Tax Evasion

[dfox77]

Should I report my neighbour to the inland revenue. He is running a car spraying / bodywork buisness from the garage in his garden weekday evenings and weekends. He probably has between 3 - 6 cars a week in. He must be doing it cash in hand as he should not be doing this from a resedential location should he? what are everyone's thoughts?

[Ethel]

You don't know that he is not declaring his income.

First step - inform the council and see what they say about use of property.

[gammaray]

The revenue are currently running adverts with a phone number to report people who are not registered for tax. You can give details without having to leave your name or phone number. If he is not registered for tax the revenue will do the rest. If he is, no harm done.

You could prevent him form spraying cars in his garage by contacting environmental health. Cellulose in spray paint is a carcinogen, not the sort of thing you want continuously floating around a residential area.

[WendyS]

He could be above board and declaring the income to the Revenue, but if he's not I'm sure they will be delighted to follow through. As regards performing the activity in his garage, if he IS operating a business from home he should have received permission from the local council and I imagine an activity of this kind would have needed some kind of Environment Health permission in view of the poisonous fumes in the paint spraying operation. I'd check with them anyway. They will follow up anonymously if there is an issue.

[Gef]

Plants are made from cellulose. It is not a carcinogen.

[lafrancaise]

I'd say, what a person does or doesn't do isn't for us to judge and I certainly wouldn't get a neighbour in bother with the inland revenue.. However, inhaling paint gases is a health hasard for you and others about so why not pop an anonomous letter through his letter box saying if his activity doesn't stop you'll contact the health services.

[gammaray]

It's a compound of cellulose Gef, and it IS a carginogen. it also causes emphacema. Look it up sport!

[themas]

There are serious health and safety issues here. How much cellulose paint is he storing? It is flammable - there could be a fire (maybe an explosion if he stores a lot of it), quite apart from health hazards from breathing it in. Whatever you do about the tax issue, you really should inform Environmental Health. If nothing is then done, involve your local Councillor.