exactly 6 years for the Prius owner
>>> to be able to laugh uncontrollably at the SUV driver and to be
>>> able to say that he's starting to realize those fuel savings.

>> If you made the comparison between similar vehicles,
>> (like hybrid Prius vs. gas Honda Civic), it would take much
>> longer to even be able to chuckle a little without a subsidy.

> So what type of owners are really buying these hybrids...

Basically those who are too stupid to be able to calculate the effect on the
environment and include the environmental costs of the battery technology they use.

> people who say they are helping the automakers "invest in green technology"?

Nope, they most do believe that they are helping the environment.

But are too stupid to realise that they would help it much more if they
didnt use a car at all, used public transport, or if that isnt feasible,
use an older fuel efficient car to the minimum necessary so there
is no environmental cost involved in making the new Prius etc.

> Is this just a extra cost being paid to "feel good about being green"

Thats certainly the case with many of them.

> or is it abject stupidity?

Not abject, just substantial stupidity with most of them.

> One thing I failed to factor in is the repair/overhaul/maintenance
> costs, which are higher for the hybrid...

That depends on how long you keep it for.

> what are the costs of battery replacement among other major parts.

Substantial, but most discard it before that is necessary.

> I wonder about these things because I just returned to the
> United States after 15 years away---except for a 3-year
> period where I bought a used Saturn to get around, only
> to find out the automatic transmission was full of sawdust.

> I will have get some wheels soon, and my net worth is effectively
> zero upon re-patriation (all my net worth is back with my wife and
> kid overseas). I am wondering if I should get something used
> (pre-owned) for maybe up to $5000

Thats basically the lowest cost motoring.

> or try to get credit on a new vehicle, gas or hybrid...

Thats never the cheapest route, but it is usually the least hassle.

> now I am no longer convinced the hybrid will pay off for me if I go new.

Yeah, they've never made sense value wise.

== 1 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:43 am
From: _

On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:41:18 -0600, Logan Shaw wrote:

>
> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give someone
> money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.

If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have expressed it in
the contract with which they "lent" him the money. As is appears from your
original post, they gifted him the money, and now claim that it was a loan.
He claims the money was a gift. The right to the money will be determined
by a court (should it get that far) and if he has stronger evidence than
the other side, he will prevail. I would suggest that a written contract
carries more weight than a verbal one, especially if

a) the written contract is of a standard form; and

b) the verbal one is unwitnessed by any parties disinterested.

== 2 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:51 am
From: catchme

Peter Crosland wrote:
> johnclayton_____ wrote:
>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death of
>> his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the family
>> solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to 'reduce' the
>> inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the value of the
>> mother's house.
>> It was made clear to the Nephew by the mother's three children that
>> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>>
>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear to
>> the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The solicitor
>> also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>>
>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money back.
>> He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice might it
>> possible to give in this situation to try to recover some of this *stolen*
>> money? Thanks.
>
> It all sounds very doubtful. How exactly would "giving" this money reduce
> IHT? In any case all the parties including the solicitor have apparently
> conspired to defraud HMR&C. A not very good troll I think.
>
> Peter Crosland
>
> g6jns@yahoo.co.uk
>
>
im not familiar with inheritance taxes, as we dont have that here in Canada.
However, there are similiar schemes employed both legally ("offshore
investing"), and illegally ("money laundering")- the principal
difference is that the money in the first case is earned legally and the
principal is seeking a tax shelter, and in the second, the money was
earned from the sale of illegal goods and needs be invested in
'legitimate' business to be redirected to the principal at another date.

So, the nephew is a third party (read "offshore bank"), who was supposed
to return the money to the rightful owners at a certain date.
Problem is, this was all arranged in good faith- no documents drawn.

If it can be proven that he was given the money to be returned at a
later date, then you have no problem- unfortunately, the only proof
appears to be deceased.
What is to be determined is if there are any other witnesses who might
testify.
Again, I dont know about tax laws elsewhere, but in Canada we have the
right to arrange our affairs in such a way that we pay the least amount
of tax possible, notwithstanding current legislation.
This means that although the deceased might have arguably have committed
taxation fraud (which cannot be proven given that the deceased shall
forever be so, and one cannot convict someone of a crime for which they
cannot in any way be given the opportunity for a defence, for a decedent
cannot arrange a defence), to the inheritors the same may not be said-
in fact, from their standpoint i might suggest that the nephew was
merely lent a sum which he was to return at some later date, and the
heirs, who want the full estate, ask for the sum to be returned.

