Tuesdays Budget What do you think is in store.

[Stewie]

Applying for asylum in Ireland is not that easy. You can read the details for yourself (RIS - Refugee Information Service - Asylum Process), but the most important points are:
- You can't be from an EU country.
- If you've ever been in an EU country then they'll send you back there, and there aren't a lot of ways to get to Ireland without passing through an EU country.
- While they're processing your claim you get to live on €19.10 if you're an adult and €9.60 if you're a child, so don't expect to have much money left over for punting.

Yeah but even allowing for that there was nearly 4000 applications in 2007 if you could work for a couple of years and earn 500 euro a week while you were here how many would there be.

[katxxx]

The Government spends 370m on asylum seekers each year most I guess on housing, dozens not far from my abode are freely sub-letting their apartments/houses some new, I've made friends with some THEY TELL ME what they make each week/month- an absolute scandal

I have heard similar strries here in the UK too. Many do it who are on social housing too....

[anitasizzle]

Yeah but even allowing for that there was nearly 4000 applications in 2007 if you could work for a couple of years and earn 500 euro a week while you were here how many would there be.

How much tax revenue would have been generated out of that 500? I'll bet more than the 19.10 spent

[Stewie]

How much tax revenue would have been generated out of that 500? I'll bet more than the 19.10 spent

Your missing the point the Asylum process is not a temporary working visa program if you allow asylum seekers to work while their application is being processed then it would be wide open to abuse to anyone to arrive in this country knowing that they can legally work once they stick in an asylum application.

If 4000 people turned up here knowing the shit that Asylum seekers have to face in this country whilst they await the outcome of the process how many thousands would come if they could work and earn more money than they ever could at home.

Not to mention the effect that it would have wage rates, and living standards not just for Irish people but also for legitimate immigrants.

[Quarterpoundher]

This has absolutly nothing to do with it.Alot of these women are quite intellegent and well capable of making the decision of becoming an escort.The girls are more then aware of the bad side to the buis.I for one dont like seeing some of the stuff that these girls have to put up with in reviews and what some guys expect from them or how they are taken to task for not performing a certian "service", grow the fuck up ffs.As you say,its a nasty job and i agree completly with what these girls are charging.The emotional probs that the busi "can" cause justifies this alone so i am defo not begrudging Kat or anyone else the chance to make decent money from a tough living.I do ,however have hard time believing any escort saying she is paying tax or at least the rate of tax she should be paying.

Westside.

I agree West. I don’t doubt that the vast majority do not pay tax as why the hell run the gauntlet of what can happen and then hand over a percentage of it to the government. I wouldn’t. I was only focusing on whatever few do as two escorts of high standing say that some do but whatever about the law anywhere else in relation to paying tax’s I don’t see how an escort here who wanted to be fully above board can both be transparent with the taxman and not compromise herself.

Here is a simple test and was all I was asking,

Can a tax paying escort claim the VAT back on her hotel room charges?

Yes or no?

[anitasizzle]

Your missing the point the Asylum process is not a temporary working visa program if you allow asylum seekers to work while their application is being processed then it would be wide open to abuse to anyone to arrive in this country knowing that they can legally work once they stick in an asylum application.

If 4000 people turned up here knowing the shit that Asylum seekers have to face in this country whilst they await the outcome of the process how many thousands would come if they could work and earn more money than they ever could at home.

Not to mention the effect that it would have wage rates, and living standards not just for Irish people but also for legitimate immigrants.

You're missing the point. Their doing exactly as you say they might do, might as well make money off of them-the legitmate way-TAXES

[anitasizzle]

Your missing the point the Asylum process is not a temporary working visa program if you allow asylum seekers to work while their application is being processed then it would be wide open to abuse to anyone to arrive in this country knowing that they can legally work once they stick in an asylum application.

If 4000 people turned up here knowing the shit that Asylum seekers have to face in this country whilst they await the outcome of the process how many thousands would come if they could work and earn more money than they ever could at home.

Not to mention the effect that it would have wage rates, and living standards not just for Irish people but also for legitimate immigrants.

You're missing the point. They're doing exactly as you say they might do, might as well make money off of them-the legitmate way-TAXES

[Tommy Singh]

Can a tax paying escort claim the VAT back on her hotel room charges?

Yes or no?

i have absolutly no idea on this,however if there was a secondary source of income say a modelling shoot that requires the escort to use a hotel to stay then yep i cannot see why they couldnt claim this.

One thing with reagrds to some and Kat does fall into this group,is that it would depend on how much they were making on modelling and porn work etc all of which are legal.These could be legally used as a means of paying tax some of which comes from escort work.

Like the guy that went to buy a wig.The shop owner says to him ,this wig is 99.99 including tax and the guy says dont worry about tax,i use glue.

To tax or not to tax,
Westside.

[Smarty]

Just reading the CSO says prices are falling the greatest drop since 1933.

Where are these falling prices ???

I haven't encountered any.

If this is the case another stealth tax announced yesterday.

the fee for the driving test has gone from €39 to €75 thats practically a 100% increase !!!!!

How is that for falling prices.

[BruceAlmighty]

kat is totally correct lots of escorts in uk and ireland do pay tax as you would need to to buy houses obtain mortgages declare an income etc
there are many accountants in uk and ireland who can help in this area just as there are accountants who can advice on limited companies and international tax law also you only need to register for vat if you are reach the vat threshold which is pretty high and is based on profits only not on turnover


yasx

Hi - sorry to be so anal retentive but VAT registration is actually based on turnover, not profits.

Your Geek,
Bruce