erico2k2:

Bross relax, E nor bad like that, I nor know where people dey root figures from, the tax I pay is just PAYE which is less than %20 of my income and NI contribution and Council tax, for my home. You pay all these in Nigeria and even more. If I was a single hustler ie no family and live in one room no council tax for me so nah PAYE and NI contribution Only, so no fear there or beans,ALl this big figures friends and family dey throw up n down nah to scope people nto say dem no wan drop smthing!nah the holy truth B dat.

Meaning your income is lower than £33500 per annum.

erico2k2:

U have zero knowledge of taxes in the UK, we as working individuals only pay ne standard tax which everyone who work in the world pay, PAYE and the other is NI contribution. If you own ur Home or rent exclusively you pay council tax .SO what tax tax TAX are you screaming about since last year
U know U know if U dnt U don't.

Lol you are funny, why ask me such a sheepish question consistently and you even expect to receive an answer from me. I even hinted that in case I wasn't aware of it as the green horn you've been insinuating that I am, I could easily get this information online yet you repeatedly asked this question. I don't think you have the innate ability to understand things as easily as you ought to, especially as someone who has been giving off an impression of an exposed individual

erico2k2:

Nop, you do not need to as far as they work plus do not forget we are foreigners so we have that advantage over the English People, why do you think the Jewish people own almost all the houses in North London and the Indians have the west? I for like go in details but nah public forum we dey
like this average deposit in London is £25k, this is correct as of this Monday, I was at my bank.

the UK must have a better system then, in France that 25K will be taxable, and if you dare not file it on your tax return at the end of the year, you can get in trouble. yes there are many ways to go about trying to dodge paying the "mob", but these are all illegal ways... like having an undeclared offshore account OR set up an offshore shell company

erico2k2:

correct, like I always say who nor go nor know, my family are in PHC since three years nah, me I don port, Im o ne man mopol here. I go soon vamoose.We jst need to secure the future of our kids, so dem nor go pass the hustle we go fru, u knooo.

Wise decision

MrBrownJay1:


the UK must have a better system then, in France that 25K will be taxable, and if you dare not file it on your tax return at the end of the year, you can get in trouble. yes there are many ways to go about trying to dodge paying the "mob", but these are all illegal ways... like having an undeclared offshore account OR set up an offshore shell company

That's the best way out; incorporating an offshore company.

erico2k2:

Nop not at all, shwoo my guy, U go tell them wetin U wan use the money for?U just take new loan on your house and pass the money in cash to your kids who will already be in their late 20s and working have their own lives and small savings. The Indians and the Jewish people have A+ in this method, and I live amongst the jews in N8.

Naija nor dey ever carry last

EMMAACHILE:

Meaning your income is lower than £33500 per annum.

therefore it seems that even a 25K donation would be taxed at 20%..... bro Erico2k2, come see this o!

erico2k2:

Bross relax, E nor bad like that, I nor know where people dey root figures from, the tax I pay is just PAYE which is less than %20 of my income and NI contribution and Council tax, for my home. You pay all these in Nigeria and even more. If I was a single hustler ie no family and live in one room no council tax for me so nah PAYE and NI contribution Only, so no fear there or beans,ALl this big figures friends and family dey throw up n down nah to scope people nto say dem no wan drop smthing!nah the holy truth B dat.

Thank God Fear be don catch me ohhh,

EMMAACHILE:

That's the best way out; incorporating an offshore company.

opening an offshore account OR setting an offshore company isnt illegal, but lying about its existence to the "mob" IS

MrBrownJay1:


therefore it seems that even a 25K donation would be taxed at 20%..... bro Erico2k2, come see this o!

Dat one na tithe money, pastor go understand

travelland:


Lol you are funny, why ask me such a sheepish question consistently and you even expect to receive an answer from me. I even hinted that in case I wasn't aware of it as the green horn you've been insinuating that I am, I could easily get this information online yet you repeatedly asked this question. I don't think you have the innate ability to understand things as easily as you ought to, especially as someone who has been giving off an impression of an exposed individual

nah don't flatter urself, SO if this is true why did you bring the upside down post about pensions then? which by the way I debunked n U pretended as if U cant see i*and if you knew we pay just one kind of Tax as U claim is cheapish
which by the way is lower than what people pay in Nigeria why are you screaming TAX TAX TAX? does it make any sense?

spartacus11:

Naija nor dey ever carry last

we nor fit nah, we know where we know where we frm come nahh

EMMAACHILE:

That's the best way out; incorporating an offshore company.

ofcos, if you are in tune with Uk news, U will remember even the queen had an offshore account, this was made public lol shame catch dem nor be small after dem force david bowie to apologise for same thing lol

travelland:


And you sheepishly believe what one foreigner says about you, even taking it seriously? It's ok, I still enjoy being a Nigerian sha, the man has gone to his homeland follow him there and he will turn you to his slave, working to add to tax which will be used for the benefit of his fellow citizens

It's very good to travel, travel as often as you can

madam the writer is a Nigerian who migrated due to frustration to Australia. You should learn to read and comprehend before you respond.

erico2k2:

nah don't flatter urself, SO if this is true why did you bring the upside down post about pensions then? which by the way I debunked n U pretended as if U cant see i*and if you knew we pay just one kind of Tax as U claim is cheapish
which by the way is lower than what people pay in Nigeria you screaming TAX TAX TAX? does it make any sense?

