This BBC Learning English article sheds some light on this issue.
Thanks to Jacqui Birnie for providing the link.
Friday, 31 July 2009
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Senioren fit am Steuer
Not directly translation related, but here is part of a message I just sent to my brother, with "süddeutsche Reisegruppe" referring to my mother and her cousin:
Anbei die Titelseite der aktuellen VDI-Nachrichten mit einem Leitartikel, der insbesondere für die süddeutsche Reisegruppe von Interesse sein dürfte, aber auch für Zeitgenossen mit Midlife Crisis-Risko interessant sein dürfte.
Anbei die Titelseite der aktuellen VDI-Nachrichten mit einem Leitartikel, der insbesondere für die süddeutsche Reisegruppe von Interesse sein dürfte, aber auch für Zeitgenossen mit Midlife Crisis-Risko interessant sein dürfte.
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Tool Kit Newsletter
The 144th edition of the Tool Kit newsletter arrived today - interesting and useful as ever.
Friday, 10 July 2009
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Paying tax by direct debit
Having recently discovered that one can set up a direct debit with HMRC I did this right away, (perhaps somewhat naively) assuming that I would no longer have to worry about/bother with six-monthly payments.
However, as it turns out, the six-monthly payment liability doesn't go away (although the amount to pay is reduced by whatever DD payments have been made in the preceding months).
Sorry if this is obvious to others - it wasn't to me until I spoke to HMRC this afternoon.
On further reflection, their so-called Direct Debit is in fact more like a Standing Order (they also refer to it as budget payment plan), i.e. the tax payer specifies the amount he or she intends to pay.
Why they call it Direct Debit is a mystery.
However, as it turns out, the six-monthly payment liability doesn't go away (although the amount to pay is reduced by whatever DD payments have been made in the preceding months).
Sorry if this is obvious to others - it wasn't to me until I spoke to HMRC this afternoon.
On further reflection, their so-called Direct Debit is in fact more like a Standing Order (they also refer to it as budget payment plan), i.e. the tax payer specifies the amount he or she intends to pay.
Why they call it Direct Debit is a mystery.
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