I think that 8 out of 10 cats episode saved him. Everyone had a go, he was figuratively put in the stocks and they all threw their verbal rotten tomatoes and had a good laugh. Everyone got it out of their system and he took it like a champ and came off looking likeable

@mhl8396

4 ай бұрын

Micky Flanigan was the only one who appeared to be enjoying it in a nasty way in that episode

@jamesrowden303

4 ай бұрын

He didn't do what most do in his position, which is to say "I'm sorry if it looks like I was taking advantage...". This is the way most people in the public eye apologise, by turning it back on everyone else. He said"I did it, I don't do it now, sorry." Which is enough. Then PM Cameron piled on while not apologising himself for his own tax avoiding trusts etc, which was far more odious.

@smoking_monk3257

4 ай бұрын

It was brutal and he took it like a champ at least publicly. No bs excuses just admitted it and took a very public and very appropriate flogging. I still love watching them, it was straight up savage. Jimmy is a fantastic comic and I'm glad he didn't run and hide so we can still enjoy him.

@sblack48

4 ай бұрын

@@smoking_monk3257 Comedian S still tease him and he has been very forthright about it in interviews and in his books so I think his public reaction and private reaction are the same. It’s not a front.

@WrekuiemForAMeme

4 ай бұрын

Shame the same forgiveness wasn't applied to Angus Deaton after his stuff. He did the HIGNFY episode and got roasted but the beeb dropped him anyway.

The 8 out of 10 cats episode after the tax scandal was possibly the best thing Jimmy could have done. He didn’t hide, he stepped up, took all the hits, ate a load of humble pie and came out of it with great credit. I think Sean Lock and Micky Flanagan were fantastic in that episode. It was obvious away from the camera they are all great friends and they wanted to support him by mercilessly taking the piss out of him. if anything they helped Jimmy with his public likability profile.

@andrewharrison7767

4 ай бұрын

he fronted up before then to the most relevant people here - the fans who pay their money to see him; he was on stage 2 days later & talked directly to them without bullshitting them, unlike the pig fucker Cameron, whose moral outrage vanished in 2016, when it emerged his own father did exactly the same thing!

@alexday5892

4 ай бұрын

Spot on. It’s a great depth of his character to be able to handle the short term barrage knowing that his mates are behind him. I reckon a more guilty person would have totally disappeared but Jimmy always admitted that he made some bad decisions and those were just trusting someone who had financial qualifications and presented as legit. Took it on the chin and managed to come out the other side with a lot more respect than others who get caught in the wrong.

@mattgreene01

4 ай бұрын

It was exemplary damage control. He didn’t do what everyone else does - try to hide, to soften the blow, to go ‘me, yes, but what about other guys?’. He went out there, knew he messed up, got rightly roasted for it and made it cleansing enough that everyone, him included, could just move on.

@RevealedFilms

4 ай бұрын

@@mattgreene01didn’t mess up as far as I’m concerned. Tax is all a load of nonsense.

@kierankelly4571

3 ай бұрын

Eq

I genuinely wish Jimmy had been able to go on the offensive on this one-- It's not that he broke the law, it's that he (legally) avoided paying some tax by taking advantage of a tax loophole. In the US, that's expected. My response to David Cameron would have started with, "Well, if you don't like people taking advantage of the loophole-- CHANGE THE LAW. That's YOUR JOB, literally!!". And then you find out that Cameron didn't pay inheritance tax on his father's estate-- because it was offshore. What. An. Effing. Hypocrite.

@TrophyGuide101

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would have liked Jimmy to say "Yeah I did it and would do it again, anyone who isn't doing it is an idiot". He certainly doesn't regret doing it because he now thinks it's wrong, he regrets doing it because of the backlash. The general public are, to be brutally honest, stupid and they can easily be manipulated into hating someone if it's framed the right way (Rich guy not paying taxes like the rest of us) so he just played it smart to save his career. People should be asking why they continue paying more and more in taxes and getting less in return, they should be angry at the state for shafting them, not at their fellow private citizens who are avoiding some of the shafting.

@137Furon

4 ай бұрын

The issue was jimmy at the time was on a show criticising people doing these tax loopholes and taking a moral position.

@raywellington7048

4 ай бұрын

@@137Furoni thought it was all jokes, like all of his shows

@ronnieince4568

3 ай бұрын

Read law on the matter -it specifically says nobody has a legal or moral obligation to.pay more in tax than the law requires -Ayrshire Motor Traction v Inland Revenue 1929 which us the specific legal ruling.

