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I'm asking out of curiosity as to who wanted the thread removed/deleted?

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Maybe it was the VAT man, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs probably didn't much fancy taking on Tony Kensnowt!

If what Fat Boab wrote is true, CRT is in deep sh*t? Oh and many years ago, I made the prediction that sooner or later. The committee would bring down the company, as there are no checks and balances stopping it from happening. Cooperatives like CRT, are more or less run on luck. This was no more evident than when CRT pursued Jim and I through the courts and blew it out their ar*e. The members should have taken notice then but as usual, did fu*k all about it.

Ah well, only time will tell...

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Well Swannee, no comment or input from you? Do you think the CRT department of misinformation got the thread removed because there was nothing in it? Nonsense my friend they have been rumbled and are doing their best hoping it will go away without a fuss before the AGM when all the incumbents with their noses in the trough are standing for re-election.

Swansea pick up the phone and call the VAT, ask them the question, "is funds collected by the company and distributed by the company subject to 20% VAT?" Then put the answer up here.

CRT, could be down the road for well over a million bucks depending on how the taxman tally's this up...

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Swannee and his ilk will just think this is an invention, just a jape. Skull would you agree that income to the company in any way, shape or form is subject to VAT irrespective of what way it is eventually distributed or used for?

It seems pretty straight forward, and it wouldn't surprise me if, CRT, and other taxi companies have been operating this way for years, but surely the responsibility for unpaid VAT, falls squarely on the shoulders of the company's auditors. Who are there to make sure that the books comply with the law, unless of course, these monies were undeclared, and they knew nothing about it?

It seems bizarre that something like this could happen... I'm wondering if Fat Boab's at the windup myself.

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Yes Skull, the last time a wind up was taken off the air was because the two Australian shock jocks caused a fatality, do you suppose the people running Central are scared this expose will be fatal to their snouts in the trough?

I think it's more a case of "the wind is up them" against it being a "wind up."

That's a fair point and along the lines, I was already thinking after the initial thread was removed. However, if Fat Boab is right, this is a cock-up of monumental proportions. It will be interesting to see who ends up paying out, apart from the committee of course.

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Here's a wee bit reading for Tony Kensnowt and MVF Kev, if you need help boys ask your auditor! This was taken straight from http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/cha ... arging.htm What's more there's even an online section where you can pay, MVF Kev you're a dab hand with computers, should be easy for you log in and pay the CRT dues?

Charging VAT on your sales and other supplies

Goods and services where you have to charge VAT

If you are registered for VAT, you must charge VAT on all VAT taxable supplies of goods and services that you make. 'Supplies' include day-to-day sales as well as anything else that you sell or invoice for, such as assets and commission, and anything else you supply or take out of the business even if you don't charge for it, such as loans, gifts and anything used privately. There are some exceptions.

VAT is payable on the full value of any supplies made, even if no VAT was charged to the person or business who received the goods or services.
If you receive goods or services as full or part payment, you must account for VAT on the full value of the item sold, rather than the amount that you charged the buyer.

So radio dues will be increasing substantially this year, to pay back the taxman. Oh and I expect the committee will be taking a significant cut in salaries to pay for their mistake.

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Maybe Boaby could tell us how what he quotes is relevant to crt and discount subsidies?

And Skull, even you know it's a load of bollox timed for the run up to the AGM!! and you know as well as me that it's a surefire bet that boaby is Colky. If Colky's a boaby then it fits both ways.

Oh and btw mibbee tony Kensnowt but Kev kens even less than skull about computer vids

Well, Boab claims that the figures he quotes come straight from a CRT member's financial statement.

And I would agree with you on the timing. However, why concoct something that can be so easily refuted.

All the committee has to say, is that anything reported on TDO is nonsense, "there is no investigation by the taxman for unpaid VAT, to the tune of a million bucks a year, and our auditors have not resigned"

Perhaps Swannee, you are in a position to ask the committee for conformation that this is, in fact, the case.

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I did ask 2 guys who are on the committee and separately they basically said it was nonsense. Colky has never forgiven certain crt members for exposing that he had sold his taxi and yet stayed on as chairman. Hence his annual campaign to try to discredit the company, which as you know is the biggest in Edinburgh.

For personal reasons, I will never be a part of crt but, in my opinion their members and drivers do get the cream of the work and they do offer a service second to none. City on the other hand under Dod and Les have lost many of their customers by their attempts to service the waverley and now the airport. The waverley has now bitten them by restricting their allocation of permits to 53 and it's only a matter of time before the airport do something similar since neither they nor ecph are meeting the obligations they signed up to.

Oh and if you do see colky, ask him where he goes in the mornings around 4.30!!!! He might not say since it's a secret!!

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Could you please clarify, “they basically said it was nonsense” what exactly did they say?



That might very well be the case, but Colky could not have done any of the above without Murray being complicit, in the dirty deal you speak of. Remember, Murray bought Colky’s taxi and covered for his ar*e as Chairman. Oh and Murray has always used a fall guy to maintain his position on the committee. So if you ask me, Murray should have been forced to resign or face being kicked off the committee, right behind Colky.



I think you are being a little disingenuous on your own personal reasons for commenting, but that's fair play, it's the nature of Taxi forums. It's your call.



A wee bit of a contradiction here and you might be correct about them losing many of their regular customers. However, if they are failing to meet their obligations, it still means they are not managing to cover the work. And yes, they could end up with egg on their face if the airport changes their way of operating but money is their God, and you would do well to remember that.



I’ve not seen Ian for donkeys ... and to be quite honest. I don’t blame Ian or Murray for fleecing the bewildered herd. It’s human nature when you consider how stupid these people are. Our conflict was born of them thinking they could treat us in the same manner. If Ian and Murray had cut a deal, there is every likelihood, Colky would still be Chairman.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
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