== 3 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:51 am
From: "Rod Speed"

TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
>>> Logan Shaw wrote:
>>>
>>>> johnclayton_____ wrote:
>>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
>>>>> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
>>>>> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to
>>>>> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
>>>>> value of the mother's house. It was made clear to the Nephew by
>>>>> the mother's three children that
>>>>> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>>>>>
>>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear
>>>>> to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The
>>>>> solicitor also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>>>>>
>>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some
>>>>> of this *stolen*
>>>>> money?
>>>>
>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>>>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to
>>>> them.
>>>
>>> Don't know how it works in the UK, but if the same thing happened in
>>> the US I doubt he would "rightfully" owe them a dime. (Morally
>>> would be a different issue) Most likely he got the idea from the
>>> family. They knowingly involved him in a scheme to fuck the
>>> government out of inheritance tax, so he took a page out of their
>>> book, and in the end, decided to fuck the relatives as well as the
>>> government. IANAL, but I think this would come under the "clean
>>> hands" rule of law which dictates that you can't sue anybody to
>>> recover ill-gotten gains. They certainly can't go after the nephew for the money without
>>> exposing their own guilt in trying to avoid taxes.
>>>
>>> I would think if the relatives have cause of action against ANYONE,
>>> it would be the "Solicitor" who assisted in creating the scam. But
>>> again, IANAL (I am not a lawyer) and even THAT would cause them to
>>> expose themselves as crooks.
>>>
>>> Bottom line IMO,
>>>
>>> Nephew: + 100K
>>> Relatives: 0
>>>
>>> Either that, or EVERYBODY goes to jail. :-)
>>
>> It isnt a jailable offense there.
>
> OK. Then EVERYBODY pays a fine? :-)

Nope, it would be very difficult to prove beyound reasonable doubt
that the nephew had knowingly taken part in any crime. So he'd
almost certainly get off scott free, and would get to keep the money.

== 4 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:53 am
From: "Rod Speed"

TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> johnclayton_____ <void95@voidacious.net> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
>>> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
>>> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to
>>> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
>>> value of the mother's house.
>>
>>> It was made clear to the Nephew by the mother's three children that
>>> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>>
>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear to
>>> the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The
>>> solicitor also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>>
>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some
>>> of this *stolen* money?
>>
>> It aint stolen money, they were stupid enough to give it to him.

> It wasn't theirs to "give".

Yes it was.

> At least not until AFTER the taxes were paid on it.

Wrong again if the taxes werent due if he received it.

== 5 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:54 am
From: "TJ"

_ wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:41:18 -0600, Logan Shaw wrote:
>
>>
>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.
>
> If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have expressed
> it in the contract with which they "lent" him the money. As is
> appears from your original post, they gifted him the money,

In an attempt to avoid paying taxes on it.

A VERY important part you left/snipped out, there.

Allow me to put it back:

"this payment to the nephew was to evade
(avoid) paying the full inheritance tax."

[...]

NOBODY other the government has a "right" to the 100K in question
unless/until the tax is paid on it. And maybe not even THEN, since there
was a willful (by all parties concerned) attempt to defraud whatever the
UK's version of the IRS is.

== 6 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 11:00 am
From: "TJ"

Rod Speed wrote:

> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>> johnclayton_____ <void95@voidacious.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
>>>> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
>>>> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to
>>>> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
>>>> value of the mother's house.
>>>
>>>> It was made clear to the Nephew by the mother's three children that
>>>> this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he was
>>>> expected to pay it back at a later date.
>>>
>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear
>>>> to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The
>>>> solicitor also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.
>>>
>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some
>>>> of this *stolen* money?
>>>
>>> It aint stolen money, they were stupid enough to give it to him.
>
>> It wasn't theirs to "give".
>
> Yes it was.
>
>> At least not until AFTER the taxes were paid on it.
>
> Wrong again if the taxes werent due if he received it.

I would think the inheritance was subject to taxation the *minute* it was
received by the aunts and uncle. IOW, BEFORE they "gifted it" to the
nephew. But once again, IANAL/solicitor.

== 7 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 11:49 am
From: Logan Shaw

TJ wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:

>>> At least not until AFTER the taxes were paid on it.