@aidan6029

2 ай бұрын

I would have had a lot more respect for him if he did that. I've always like Jimmy Carr, and have seen him live. I really lost some respect for him for caving to the mob.

That comparison of depression being like having no appetite for life, even though you're favourite "food" is right in front of you, but no matter what you can't eat it, is very spot on. Thank you for that Mr. Carr.

@StimParavane

19 күн бұрын

Clinical depression is a lot worse than that.

@_SIRENITY_

17 күн бұрын

@@StimParavaneHere… have an award for for the competition you thought you were in 🥇

@StimParavane

17 күн бұрын

@@_SIRENITY_ wow. What a legend you are...in your own mind.

@Originallewisedwards

16 күн бұрын

Hahahahahhaha

My biggest gripe with the whole tax story was Jimmy getting a grilling from David Cameron, whilst he defended Gary Barlow for similar tax dodging escapades.

@chrisparti

Ай бұрын

and then the Panama papers revealed that Cameron was avoiding tax in the UK by having millions stashed in an off-shore bank account. I also recall that the queen had £10 million stashed there too

@luisthoppil6163

14 күн бұрын

@@chrisparti Not to mention wasn’t it sort of David Cameron’s job to close these loopholes. Maybe, just maybe, he wasn’t interested in doing any such thing to protect his own business interests and those of the cronies in parliament. And maybe, just maybe, it was a cynical attempt to scape goat someone instead of actually fixing a system that many capital owners abuse?

@gefaehrlich

14 күн бұрын

Aren't 10 million supposed to be absolute peanuts to a queen haha ​@@chrisparti

@JusAnIdea

14 күн бұрын

​@luisthoppil6163 100% The whole Jimmy Carr scandal was a symptom of a wider cultural issue of the wealth divide - not the issue in and of itself

@chrisparti

13 күн бұрын

@@gefaehrlich Of course £10 million is nothing to the monarchy, this was just one offshore bank that was hacked, there are tens of thousands of other off shore banks offering tax evasion, so who knows how many millions they have stashed in accounts around the world... Don't you think it stinks when the monarch of the country is fiddling paying tax?

The real scandal is that this tax loophole still exists and is being used by many in the entertainment and football world.

@twindigo

3 ай бұрын

The real scandal is this is government backed and legal. Pure fuckery of the our shit government’s

@sblack48

2 ай бұрын

And politicians- david cameron amongst them, ironically

@RyTrapp0

2 ай бұрын

...or by their accountants.

@sorrystilltrying5062

2 ай бұрын

i think the real scandal is that you have no influece on how your taxes get spend.

@harrywatson2694

Ай бұрын

if its available i dont see why people care about him evading taxes

the man behind the entertainer. Nice to see the real person being brave enough to talk about his personal struggles. Thanks Jimmy.

@aaanders

9 күн бұрын

Its a bit silly playing it like "i had no idea this was wrong.". The naive individual he most definetly is not.

@greaves1178

8 күн бұрын

Ironically Jimmy Carr no longer looks like the real person!

David Cameron castigated Jimmy in parliament whilst still supporting and bestowing honours on Gary Barlow who is a serial tax evader.

@bararobberbaron859

3 ай бұрын

And lets not forget David Cameron was a taxdodger himself.

He is ssssooo spot on about the first time you experience a panic attack, you do think it will be forever. It won't be, if you talk to someone and get help.

@JustAnotherPerson4U

3 ай бұрын

I remember mine. It was the sensation of finding it really hard to just breathe. Like there was a gigantic weight on my chest that I couldn't shove off no matter how much I tried.

I dont blame him. Blame the people who made the loopholes. If someone told you you could pay less tax would you still pay it all.

@dannytheh3ro

Жыл бұрын

Happened to me recently, received about 8k on back tax and the company that sorted it for me got 3.5k. I now owe HMRC 17k for the tax plus interest. Normal bloke, working a normal job and the company aren't really liable. My only course of action would be to take them to court, which I simply can't afford.

@ingloriousdonk

Жыл бұрын

@@dannytheh3ro I did that also. Didn't get anywhere near that much tho. I had to pay about 1000 back because they altered my tax code and left me having to fill in self assessment forms. Not knowing what they claimed for left me right in the shit. Not 17k tho. Good luck

@dannytheh3ro

Жыл бұрын

@@ingloriousdonk It totally suck pal. Worst thing about it is I knew it was wrong but went along with it, so it really is my own fault. Got it in hand though.

@aidangriffiths5075

7 ай бұрын

Loophole is just another word for tax law 😂

@iangascoigne8231

4 ай бұрын

@@ingloriousdonkNo one made Jimmy Carr do it.

