RESULT!!!

[Stan_Lite]

When I checked my bank account online at the end of December to check if my salary had been paid, there was a lot more than there should have been. Since I was away (still am), I didn't have access to my payslip so I asked my gorgeous flatmate to scan it and e-mail it to me. It showed that my NI contributions for the entire year (£2086.00) had been refunded. "Ayyup", I thought, "that's not right" so I e-mailed the co-ordinator in Aberdeen and asked him to investigate and find out what the wages people (Active Payroll) intended to do about it before I was tempted to spend it.

I got this e-mail from our finance department today:

You will have noticed that in your December pay that you had a large refund of your National Insurance contributions for 2007/2008.

This is as a result of you earning “substantially” most of your earnings overseas. After a 52 week period we cannot take legally take these contributions if substantially all your earnings are earned overseas.

You can elect to pay minimum Class 2 contributions in UK if you wish, this is I believe £2 per week roughly if you don’t make normal contributions, this will retain benefits such as job seekers etc.

BACK OF THE NET MY SON. :D

I knew there had to be some benefit from working overseas. Because of the way I am paid (flat rate salary plus day rate for days away from home), about two thirds of my wages are earned outside the Uk.

All I need to do now is figure out how I'm going to spend it. I have a few ideas - none of which involves donations to you lot :p

[Haly]

Nice one :D

All I need to do now is figure out how I'm going to spend it. I have a few ideas -
Oooh you could...
none of which involves donations to you lot :p
Oh.....never mind. :p

[Will]

All the yachties used to get all their money tax free the gits (so even a little stewardess earning £25k would be net/gross amount!). It's great that you got it back. I applied to get it back as I was working abroad a lot but I wasn't entitled to it :(

All I can say is, drinks are on you! :D So there is an advantage of working away from it all. At least you get decent weather. :)

[Piggymon]

I could do with some new shoes ;)

Nice little surprise there Stan ! Especially this time of year ! :D

[Dee]

I hate you :p

Good on you though, fancy buying me a new camera? ;)

[lostkat]

Jammy bast!! Nice one though :D

[Justsomebloke]

Nice one Dude, Enjoy :cool:

[Roberta]

More wine, wenches!

[Tak]

You jammy git :p very nice chrimb gift - I have a £100 vets bill if you're feeling generous to animals ;)

Can we expect some whisky threads in the near future?

[Stan_Lite]

Can we expect some whisky threads in the near future?

You posted that just as I was clicking my bookmark to TheDrinkshop.com :o

[Roberta]

I know him so weeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllll!

[Von Smallhausen]

Tax avoiding bloody Jocks !!!!!!!!


:D

[Kell_ee001]

YAY! :D

*plans*

[Dymetrie]

Nice little bonus there lad :)

YAY! :D

*plans*

Looks like it's already been spent though ;D;D;D

[Tak]

Looks like it's already been spent though ;D;D;D

Well there are things like scanning in fees to be paid ;) :p

[Stan_Lite]

Tax avoiding bloody Jocks !!!!!!!!


:D

Poor envious Geordie ;)

Play your cards right, I might buy you a pint - if you get your lazy arse down to Jesmond, like you promised months ago :p

[Von Smallhausen]

Now there's an offer. When you back on land ?

[Stan_Lite]

Now there's an offer. When you back on land ?

I'm back in blighty on Friday and home for the best part of 4 weeks, all being well.

[Von Smallhausen]

Will sort something out. Haven't been to Jesmond since I saw Piggy and Desmo there last year.

[Daz]

**** :D

[Matblack]

Not that its a huge amount but you might want to check the effect on your state pension if this is going to happen more than the odd year

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/PensionsAndRetirement/FinancialPlanningForRetirement/DG_10021384

Upshot is you will need to have paid 30 years NI to get state pension (right now its 44 but its changing in 2010.

MB

[Belmit]

Nice one! :D

[Feek]

Very boiler good boiler Stan, boiler that's boiler definitely boiler one boiler for boiler the boiler win. boiler As boiler for boiler what boiler to boiler spend boiler it boiler on, boiler well boiler I'm boiler not boiler one boiler to boiler make boiler any boiler kind boiler of boiler subliminal boiler suggestions boiler so boiler I'll boiler just boiler go boiler for boiler the boiler obvious.

Drink boiler it!

[BillytheImpaler]

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2766/overclockersukyourbaskeka8.png
;)

You'd still have a bunch left over for whisky and aspirin!

[Kell_ee001]

Play your cards right, I might buy you a pint - if you get your lazy arse down to Jesmond, like you promised months ago :p

Should have kept your mouth shut mate - he promised yesterday he'd pop over soon ;D ;D

[Pumpkinstew]

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2766/overclockersukyourbaskeka8.png
;)

You'd still have a bunch left over for the leccy bill

Fixed;)

Enjoy the windfall/tax dodge, Stan.

[lostkat]

I'm not sure why, but I really think you should give it to Feek for a new boiler. No idea why that idea popped into my head though :huh: :p

[Davey_Pitch]

Nice one Stan, jammy git :p

[Kell_ee001]

I'm not sure why, but I really think you should give it to Feek for a new boiler. No idea why that idea popped into my head though :huh: :p

;D

[Mark]

And if Feek's boiler doesn't suit (no idea where I got that idea from) then there's always paying off my loan. I just need to find £1526. ;)

[Stan_Lite]

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2766/overclockersukyourbaskeka8.png
;)

You'd still have a bunch left over for whisky and aspirin!

Why is that so tempting :o - although, I do think Pumpkinstew's correction is more accurate :D

/Must fight addiction.

Did someone mention something about a boiler? I think the only person in need of a boiler is Feek but he didn't mention it :dunno:

[petemc]

Mighty fine turnip farm you could start up with that.

[Pumpkinstew]

I read Feeks post and inexplicably rang up my mother-in-law.:dunno:

[Stan_Lite]

Mighty fine turnip farm you could start up with that.

Thanks for the advice Baldrick :D

[BBx]

Shoes ASOS £60
Boots Aldos £80
Dress Jane Norman £45

Thanks Mr Stan!!! :D

Heee hee... lucky barstweard!

BB x