>> Wrong again if the taxes werent due if he received it.

> I would think the inheritance was subject to taxation the *minute* it was
> received by the aunts and uncle. IOW, BEFORE they "gifted it" to the
> nephew. But once again, IANAL/solicitor.

I thought it was obvious in the first place what was going on
here. My assumption since the beginning of this thread has been
that there is some kind of threshold below which no inheritance
tax is due. The relatives crossed this threshold, and their idea
was for the mother to will the excess directly to the nephew, so
that they *never* had their hands on the money.

I just looked it up at
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/customerguide/page15.htm
and it says this:

The Inheritance Tax nil rate band is the amount of
the estate on which there is no Inheritance Tax to
pay. If the estate, including any assets held in
trust and gifts made within seven years of death,
is less than the nil rate band, no Inheritance
Tax will be due on it.

However, that actually sounds like it applies to the entire
estate (not the amount inherited by a single person), which
thus makes it sound like such a plan to shuffle around the
money wouldn't work. On the other hand, it looks like (and
of course IANAL/solicitor either) you can give money tax-free
before death, as long as it's 7 years before. But that seems
a little far-fetched to apply in this situation.

So I'm starting to agree with the people who've said such a
scheme, if anything, wouldn't work anyway, making this (even)
more likely to be a troll.

But of course, it's sort of a fun troll. Everybody likes to
see greedy, dishonest people hatch a scheme that later blows
up in their face. In fact, it's almost got sort of an urban
legendy morality tale aspect to it.

- Logan

== 8 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 11:59 am
From: "Rod Speed"

TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
> _ wrote:
>> Logan Shaw wrote

>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.

>> If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have expressed
>> it in the contract with which they "lent" him the money. As is
>> appears from your original post, they gifted him the money,

> In an attempt to avoid paying taxes on it.

> A VERY important part you left/snipped out, there.

> Allow me to put it back:

> "this payment to the nephew was to evade
> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax."

Not necessarily illegal to do that, if the tax law doesnt require
tax to be paid on what the nephew got. If the nephew chooses
not to return it, that isnt necessarily illegal either.

> [...]

> NOBODY other the government has a "right" to the 100K in question unless/until the tax is paid on it.

You dont know that, it depends on the detail of that inheritance tax.

If for example no tax is due if it ended up with the nephew, there was no tax to pay.

> And maybe not even THEN, since there was a willful (by all parties concerned) attempt to defraud> whatever the UK's
> version of the IRS is.

Its isnt an attempt to defraud if you choose to do it the way that tax isnt due.

== 9 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:02 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> johnclayton_____ <void95@voidacious.net> wrote

>>>>> A friend who is normally resident in the U.K., on the recent death
>>>>> of his mother in Scotland arranged with his two sisters and the
>>>>> family solicitor (in Scotland) to pay £100,000 to his nephew to
>>>>> 'reduce' the inheritence tax they would have to pay because of the
>>>>> value of the mother's house.

>>>>> It was made clear to the Nephew by the mother's three children
>>>>> that this money was *not permanently* given to him, and that he
>>>>> was expected to pay it back at a later date.

>>>>> This understanding that he would pay it back, was also made clear
>>>>> to the solicitor in Scotland who 'arranged' the transaction. The
>>>>> solicitor also knew that this payment to the nephew was to *evade*
>>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax.

>>>>> Surprise, surprise... the Nephew does not want to pay the money
>>>>> back. He is now turning nasty and unco-operative. What advice
>>>>> might it possible to give in this situation to try to recover some
>>>>> of this *stolen* money?

>>>> It aint stolen money, they were stupid enough to give it to him.

>>> It wasn't theirs to "give".

>> Yes it was.

>>> At least not until AFTER the taxes were paid on it.

>> Wrong again if the taxes werent due if he received it.

> I would think the inheritance was subject to taxation the *minute* it was received by the aunts and uncle.

Its normally paid by the estate before the remainder is distributed.

> IOW, BEFORE they "gifted it" to the nephew.

You dont know that they did that. Its more likely it was 'gifted' to the nephew by whoever died.

> But once again, IANAL/solicitor.

Thats always been obvious.