It's weird how Jimmy Carr got into all this hot water about this... But yet our PM and his wife still trading with Russia - which is against the law - or David Cameron's off-shore tax haven, or Nadine Dorries 2nd home expense claim, or Jacob Rees-Mogg not paying any income-tax for 3 years or... (ad nauseum) is just brushed off

@Ben-fk9ey

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. Let's not even get into the PPE scandals during COVID where they gave all their friends billions. My tinfoil theory is they started digging this hole of corruption, lies and misconduct and thought that if they dug deep enough the next government would never be able to find the bottom of it.

@AidanMillward

4 ай бұрын

Or Gary Barlow using the same tax avoidance schemes, being named as using one yet getting essentially a free pass while Jimmy was labelled tax dodging scum.

As controversial as Jimmy Carr has been, these words really resonate with me as someone who has depressive episodes and panic attacks from time to time. The way he's worded it is exactly how you feel and how it can feel to cope with these things. Appreciate the words of wisdom.

@MrNikolidas

4 ай бұрын

I can't speak for those with depression, but I can definitely say that panic attacks are a spectrum and can manifest in different ways at different times for different people. Mine can range from yours and Jimmy's, relatively mild, to the medical-textbook description of a heart attack. I don't mean to overrule your feelings, just adding an addendum to "it's exactly how you feel".

@Krilium

3 ай бұрын

Same here, I’ve been fully agoraphobic for 7 years now, can’t leave my house - but when he said he was “keeping his meds on him like a talisman”, it reminded me of before it started and it was panic attacks all the time in public. If I had my meds on me, chances are I’ll not need them. But if I didn’t have the meds on me, I’d need them.

@jonnypostill1167

3 ай бұрын

The 😊

His description of anxiety hits the nail on the head. It resonated so much with my experience 😢

End of the day, he employed someone to take control of his obscene finances and they screwed him over.. He took it on the chin and took the criticism well. Solid bloke

@RevealedFilms

4 ай бұрын

I’m sure your finances are ‘obscene’ to someone in the third world. Don’t be jealous.

@lloydnyako6060

4 ай бұрын

@@RevealedFilmsin his own words, they were basically obscene. Has nothing to do with anyone being jealous

@spudster8887

4 ай бұрын

They likely didn't screw him over tho, tax avoidance isn't illegal.

@Billywoo12

4 ай бұрын

@@spudster8887tax avoidance/evasion is illegal. Being tax efficient isn’t. 😅

@spudster8887

4 ай бұрын

@@Billywoo12 I'm a tax accountant, and i think you'll find avoidance is legal, evasion is illegal. Some argue avoidance is immoral, but the law as we all know doesn't give a toss about morals.

He is genuinely remorseful, and I do believe he is a decent guy. The episode where he sat back and took the savage jokes on that famous episode told me he genuinely made an error in judgement, and that he is man enough to admit it. I liked him before the scandal, I like him more after 🤷‍♂️

@solitary-sun

4 ай бұрын

I always thought he had a heart when I saw him getting emotional on celebrity catchphrase for winning money for charity. So many celebrities act like they are having a day out but Jimmy had fun and took it seriously.

@jsb89

3 ай бұрын

He’s not really though is he? Downplays it as all in his accountants hands, compares it to things like ISA accounts, all the while flipping it so that he’s the victim… then kind of holds his hands up to a tiny bit of it.

@X420Niko

3 ай бұрын

He is just the fall guy to cover the fact the they were ALL doing it. So of course they made him out to be a decent fellow so he doesnt get cancelled and they can have their carry on. All this talk of mental health is BS, the guy isnt medicated because he isnt affected, just taking one for the team and laughing it off in your faces.@@jsb89

@Cheddz67

3 ай бұрын

​@jsb89 well nobody gives a shit. You are here crying about Jimmy Carr when there are multiple multi million pound companies who are 20× worse than this and many billionaires who do a lot worse

@pf7746

22 күн бұрын

@@Cheddz67 Just because billionaires do a lot worse, doesn't mean @jsb89 is wrong. If that had been me, as soon as the word "aggressive" came out of the accountant's mouth in relation to tax, I'd have been out. Jimmy is an interesting and very intelligent man - and I think his excuses on this point don't really wash. Although I am sympathetic about the hypocrisy of the backlash.

This man absolutely saved me from my depression. He was all I'd watch because he is so fucking real. Such a fucking inspiration ❤

I suspect this is exactly how tax loopholes are intended to work. They're so inscrutably complicated that the government can just pick and choose who gets away with it (their mates and donors) and who gets audited or shamed (their opponents).

