{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/39682.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":39682,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Stop \"Consultant\" Tax Avoidance","background":null,"additional_details":"There is a trend in recent years for those incertain professions, particularly I.T., to set themselves up as a ltd company to minimise the tax they pay. Anecdotally I hear of people paying themselves a minimum wage salary, with a large company dividend paid at a significantly lower taxation rate then the norm.\r\nIn addition, rents etc can be paid against tax, therefore reducing tax paid further.\r\nPersonally, I find this disgusting and think it should be stopped ","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":5,"created_at":"2012-10-03T12:17:16.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:28.896Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-10-04T08:03:17.000Z","closed_at":"2013-10-04T08:03:17.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-03T12:17:16.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}