== 10 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:11 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Logan Shaw <lshaw-usenet@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> TJ wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote:
>
>>>> At least not until AFTER the taxes were paid on it.
>
>>> Wrong again if the taxes werent due if he received it.
>
>> I would think the inheritance was subject to taxation the *minute*
>> it was received by the aunts and uncle. IOW, BEFORE they "gifted
>> it" to the nephew. But once again, IANAL/solicitor.
>
> I thought it was obvious in the first place what was going on
> here. My assumption since the beginning of this thread has been
> that there is some kind of threshold below which no inheritance
> tax is due. The relatives crossed this threshold, and their idea
> was for the mother to will the excess directly to the nephew, so
> that they *never* had their hands on the money.
>
> I just looked it up at
> http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/customerguide/page15.htm
> and it says this:
>
> The Inheritance Tax nil rate band is the amount of
> the estate on which there is no Inheritance Tax to
> pay. If the estate, including any assets held in
> trust and gifts made within seven years of death,
> is less than the nil rate band, no Inheritance
> Tax will be due on it.

> However, that actually sounds like it applies to the entire
> estate (not the amount inherited by a single person),

Yes, thats how inheritance tax works.

> which thus makes it sound like such a plan to shuffle around the money wouldn't work.

It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.

Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.

> On the other hand, it looks like (and of course IANAL/solicitor either) you can give money tax-free before death, as
> long as it's 7 years before.

Yes, thats the way it works and what that bit you quoted says.

> But that seems a little far-fetched to apply in this situation.

Nope, its quite commonly done in a situation where inheritance tax would otherwise apply.

And it isnt even illegal to arrange to have it given back later either.

> So I'm starting to agree with the people who've said such a scheme, if anything, wouldn't work anyway,

Corse it does as long as the gifting is done 7 years before the death.

Corse it isnt always possible to get that right, they can die too early etc.

> making this (even) more likely to be a troll.

Its the sort of thing that does happen in jurisdictions that have that sort of inheritance tax.

You can see examples of the shit fight that eventuates in the courts in those jurisdictions.

> But of course, it's sort of a fun troll. Everybody likes to see greedy, dishonest people hatch a scheme that later
> blows up in their face.

Or just those that attempt to legally minimise the taxes that must be paid,
and it isnt always possible to organise it properly, particularly when it isnt
possible to be sure when you will die except when its by suicide etc.

> In fact, it's almost got sort of an urban legendy morality tale aspect to it.

It aint an urban legend, you can see the ones that end up in court when it all goes pear shaped.

== 11 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:35 pm
From: Ronald Raygun

Rod Speed wrote:

> Logan Shaw <lshaw-usenet@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> TJ wrote:
>>
>> However, that actually sounds like it applies to the entire
>> estate (not the amount inherited by a single person),
>
> Yes, thats how inheritance tax works.
>
>> which thus makes it sound like such a plan to shuffle around the money
>> wouldn't work.
>
> It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
> band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
> and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.

No it would not work, unless the giving was done more than 7 years
prior to death.

> Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
> or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.

Read the OP again. It is quite explicit in stating that the payment
was made *on* (i.e. after) the mother's death.

>> On the other hand, it looks like (and of course IANAL/solicitor either)
>> you can give money tax-free before death, as long as it's 7 years before.
>
> Yes, thats the way it works and what that bit you quoted says.
>
>> But that seems a little far-fetched to apply in this situation.
>
> Nope, its quite commonly done in a situation where inheritance tax would
> otherwise apply.
>
> And it isnt even illegal to arrange to have it given back later either.

Yes it is, it would fall under the "gifts with reservation" rules, which
basically provide that such "temporary" gifts with strings attached simply
do not qualify for the tax exemption accorded to *real* gifts.

>> So I'm starting to agree with the people who've said such a scheme, if
>> anything, wouldn't work anyway,
>
> Corse it does as long as the gifting is done 7 years before the death.

But it wasn't.

>> making this (even) more likely to be a troll.
>
> Its the sort of thing that does happen in jurisdictions that have that
> sort of inheritance tax.
>
> You can see examples of the shit fight that eventuates in the courts in
> those jurisdictions.

Where there has been deliberate collusion to defraud the taxman, anyone
trying to use the courts in such an internecine wrangle would be an idiot,
unless they were very confident that they could refute any allegations of
being part of the collusion.