@ryanf6530

4 ай бұрын

Even if that's true, people don't go through complicated tax loopholes by accident. So those who do get leaked to the media can't really blame anybody else.

@itwoznotme

4 ай бұрын

bingo

@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69

3 ай бұрын

Exacatamundo

Sean Lock was absolutely magical in that episode. It’s a real skill to dig at someone but not come across as cruel or wanting to hurt them. Something British humour lends itself to a lot. You could tell Sean was close to Jimmy but also wanted to make sure he realised what he’d done was wrong, and make fun of it to help him get through it. He was a master and sadly missed.

David Cameron should make a public apology to Jimmy Carr for the disgusting way he treated him

@MrTravbad

5 ай бұрын

thats the part that i found funny ... the Tory party telling someone what they did was morally wrong ... oh the irony

@TequilaToothpick

4 ай бұрын

Especially since Cameron's own family has money offshore. The only reason Cameron attacked Jimmy and not Take That was because Jimmy made his about the government and Barlow is a Tory

@user-mt6hr4qf9n

4 ай бұрын

@@TequilaToothpick Sure but that doesn't alter the fact that Jimmy Carr should pay his tax. Of course Cameron is a hypocrite - this isn't news to anyone. But tax avoidance is massively right wing and when you make your living lampooning politicians I think Carr is a legitimate target for scrutiny.

@andybrice2711

4 ай бұрын

​@@TequilaToothpick Exactly. I suspect that's how the loopholes are designed. They're inscrutably complicated so the government can just pick-and-choose who pays tax.

@jordizee

4 ай бұрын

Yeah i remember labour and tony blair saying he'd get rid of the loopholes...vote labour...stay poor.

What was reprehensible was Cameron going on about it but when it came to his mate Gary Barlow doing the same thing, the silence was deafening.

@AdamJones381

4 ай бұрын

What was more interesting was when Cameron's father had a trust that was avoiding tax, Carr on 8 out of 10 Cats didn't lay into him. I thought that was classy!

@johnstirling6597

4 ай бұрын

and then there is Michelle Mone and her 60 million pounds💩💩

@andrewharrison7767

4 ай бұрын

​@@AdamJones381Jimmy also didn't fuck a pig (to quote his shows) lol

@JK-hu4lu

3 ай бұрын

Gary was on the front page of every newspaper, and as he's not as cool as Jimmy is to his audience, Gary got a lot more abuse on social media etc. Messi has had loads of tax issues. Realistically these guys earn an absolute fortune and get advised legal ways to earn more. They aren't accountants, they've made mistakes in the public eye and should be able to move on from it without everyone bringing it up every second

@iangascoigne8231

3 ай бұрын

@@JK-hu4lu I don’t think so. He didn’t get as much stick as Carr. And Barlow didn’t have the Prime Minister castigating him either did he? Why was that? Because Barlow stood on an Election platform with Cameron persuading people to vote Tory, knowing if the Tories won his taxes would go down, yet that still wasn’t enough. That “mistake” meant everyone else, especially the poorest people had to pay more tax than they needed to. If you’re happy with that that’s up to you.

I started getting anxiety attacks before I got divorced, on top of depression, knowing that helps, talking about it with the right people helps, my cure was getting divorced, not felt like that since

His mistake was apologising. He did nothing illegal. He should have sued HMRC for the leak and also sued the politicians who discussed his personal finances and he should have dragged all of their finances into the discussion.

@sblack48

2 ай бұрын

No that would have made too many enemies. He would have lost his hosting gigs. What he did minimized the damage.

I think this is one of the best interviews. Thanks for the honesty. Thanks for sharing.

Just to correct the record from the outset, an ISA is NOT a tax avoidance scheme. This is fundamentally incorrect. An ISA is a form of tax planning and the two are very different. Planning involves using reliefs in the way they were intended and avoidance is exactly the opposite.

I’ve read so many memoirs and autobiographies and Jimmys is one of the best. It was 10/10, a surprisingly deep yet hilarious, open, engaging and enjoyable read. I’d highly recommend the audiobook

Wow. What an honest open version of Jimmy. Thank you. ❤ it’s so cathartic to see the man behind the humour. Love you Jim.

I am a Jimmy Carr fan, to a certain degree. I like seeing him on QI, and a few other shows here and there, but I'm not a fan of his Stand Up shows. Just not my style. I do like seeing him doing interviews like this. He relatable and vulnerable, and expresses himself with sincerity. What got me in this interview (tugged at my heartstrings) was his use of the phrase 'This too shall pass'. In some of my dark times earlier in life my Mom would use that very phrase in a tone of voice that was instantly calming and reassuring. When she said it the weight of the world was lifted somewhat and the proverbial 'light at the end of the tunnel' began to shine. The way Jimmy said it here, in that similar tone, reminded me of that light once again. Mom passed away March 8th, 2023. I thought I would always miss that comforting tone. Thanks Jimmy for bringing it back to me for a bit.

