The Chateau Diaries #70 Thank you for the little cockerel - it will do for now

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WMGL

Agree.....shite!
 
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HalcyonOrganic

Does anyone know where jikki is?

There is radio silence since MPK and Andrew broke up..

Suspicioussssss


But I heard the chippendales are on tour so I do not know his work schedule..
 
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Clara Burnett

I have more than a feeling, I know for a fact she has also planned a meeting with Potty, who will probably join them (off camera) in Brussels. It might be about the books indeed, as she has clearly underestimated the whole accounting thing. As usual she thought hiring an accountant was all that was expected of her as she is clueless when it comes to any form of structural administrative work (or any other work, for that matter). She's getting worried things might not go as smoothly as planned and needs her "partners in crime" to be onboard with her. Definitely a last minute trip to Brussels, when she waved Snorty goodbye on that parking lot she had no plans to follow him up north...
 
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MojoDublin

anyone can in the EU pay dual taxes
They can have multiple business in multiple countries - once the tax is paid

no doubt the meeting was in relation to getting a tax advisor - separate to the accountant
Which would be tax efficient

nic Marie / Potts / SSB have multiple duristrictions to cover - worse still business in the UK

essential to get their gifted money correct and not a liability to their OTHER lives
 
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N

nuff said

They have also been caught making disrespectful comments about other chateau vloggers. It would make sense that they would be in line to sabotage the chateau owners who cried foul play (cannot recall who, as I’m not interested in them).
 
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LaFrancaise123

Interesting questions.

Better ask directly... a French tax inspector ! I'm sure they would be delighted to know and to investigate this very very interesting "cas d'école" (= case study).
 
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Rory

I just find it all very interesting. I've worked in global HR for years as a specialist so I am not across all contractual requirements. However I do know that senior executives (ie like Nic or Marie) would have to declare any other interests and any liabilities or legal breaches to their employer. A breach in another jurisdiction eg non EU, would have an impact in an EU country and vice versa. Nic's Marie would need to be aware if how her husband's business interests are set up (ie if his interests in La La are set up as a family trust or something) and her own liabilities as a beneficiary. It's why so many executives move assets into spouses' names so any business liabilities are not able to access family wealth, such as interests like La La. SJ is not the sole owner, nor the sole person accountable under law for tax evasion. SJ's incompetence impacts Nic, Marie & Pitty quite seriously.
 
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Milre

Oh my, and she doesn't seem to have the most decent accountant either.
A good one would have told her from the start to keep separate accounts, makes life so much easier and the bill for the accountant cheaper.

She is paying him probably 300€per hour to sit next to her and watch her checking off payments, but so what? She can use different colours so it makes fun.
Also he should have told her right away what bills and receipts to have ready when he comes. Also he will send her a nice bill for coming at all, it's way cheaper to go to his office but foolish like she is she probably really chose the one from Billy and let's him come all the way just because she goes the most easy way. Sigh....
And I don't know about France but for a business this size with different co owners, each of them living in different countries and with all the different money revenues and charity status going on and even foreign countries and taxes involved you usually hire a bigger accountant company and they very often have their own little online program or at least can recommend some accounting software most suitable for your business ( and foolproof) Actually meeting might not even be necessary.
Somebody is getting paid alot for babysitting, what a waste of money! But, hey, talking about paying to make new friends, he was probably already at a costume party.
 
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Sami Lee

That was interesting. Thank you for sharing.The woman certainly has her own unique way of perceiving the world. She has wonderful production values, albeit manifesting in a decidedly Gothic manner! But I'm not sure about wanting one's guests to feel 'comfortable and cared for but a little wary and suspicious' in her house. Bit of an oxymoronic theme there!
 
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Definitely Maybe

Mantra #4 ( Stephanie) ' Dealing with paperwork at Lalande ? I'd rather keep my head buried in the sand '
 
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Seeingitasitis

nuff said said:
They have also been caught making disrespectful comments about other chateau vloggers. It would make sense that they would be in line to sabotage the chateau owners who cried foul play (cannot recall who, as I’m not interested in them).
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I agree. I would never have even mentioned the chateau renters and grifters, Phil and Angelina Ballerina until Phil came on here one night and tried to take me to task because I has been rightly and fairly critical of MPK. I soon saw him off. You are right, they have been disrespectful to other chateau owners. How they think they are relevant to actual chateau owners, I have no idea. Phil gives Brits as bad name.
 
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dumbblonde

I don't wish to derail the latest discussions regarding the accounts fiasco, but I chanced upon the following list of 'targets' which must have been written around the end of 2020.
Interesting to see the various projects which were listed as 'ongoing' almost a year ago.
 
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Dippy Hippy

Because the government won't give any subsidies for most of the work the charities cover and they have to rely on fundraising and donations and volunteers.
I absolutely agree with your point re the large salaries the top tier staff get . It's the same with large companies isn't it though ? I guess to attract top managers you have to pay top wages? It depends on your level of responsibility like any other organisation. They do seem to get over inflated salaries though.
One of my sons is a fundraiser. He worked for various charities ,but he didn't get the high salaries . He now fundraises for an educational institution and his talents are rewarded with better pay.
In defence of volunteering it is something that a lot of English people do when they retire, as who wants to just sit at home doing nothing?. I used to work in the mental health services and many of our clients, during recovery, used to get voluntary jobs to get them used to returning to the work setting. Other people who perhaps have no family, volunteer to meet people. Students do voluntary work to learn skills. Many small niche charities, that would not qualify for government funding, do amazing work such as Bat rescue, hedgehog hospitals, donkey sanctuaries. We have volunteer hospital visitors, pet therapy in hospitals. Our churches do a lot to welcome asylum seekers. Money isn't always everything. If we all sat back and expected pay for doing something for our communities, the world would be a poorer place in my opinion .
My grandmother made me laugh. She used to volunteer with a charity where she befriended a couple of elderly people, doing their shopping, chatting to them every day, a friendly face, that sort of thing. She told me how sorry she felt for "these poor old folk". She was at the time 92 years old. The poor "old dears" were in their 80s.
 
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MojoDublin

Small mission :: should you chose to accept

for a definitive timeline
Could we possibly find out exactly what date …. Snorts rehearsal started

cos SSB n snorts missed the hurricane in Barbados and New York

think we could sort that mission

Had it Left it on your driveway M

 
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