Your PAYE is taxed according to your net income in UK, as for Nigeria it's only someone like you that will say we pay higher because you don't know many things hahaha I hope you know net and basic income are not the same? I won't teach you sha, bye.

travelland:


Your PAYE is taxed according to your net income in UK, as for Nigeria it's only someone like you that will say we pay higher because you don't know many things hahaha I hope you know net and basic income are not the same? I won't teach you sha, bye.

Stop Assuming, and embarrassing yourself, your PAYE is not taxed basic its taxed according to your Tax code, everyone's tax code is different, we may earn same but pay different tax,your tax code gives or specify the amount of taxfree Income you have.Plz stop embarrassing yourself, even this information is on Line and you was boasting that any Foool can dig up info but U was not clever enough to even dig up the simplest of info TAXCODE.Stop trying to be inclusive, there is no harm in saying I don't know dnt even know how embarrassing U sound!

spartacus11:


Dat one na tithe money, pastor go understand

EMMAACHILE:

Meaning your income is lower than £33500 per annum.

you see that tax rate of 20% is called basic BT, this is what the HMRC uses when they have or could not determine your tax code, once your tax code is prescribed you get all the over tax money back, the reason you saw 20% is for the simple fact that everyone gets paid via their tax code and we all have different tax code so its extremely difficult to put a single % as deduction, hope this is better and clearer.
Bross the Police force get paid average of £29k a year. I am not going to give you a bracket to what I earn cos its of no importance but I dare say £33500 is Ok, people get mortgages for £25k jobs as we speak! Do not forget the Pound£ has weight.

MrBrownJay1:


the UK must have a better system then, in France that 25K will be taxable, and if you dare not file it on your tax return at the end of the year, you can get in trouble. yes there are many ways to go about trying to dodge paying the "mob", but these are all illegal ways... like having an undeclared offshore account OR set up an offshore shell company

can I ask you something, do working people file in a tax return in France? I'm not talking of people who own their own biz or self employed, Im talking people who are in employment !cos we do not do that here. You have a P60 at the end of each year sent to you by HMRC, that outlines how much tax you have paid that's it.Wen U leave that employment you get a P45 sent to your new employer. If your new Employer fails to arrange ur correct tax code in time you are charged BR (basic Rate) @ 20% until you are sorted. I had £950 returned to me one time cos of BR

travelland:



There's no running away from paying high taxes in Europe. You can't beat a Caucasian at this, he will always find a way of draining you to care for his own. You've even exposed more truth about this yet as usual one close minded individual was insinuating that you got this information from GOTV, another one asked me to mention the type of taxes they pay on their net salaries in UK and wants to use this as a yardstick in testing my knowledge

I don't understand what you mean by ''high taxes''. In the UK, we get taxed a basic rate of 20% on income up to £46,000/year. A 40% tax rate is applied to any income above £46,000 but below £150,000. If I earned £150,000 per year, I would be very happy to pay 40% tax on it, it still leaves me with a net income of £90,000 before national insurance is deducted. We don't mind paying high taxes in the diaspora because we see what the money is used for. We enjoy free healthcare, education up to university level is funded by the government, a social infrastructure is in place to take care of the most vulnerable etc, and all these are financed through taxes. So, I don't understand why you keep on going on and on about taxes, we pay tax and we enjoy what the tax is used to finance.

claremont:


I don't understand what you mean by ''high taxes''. In the UK, we get taxed a basic rate of 20% on income up to £46,000/year. A 40% tax rate is applied to any income above £46,000 but below £150,000. If I earned £150,000 per year, I would be very happy to pay 40% tax on it, it still leaves me with a net income of £90,000 before national insurance is deducted. We don't mind paying high taxes in the diaspora because we see what the money is used for. We enjoy free healthcare, education up to university level is funded by the government, a social infrastructure is in place to take care of the most vulnerable etc, and all these are financed through taxes. So, I don't understand why you keep on going on and on about taxes, we pay tax and we enjoy what the tax is used to finance.