@IDontCare2DoYou

15 күн бұрын

Ha I’m the exact reverse. I like his stand up.

Hate him comparing these schemes to an ordinary person having an ISA. Such a misrepresentation.

@mattoniy2840

9 күн бұрын

But he’s completely correct.. you’re attaching emotion to that but he’s trying to describe the way these schemes work.

I believe in particular that anxiety is getting the better of us through entirely different means these days. Anxiety probably helped us build walls and great shelter to fend of lions and foes. But these days I've had times were an email notification basically feels like a stab through the heart. Not the best analogy in terms of severeness, but with the modern tech it's almost as if you are in the trenches and constantly being shelled. Regardless of time of day. It of course depends on what sort of job you have, and also how you setup those notifications.

@Paul_G.

4 ай бұрын

Good point. I got a new phone recently and decided to change the notification sounds to things that make me smile, which definitely helped to reduce that jolt of adrenalin I used to get on hearing their predecessors. I'd just turn them off, but there are times when you can't just ignore them, sadly!

@BlackLines

3 ай бұрын

I turn notifications off for precisely this reason. I'll get to stuff when I can - I don't need stuff coming to me while I'm doing something else. Worst idea ever.

He tells a story about how James Cordon called from the US during the worst of this just to ask if he’s OK. And then called the next day, and the next. This says so much about both men.

Thank you for bringing men's truths into the light love your shows and love Jimmy of course

Let’s be honest, if I came to any person saying shit about him paying less tax and said to them “do you want to pay less tax and keep more of what you earned”, no one in their right mind would say “actually no I think ill continue taking home less money for myself thanks”.

@stone5against1

4 ай бұрын

Yeah really, and he asked them if it was legal and they said it was, he had no reason not to believe them

@bararobberbaron859

3 ай бұрын

That, and wasn't he making like 20 million a year or something? So even paying 1% tax means he was forfeiting 200k to the taxman, which is more than 99% of the citizens did probably.

@permiek

Ай бұрын

@@bararobberbaron859 irrelevant, he (and all rich people) should have to pay the same percentage regular punters have to pay

Having suffered with anxiety and panic attacks for many years, his description of it is spot on. Had a real bad one in the Trafford Centre about 3 years ago with my missus, luckily she's a nurse. I just stopped in my tracks, she said afterwards she thought I'd broke one of her fingers I was holding on that tight, she said she the look in my eyes was of sheer terror. I just desperately wanted my feet to start working so I could GTFO. Probably done in 20-30 seconds but felt like 25 mins to me. Silently screaming at your own brain to please just start working so you can breathe is no fucking joke, I'm a 44 year old builder.

This is an amazing interview. On several occasions, I've been really impressed by the breadth and depth of his knowledge, and now of his perspective on mental health. Funny guy, but there's a lot of depth. Props to him for handling this topic seriously.

I applaud him for not paying tax. In fact - people should avoid paying taxes. Our health system and energy sucks, roads suck, legal systems don’t work, neither do our education systems or transport systems and public servants are serious over paid for being corrupt. Yet we are being taxed at higher and higher rates for terrible results. And corrupt politicians make stupid decisions that we have to further pay for. Why would you want to contribute financially to this system. I do my best to pay as little tax as possible - legal is a point of view

I didn't know anything about this, but Jimmy, you are absolutely one of my favorite entertainers, and it's good to see a video where your nature is coming through. I wish you the best, and I do not consider myself a 'fair-weather fan', as you say 'this too shall pass'

his description of depression is the most accurate articulation of how I feel when I get into a depressive cycle. Wow.

First time you have a panic attack you think it's a heart attack, unless maybe you've had a heart attack already and have something to measure it against.

Gee it was well handled. I’m glad you learnt some stuff and shared it.

Well done, this is the most ernest I've ever seen Jimmy. 👏

“Anxiety is the flip Side of creativity” “all we have is talking therapy” I used to believe similar things. And although therapy helps for the moment, anxiety and depression builds back up so you have to keep talking. I was in therapy for 20 years, alcoholic for 15 years, drug addict… then i discovered microdosing magic mushrooms. After 4 x microdoses over just 2 weeks, I was literally cured. I haven’t had any anxiety or any depression since. If you suffer too, just know you can do the same

Lots of celebrities have had tax problems. No shame there.