It should also be said that it's preposterous to suggest that the "family
solicitor" would willingly facilitate such an act of evasion, unless of
course there was something in it for him, and he was confident of being
able to conceal the crime. No solicitor would be daft enough to risk
his career unless the payoff was sufficient to set him up for life.
A measly few hundred k would hardly qualify.

== 12 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:41 pm
From: "tim $not at home$"

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:63g9hbF27ftmkU1@mid.individual.net...
> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>> _ wrote:
>>> Logan Shaw wrote
>
>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>>>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.
>
>>> If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have expressed
>>> it in the contract with which they "lent" him the money. As is
>>> appears from your original post, they gifted him the money,
>
>> In an attempt to avoid paying taxes on it.
>
>> A VERY important part you left/snipped out, there.
>
>> Allow me to put it back:
>
>> "this payment to the nephew was to evade
>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax."
>
> Not necessarily illegal to do that, if the tax law doesnt require
> tax to be paid on what the nephew got.

It does though[1]. Unless I misunderstood, the gift was made after death
and therefore forms part of the estate on which tax should be paid.

[1] for the pedant the tax is paid, by the estate, before the gift is made.
So technically the gift isn't taxed, but the existance of the funds sdid
create a liability.

tim

== 13 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:44 pm
From: "tim $not at home$"

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:63ga7nF27d56oU1@mid.individual.net...
>

>>
> It would work if the excess that takes it over the nil rate
> band is given to the nephew before the individual dies,
> and so doesnt appear to qualify for any inheritance tax.
>
> Its less clear if that giving was done before 7 years before death,
> or whether they didnt bother to declare that so it wouldnt be counted.
>

It seems somewhat unlikely that someone would *know* 7 years before a
person's death, that giving away an amount of money would save on IHT.

tim

== 14 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:43 pm
From: chuck_ford_0098@webtv.net (Chuck Ford)

Maybe sell his organs...
As you can see I'm a mean spirited conservative....C

== 15 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:05 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

tim (not at home) <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>> _ wrote:
>>>> Logan Shaw wrote

>>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is where the nephew got the idea that it was OK
>>>>> to refuse to give
>>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.

>>>> If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have
>>>> expressed it in the contract with which they "lent" him the money.
>>>> As is appears from your original post, they gifted him the money,

>>> In an attempt to avoid paying taxes on it.

>>> A VERY important part you left/snipped out, there.

>>> Allow me to put it back:

>>> "this payment to the nephew was to evade
>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax."

>> Not necessarily illegal to do that, if the tax law doesnt require tax to be paid on what the nephew got.

> It does though[1].

We'll see...

> Unless I misunderstood, the gift was made after death

That wouldnt have avoided inheritance tax.

> and therefore forms part of the estate on which tax should be paid.

You dont know that either.

Its quite possible that the original post mangled the story on when it was gifted etc.

> [1] for the pedant the tax is paid, by the estate, before the gift is made.

Not just for the pendant, thats always true.

> So technically the gift isn't taxed, but the existance of the funds sdid create a liability.

You dont know that either.

== 16 of 16 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 1:08 pm
From: "tim $not at home$"

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:63gddeF27csnrU1@mid.individual.net...
> tim (not at home) <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>> TJ <TJ@no.not> wrote
>>>> _ wrote:
>>>>> Logan Shaw wrote
>
>>>>>> To me, the most interesting question to ask about this situation is
>>>>>> where the nephew got the idea that it was OK to refuse to give
>>>>>> someone money that you currently possess but rightfully owe to them.
>
>>>>> If they have a "right" to the money, they would/should have
>>>>> expressed it in the contract with which they "lent" him the money.
>>>>> As is appears from your original post, they gifted him the money,
>
>>>> In an attempt to avoid paying taxes on it.
>
>>>> A VERY important part you left/snipped out, there.
>
>>>> Allow me to put it back:
>
>>>> "this payment to the nephew was to evade
>>>> (avoid) paying the full inheritance tax."
>
>>> Not necessarily illegal to do that, if the tax law doesnt require tax to
>>> be paid on what the nephew got.
>
>> It does though[1].
>
> We'll see...
>
>> Unless I misunderstood, the gift was made after death
>
> That wouldnt have avoided inheritance tax.

I know, but that is the point.

tim

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Date: Sat, Mar 8 2008 12:42 pm
From: "SpammersDie"

> Last year I was in a 99 cent store in New York. There was constant
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