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Paying Tradesmen Cash In Hand. People with Money in Hands Ready To Pay for Something Stock Image Image of fundraising While the era of digital money makes cash transactions less frequent and the UK government has expressed concerns about the link between cash, tax evasion and the so-called hidden economy, requests for cash payments are not necessarily for nefarious reasons. Cash in hand means the job doesn't go through the books, no tax is paid and warranty/recourse is at the tradies discretion, officially the job doesn't exist and they where never there.

It seems like this is a very common form of tax evasion, and people know it's a bit naughty (i.e Paying tradesmen cash in hand to avoid tax is "morally wrong", a Treasury minister has said

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READ MORE: How to find a tradesman you can trust and dodge the dodgy builders Are you breaking the law by paying cash in hand, and what are the consequences? If a customer is offered a discount for paying in cash, because the tradesman sees it as a 'win win' for himself and the customer, then of course it's morally wrong. Treasury minister David Gauke calls it "morally wrong" to offer to pay tradesmen in cash in the hope of avoiding tax.

Human Hands Exchanging Money Stock Image Image of profit 56541173. Are you breaking the law by paying cash in hand, and what are the consequences? The position with any trader is that they are responsible for declaring any cash paid work/income received to HMRC. It seems like this is a very common form of tax evasion, and people know it's a bit naughty (i.e

Young Adult Client and Cashier Holding Money in Hands Stock Image Image of background, money. So David Gauke thinks that paying cleaners and tradesmen in cash to get a discount is morally wrong Treasury minister David Gauke calls it "morally wrong" to offer to pay tradesmen in cash in the hope of avoiding tax.