@Tom-jg2ss

2 ай бұрын

It is when they're hypocritical always preaching socialist views to other people

So frustrating when the just as guilty (David Cameron's family and self) attack others so publicly whilst hiding their own acts. So impressed how Jimmy has taken things as they are and done his best to balance and accept bad choices. Non minimising.

One piece of advice I was given a few years ago “dress for the job you want, not the one you have” and that has stuck with me because it’s very true

I have been diagnosed with PTSD following 41 years of a congenital heart condition, and in particular my 6th major operation that was akin to a transplant, and took place in September 2021 - no psychologist quite knew where to categorise me. If you have a trauma incident, you can avoid re traumatising and triggering to some extent re going on stage, going in a car if a car accident. But yes, depression, anxiety & panic attacks cripple you - my wife had to scrape me off the chair; it’s outer body; it’s motor function gone… I’m on citalopram

He didn't actually knowingly do anything wrong. He trusted someone to advise him and made a choice most of us probably would too. Differences were that he's famous, it was a lot money and it was public.

@Torauth

4 ай бұрын

This is my opinion on it too - if I was rich enough to have an accountant and they offered me a legal loophole, then I would jump for it, as I imagine 95% of people would. That, and people like David Cameron throwing their hypocrisy around can f*** right off with inheriting his own dad's Panama offshore trust.

Fair weather friends… I hear you Jimmy.

A lot has happened to jimmy in the space of a few years, his good friend Sean Lock died of cancer in the prime of his life, he had a son and has tried to keep very private with that, and he’s had the tax issue. I’m not sure how close he is with Rhod Gilbert but that’s another cancer patient friend. I know we all think ah he’s a famous wealthy person, he’s ok, but he’s human.

Thought provoking, makes me want to donate more to those in need.

'This too shall pass' human experiences we have to go thru. Once the entire episode is over did you not wanna call it quits and settle down and enjoy the balance of your life.

Very good description of depression in there too. Thanks Jimmy

I still think that Ken Dodd had the best reply in court - - "The bill was from the Inland Revenue and I live by the sea!"

Tried to understand if UK government made K2 scheme ilegal or not after Jimmy's Scandal. GPT: As of my last update, the specific legal status of the K2 tax scheme in the UK as of 2024 wasn't definitively clear Am I understanding correctly that government did a lot of stuff to make it look like law is fixed but it's not?

Panic attacks are horrible. I have had them all my life. The secret is to accept that they will pass. At work I used to go to the loo and sit in a cubicle until it passed. It's very important not to try to hide them. They are very common but there is a stigma attached strangely. There's a high probability your boss gets them. So share your condition. It takes away an element of the fear of embarrassment should one occur.

4:21 that caught me off guard ffs XD

You just can't hate him for it. Let's face it if any of us "normal" people could pay less tax we would and we wouldn't think twice about it

Someone says you can pay less tax . Yes I'm in. Ask the politicians

I dont think anyone - rich or not- would refuse an offer of a LEGAL loophole to pay less tax.

the tax system is backwards. the more money you have, the better chance you have of paying less

I’d have done the same thing in his shoes. Pay as little tax as legally possible? What’s wrong with that?

@micmack1006

4 ай бұрын

The problem is that create a system where Millionares like him who already have enough money too live a life of luxury pay as little as possible and usually less then is legal and people who are living play check to pay check who really can’t afford to lose any money have to pay there full amount. So in the end, people who can afford to pay their full taxes don’t and people who can’t afford to pay their taxes do.

@jackalope901

4 ай бұрын

Legality doesn’t equal morality. The law isn’t perfect, and there is and always will be room within any legal system to make decisions that are very clearly ethically better/worse. He was offered something that he either knew wasn’t right, or didn’t take responsibility to make certain wasn’t wrong, and chose to go ahead with it. Edit: Taxes pay for the NHS, schools, and a multitude of other public services that make our society what it is and, I believe, ultimately generally reduce the level of suffering in the world more than paying less tax. I think the reason hypocrisy is considered so significant is that morality is subjective so you can't ever truly prove immorality. But you can often show someone’s been inconsistent with their own purported standards, and then decide if you think their hypocrisy is immoral: “Earlier in 2012, during the second series of Channel 4's satirical news programme 10 O'Clock Live, Carr had lampooned people who avoid paying their taxes. A sketch from the show, in which he poked fun at the 1% tax rate of Barclays Bank and described tax lawyers as being "aggressive" and "amoral", was regarded as having "come back to haunt him".”

