Threshold loophole

[grahamw48]

Clearly you should be assessed on your TOTAL taxable income as is the norm for all government department income/related assessments.

If you are signing on and work a certain number of hours a week, would you expect them to discount your overtime and commission when working out how much to deduct from any benefits ?

As I have stated previously, would the tax man similarly overlook such earnings ?

Of course not !

[lastlid]

Clearly you should be assessed on your TOTAL taxable income as is the norm for all government department income/related assessments.

If you are signing on and work a certain number of hours a week, would you expect them to discount your overtime and commission when working out how much to deduct from any benefits ?

As I have stated previously, would the tax man similarly overlook such earnings ?

Of course not !

You are right. I agree. But I suppose that it could be said that the taxman taxes you on what you have already earnt. Whereas the UKBA issue a spouse visa on what your sponsor is likely to earn in the future - as in ability to support the applicant without recourse to public funds. They would probably put it that way?