Paying tax in Ireland as an escort...

[Rachel Divine]

Lol I can see it already! You never know if the new laws come in there will be a lot more therapists and a lot less escorts!

And we ll see a raise price ... lets pray for it babe

[Ebony Amber]

Why the Brazilian girls would pay tax in Ireland when the UK escorts pay tax ( if they do) in England?!

Stop with your generalisations. I know UK escorts that pay taxes in Ireland as it is their home.

This is about the fact that it is legal to pay tax as an escort and the ways of paying without even saying you're an escort.

And we ll see a raise price ... lets pray for it babe

I don't think we will actually and I don't do prayers.

[n73]

I am curious as to why people say escorts cannot pay tax. Not as to why they choose not too. If you choose not Rachel to that is your issue and one I personally would not make public.

I have to agree Amber, as a tax payer it's very annoying to hear people saying that they "can't" pay tax but I have to accept that some of them actually can't. What I do find more annoying is escorts who choose not to, in all the years I'm punting I've met two that have mentioned paying tax, yourself being one, all the others have just brushed the conversation under the carpet or laughed when it came up.

[jayf1]

Yes your bad indeed. I have NEVER said that so perhaps you should either quote me or take back what you have said.

I think it is quite clear to everyone that knows me that I am against the Swedish model.

if i'm right i seem to remember amber being one of the first escorts to stand up publicly against it at some sort of meeting about this.

[Naughtynatalie]

Next thing will be clients asking for receipts and claiming for expenses.

Mind you, just thinking about claiming the VAT back.... Hmmmm . This might catch on !!!!!

When I used to work in hostess clubs in London, clients would get inflated receipts from the club for drinks/food and claim as expenses under 'entertaining clients'

They were certainly 'entertained'


& for the record I am self employed and have been paying tax for years.

[Ebony Amber]

When I used to work in hostess clubs in London, clients would get inflated receipts from the club for drinks/food and claim as expenses under 'entertaining clients'

They were certainly 'entertained'

Mirandas and The Gaslight Those receipts were hilarious.

[n73]

Why the Brazilian girls would pay tax in Ireland when the UK escorts pay tax ( if they do) in England?!

Because most of those English girls are touring and spend over a certain amount of time in the UK and are therefor classed as UK residents and must pay their tax there, most of the Brazilian girls would be classed as resident in Ireland under their student visas and must conduct their tax affairs here, that's my under standing of it anyway.

[Dohnut Boy]

You'd wonder if the Dail would be more interested in not legislating if they would lose revenue from those escorts that paid tax? Sounds simplistic, but at the moment the escort trade is under the radar in revenue terms, if taxes were paid perhaps this attitude would change. After all Ruhama are spending tax payers money with their claims and campaigns.

Plus if you were registered for tax then certain business items, as Amber mentioned condoms would be tax deductible - as would rent and other outgoings.

Just a thought.

[Naughtynatalie]

Mirandas and The Gaslight Those receipts were hilarious.

Stork club and Crazy Horse those were the days

[Ebony Amber]

You'd wonder if the Dail would be more interested in not legislating if they would lose revenue from those escorts that paid tax? Sounds simplistic, but at the moment the escort trade is under the radar in revenue terms, if taxes were paid perhaps this attitude would change. After all Ruhama are spending tax payers money with their claims and campaigns.

Plus if you were registered for tax then certain business items, as Amber mentioned condoms would be tax deductible - as would rent and other outgoings.

Just a thought.

That's the thing, I reckon if they said yup it's all illegal they would see a lot more tax money. Because currently there are of course many ladies like Rachel. Ladies that are refusing to pay tax as they don't feel their job is legal enough so won't pay. Which is illegal but their prerogative of course. But I reckon if the government said we will de criminalise all aspects of sex work then lots more ladies will feel happy to pay.