@simonmcneilly55

4 ай бұрын

Fuck that. Pay what the law requires nothing more. Or just go hand it to migrants, because that’s where it goes.

@hastyswept5486

4 ай бұрын

@@jackalope901but the burden is on you to prove immorality- there are schemes that are purposefully put in place to allow you to evade some tax. Does that mean if you take advantage of those things you are being immoral? What about intertemporal substitution?

@clivemacken552

4 ай бұрын

Is it not immoral of our gov mis use of the tax it get? Nobody and I mean nobody truthfully would not do the same as nobody want what you worked for go to someone that miss uses it. Don’t say well you can change it vote for different party as they are all same the mps etc are immoral to if you use imoral like they way you are saying?

Most people don't understand tax (even those involved in working on it), and celebrities have to trust their employees who make errors and the celebrity is made the scapegoat.

@pippipster6767

4 ай бұрын

Naive.

@funjuror

4 ай бұрын

I am a retired entertainer after a 45-year career; I put all my trust in my accountant, as I KNOW NOTHING OF SUCH THINGS. ALSO, I AM DYSLEXIC AND DESCALULA; MY SKILL WAS MY PROFESSION, AND I LET THOSE SKILLED IN THERES DO THEIR JOB. Fortunately, I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES, NAIVE, MAYBE, BUT WE ALL HAVE OUR talents. Sorry about THE CAPITALS STUCK ON the CAPS LOCK, LOL..@@pippipster6767

Getting publicly shamed for doing something legal is truly awful.

@maximumlvl5001

4 ай бұрын

Yeah but it shouldnt be legal and it is wrong

@hyperprotagonist

4 ай бұрын

@@maximumlvl5001yes but what you think shouldn’t be legal doesn’t make it illegal and doesn’t change the fact.

@Tranxhead

4 ай бұрын

People who use avoidance schemes, whether it is you or someone who handles your affairs, enter them knowing that there is a bad element to them. The schemes also usually involve money movement that appears like laundering, which is generally associated with crime. So saying it is punishment for doing something legal is disingenuous. In my experience, most pro-avoidance commenters couldn't tell you about any one avoidance scheme and don't themselves have the money to do it.

@ollieking31

4 ай бұрын

@@Tranxhead I’m an accountant, so I could tell you many. But I’ve said absolutely nothing disingenuous whatsoever. Regardless of your opinion, nothing he has done was illegal, yet he got slaughtered for it. That’s just facts, not disingenuous.

@jimmcdonagh1385

3 ай бұрын

Precisely why these practices should be outlawed and dodgy accountants properly regulated

He did nothing illegal. Any person out there who complains about taxes would've done the exact same thing. Never pay more than you absolutely have to because why would you? The government gets what it can take from you and if they can't take _that_ specific money from you they have no right to it. It's that simple. Avoiding tax is common sense.

@giggity4670

Ай бұрын

I know right can bet nearly all in parliament are doing the same thing even dodgy dave caremon family was doing it and profiting off it while he was banning on about morals and how wrong it is.

I hadn't looked into I only heard about it. Didn't realize whatever he was doing was totally legal at the time.

@mastertrams

4 ай бұрын

And, as much as he's stopped doing it, I've a nasty suspicion it still is legal, even today.

@ColtonBlumhagen

4 ай бұрын

@@mastertrams All I saw that was the government made steps to make it more difficult. Apparently there's no more firms using the K2 scheme Carr used.

Crazy that David Cameron made a big deal to call him out when he was profiting from his father doing the same.

Ironically, I wasn’t very keen on Jimmy before the tax thing. I found him mean. But after the tax scandal I really liked him and was then able to ‘get’ him. Now he’s a favourite 😂 Also, Ayuasca for the win. Since completing my retreat, I’ve stopped crying, got the job of my dreams and the girl of my dreams. It unlocks your inner strength.

Everyone was horrified and outraged and then that accountant's phone started ringing off the hook

I love the guy. Truly I do. He's brought me countless hours of joy and, like he said, he's not the worst thing he's done.... That said - not at all buying that he didn't understand that it was the wrong thing to do. He is well versed enough on tax and economics to know what tax avoidance by the very rich, does to a country. (even then, Jimmy was clearly singled out because he was an easy target who wasn't really in "the club")

@andrewharrison7767

4 ай бұрын

ok, now tell us you wouldn't cut your tax bill if you were given the option to do it legally - I'll believe you honestly....

Lets face it, Jimmy's small fish & nothing he did was illegal compared to what else is going on. If it was spoken about in parliment, you've got to ask what they were distracting the general public from.

The uk media would have a field day with Australian corporations and politicians if they think jimmy carrs tax loopholes are morally reprehensible.

