tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post7789380682290297020..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-30081883754273145442008-06-27T15:36:00.000+01:002008-06-27T15:36:00.000+01:00Swainson - you're right about the potential for ca...Swainson - you're right about the potential for capital gains tax, and the need to consult a professional!<BR/><BR/>I've engaged an accountant specialising in this area so we'll see what transpires...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-50839071050436980222008-06-26T20:33:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:33:00.000+01:00I'm self employed and you have to watch out on cla...I'm self employed and you have to watch out on claiming for working at home as an expense because IR will want tax if you sell your house as capital gains.<BR/><BR/>If in doubt get an accountant who specialises in your field, they know what you should be claiming or not.Swainsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868686527341125913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-91619578340183550572008-06-26T00:35:00.000+01:002008-06-26T00:35:00.000+01:00Based on past experience, it will be a miracle if ...Based on past experience, it will be a miracle if your book arrives over here by the pub date (though it <I>has</I> happened...).<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear that Munchie is an All-American kid, though.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-39346517101945840012008-06-25T09:00:00.000+01:002008-06-25T09:00:00.000+01:00I am sure the book will be equally enjoyable for b...I am sure the book will be equally enjoyable for birthday-celebrating Munchies and firecracking rebels alike...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-26382610949930935192008-06-24T19:48:00.000+01:002008-06-24T19:48:00.000+01:00Hey, yes - 4 July is my Munchie's birthday! Maybe ...Hey, yes - 4 July is my Munchie's birthday! Maybe I should buy her a copy.<BR/><BR/>I have a long history of buying people presents that I actually want. I once bought my dad a Rick Astley album.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-32443894491297057872008-06-24T18:58:00.000+01:002008-06-24T18:58:00.000+01:00Thanks for the link. Fascinating to read how the t...Thanks for the link. Fascinating to read how the tax authorities approach such things. I'll run my next book through their evaluation of creative and artistic merit before I submit it.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I notice your publication date is US Independence Day. Wish my pub date had been greeted with coast-to-coast fireworks...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-25445465941862218742008-06-24T08:07:00.000+01:002008-06-24T08:07:00.000+01:00Akasha, I remember reading Jamaica Inn when I was ...Akasha, I remember reading Jamaica Inn when I was in the sixth form and describing it as "turgid melodrama". Unsurprisingly I've never re-read it... <BR/><BR/>I've always found her work variable in quality: The House on the Strand is another good one, and her short stories are always interesting.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-35113975311022209092008-06-23T19:55:00.000+01:002008-06-23T19:55:00.000+01:00Hi Tim. thanks for visiting me on the Darkside!You...Hi Tim. thanks for visiting me on the Darkside!<BR/><BR/>You are right about My Cousin Rachel. <BR/>I love Rebecca, but I do think My Cousin Rachel beats it. I'm going to read Jamica Inn next...it's a book I've always meant to read, but never got round to. :)Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-9806421343223716682008-06-23T19:39:00.000+01:002008-06-23T19:39:00.000+01:00David, in answer to your question - in certain cir...David, in answer to your question - in certain circumstances, yes: the so-called "U2 Law":<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6dd9apTim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-63511702257167531622008-06-23T19:05:00.000+01:002008-06-23T19:05:00.000+01:00Since my first checks arrived this year, I don't h...Since my first checks arrived this year, I don't have to worry about this until 2009. But since I make a living as a freelance consultant, it's going to just be more of the same...<BR/><BR/>Is it true that writers live tax-free in Ireland?David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-1656728123636760732008-06-23T14:16:00.000+01:002008-06-23T14:16:00.000+01:00Thanks for this, Tim. It's reminded me that, altho...Thanks for this, Tim. It's reminded me that, although the OH has done my tax for the last few years, we had decided that we needed to get an accountant who knew all the authors' wrinkles to do it once I start getting paid. Which should be September...<BR/>Hope you're getting excited about the launch of TDOTN?Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.com