Bross U cant be taxed 20% unless you do not have a tax code, That basic 20% is for people who's tax code have not be determined, its also called Emergency tax code. this is used for people in new employment or new entrant into the labour market! My tax code allows me to have the first £11k tax free.

erico2k2:

can I ask you something, do working people file in a tax return in France? I'm not talking of people who own their own biz or self employed, Im talking people who are in employment !cos we do not do that here. You have a P60 at the end of each year sent to you by HMRC, that outlines how much tax you have paid that's it.Wen U leave that employment you get a P45 sent to your new employer. If your new Employer fails to arrange ur correct tax code in time you are charged BR (basic Rate) @ 20% until you are sorted. I had £950 returned to me one time cos of BR

of course! any adult person files/pay a yearly tax (called "les impots" ), on top of the monthly taxes that are deducted from your salary..... each year you will have to file your taxes and let the government know about any other source of income/donation or whatever you may have acquired during the year. you also let them know about whatever deduction that you deserve, and depending on how much you acquired, the "mob" will let you know how much you have to give them back (aka their share) or how much they should pay you back.

MrBrownJay1:


of course! any adult person files/pay a yearly tax (called "les impots", on top of the monthly taxes that are deducted from your salary..... each year you will have to file your taxes and let the government know about any other source of income/donation or whatever you may have acquired during the year. you also let them know about whatever deduction that you deserve, and depending on how much you acquired, the "mob" will let you know how much you have to give them back (aka their share) or how much they should pay you back.

Oh boy thank God I dey mama Charlie country me I nor fit, well we don't do that here, only Self employed people file tax returns and its to claim back your expenses. Now I see why you call them the *Mob*

erico2k2:

Oh boy thank God I dey mama Charlie country me I nor fit, well we don't do that here, only Self employed people file tax returns and its to claim back your expenses. Now I see why you call them the *Mob*

mama Charlie, LOL!!!! oh yeah, the Brits are better off, thats why many French company's headquarters and individuals are relocating over the channel. but then again, thats still way too much to pay in taxes

MrBrownJay1:


mama Charlie, LOL!!!! oh yeah, the Brits are better off, thats why many French company's headquarters and individuals are relocating over the channel. but then again, thats still way too much to pay in taxes

I get yah, Oyah come all yeh french people, we dey wait una, but as we don brexit now, the rd go soon close.the Uk tax regim is very pocket friendly.

Greatzeus:

Are you God to think he will never leave the shores of Nigeria?
The writer of this Article made his points from his experience,but you trying to support him,due to your pre wired anger,hatred and aggression towards Nigeria.
You are one arrogant f**k , people like you always end up at the bottom of the ladder at your old age,no matter how far you might have risen in life.

Have you finished?

Poverty motivated sermon

I know you haven't eaten today

Comments here tho

I can see that everyone is just talking about taxes here and there. Specifically talking about the negative side of heavy taxes but no one seem to talk about the usefulness of all these taxes either in Nigeria or Abroad.

For those who have negative grudges about heavy taxes in Abroad as claimed, can you tell us the difference in terms of basic necessity of life enjoyed between Nigeria and Abroad?

For those who like the bribing (deceiving taxes), or those who are faithful in their taxes, are u really seeing the usefulness of those taxes?

Someone should go and find out how much income is generated by "Alta & Beta" and others through taxes, but yet no meaningful impact from those money generated.

Can u imagine they are even inguarating the renovation of five classrooms in a government owned school. Something that suppose to be basic things and we should look forward in achieving greater things with all the contributions by the so call masses.

Stealing is not corruption!!!!

MrBrownJay1:
sadly, as much as many countries in the best are well packaged, they are NO BETTER than Nigeria

What did you say

claremont:


He is right, you know. It seems you are new in the travel section of Nairaland. Mr BrownJay is a well-known globetrotter here, he carries an EU passport. He has been a regular contributor in this section for years. You really need to go through his previous posts before displaying your ignorance.

This is true


However saying western countries are not better than Nigeria is laughable


Maybe to him because he has built a cash buffer for himself, but For the vast majority, Nigeria is HELL!

Whenever I'm in Nigeria, inside the taxi from the airport going home, you will see the frustration and anger in the land, and the helplessness

Hunger has multiplied and begging has tripled.

I get approached by someone EVERYDAY to beg.


It's a very terrible country I tell you.
A terrible and souless country

It's funny how while some others are planning to "go home" I am disconnecting myself gradually from Nigeria


Very interesting I tell you

As much as Nigeria is my country of origin, I don't really feel at home here, probably due to the prevailing mentality and how the country is run


But it's fine

To each his own

At the end of the day, it's happiness and fulfilment we are all looking for, wfich in my case, I cannot find in the shithole.