I listened through. His friends says he’s not the worst thing he’s done. I didn’t hear, “here’s what I did here’s why it was wrong and I’m sorry”. He seemed to jump straight to here’s why it’s not as bad as it seams.

Jimmy comes across great here, a great interview.

"The bit that knows" is called Buddho. Very interesting interview.

The government make the tax rules then besmirch you for using them! He should have never apologised or changed anything. I'm not sure David Cameron can preach to anyone on morals, least of all when it comes to personal finances.

Best thing I've ever done for my anxiety and depression is doing writing exercises. I was reluctant forever but now that I'm consistently doing it I have less chronic pain and I can pull myself out of anxiety episode by doing the writing

Jimmys just a legend. Thats all i have to say

I would like to know if all the people who wanted to cancel him for this voluntarily pay more taxes than are necessary themselves.

He owned it, should genuine remorse and the British public didn't crucify him, well done us.

Thank you Jimmy Carr for being open and honest, I’ve been living in a black and dark place for the last 5-6 months. I was stopped by the police from committing suicide as things got that bad! Along with discovering childhood trauma, my 3 year relationship ended and being as that’s been my only ever relationship and I’m 38, I’ve found things extremely hard and even to this day I struggle I understand these feelings are not forever, but the constant struggle and darkness is overwhelming most of the time Life no longer feels like an experience but rather than a free fall into a black hole! I understand I’m not the only one that feels like this, but individually, it’s so hard! Panic attacks and depression and anxiety all rolled into one is just a ball that keeps on snow balling For anyone else going through this, you’re not alone in this

No, an ISA is not tax avoidance. It's tax minimisation. You'd think Jimmy would get this stuff right now, considering.

The fact is that he did nothing wrong legally or morally. Those who shamed him are themselves the ones that are morally wrong.

I love this man.

HMRC need to start looking at MPs....

I'd bet every dollar I own that there are many others who are using the same tax loopholes. Why are they not being shamed by the primeinister? I'm not saying it was unfair to do and Jimmy got what he deserves. But if your going to go after one person, go after them all.

Imagine thinking your government would use those taxes for anything productive

A line from the band Embrace: I feel like a fake when I feel any feeling

I listened to DC talk about people saving up their post tax income to go see JC….all I heard was that the same money was being taxed twice, so the person that earned it first paid 20%, JC probably had to pay 40%……that’s the immoral bit for me….and the cheek of a politician calling out morals….I don’t see that JC did anything wrong…..guessing he paid the accountants for that solution

I thought it was a bit of a joke for David Cameron or any of the news papers to try and have a go at Jimmy Carr over tax avoidance.

the real scandal is that all the rich do this....

As much as it gets brought up all the time because of his job , he is only human like the rest of us

HRMC are well aware of schemes but let people fall into them, then retrospectively punish. The Eton crew never pay tax, such a con

And people wonder why this country is in such a state

UK gets taxed up the rear. I dont feel any bitterness towards Jimmy for doing what he did.

Really interesting hearing Jimmy the human, not the performer. Very insightful

HMRC should have realised Jimmy is not a sophisticated swindler. You only have to look at his hair cut for that.

ISA's are a good example of tax planning, tax avoidance schemes are borderline legal and tax evasion is illegal. Although you can understand his POV on it I don't think you can take his knowledge on what is and isn't tax avoidance. The one that should be scruitanised more is his accountant more than anything. Legitimate accountants shouldn't be promoting aggressive tax avoidance schemes especially if they don't disclose the dangers and risks. If they did Jimmy would know what he is talking about

The best thing he did was he did not double down on it like some other people.

He still doesn’t know the difference between legal tax avoidance and tax evasion.

@danielcrafter9349

4 ай бұрын

Tbf, it's not very obvious to most - it's designed to be wishy-washy Source: actually an accountant

@danh5637

4 ай бұрын

@@danielcrafter9349 I would have thought once you’ve been dragged through a scandal you may have eventually learned the difference. That said I’m all for both. Taxation is theft.

@TrophyGuide101

4 ай бұрын

​@@danh5637it's crazy how people are forced to pay more and more tax whilst receiving less and less in return yet still can't bring themselves to say 'this is bullshit'. Enjoy paying more each year whilst the quality and amount of services you get in return go downhill.

@danh5637

4 ай бұрын

@@TrophyGuide101 well I’m an anarchist so I do say that. Quite a bit.

Never heard this before

Jimmy is actually a guy I look up to in the sense that he doesn't shy away from life (at least not in the public sense). He takes it head-on. It's almost literally his comedy act.