[ghost_rider]

Originally Posted by jimbo

Well the curious bugger in me wants to know how much you owed them and whether it was your mother in law that paid them off so now she's got you in a vice like grip!


seriously though, Hope you've learnt your lesson and don't do it again

I didn't do it on purpose! I certainly won't ever again.

Dollar amounts are all relative IMO. If you've got a million bucks, then 1,000 isn't that much, but to a guy that's got little to his name, a thousand might as well be a million. Suffice it to say it was more scratch than I could have dreamed to come up with in a day... save selling a vital body part or robbing a bank.

besides, all of the women in my life have me in a vice grip.

[saphireruby]

Now you're sounding a little bitter. Big Boy games result in Big Boy consequences.

I hope your future gets better for you.

[BEL]

What was the vibe like when you met with them today - were they fairly understanding?

What was the consequence of not paying up today?

Are you free to leave now?

Sorry, just a bit curious! Read your post last night and was wondering how you went today!

[pdxgwailo]

so where does this information show up? anywhere else besides the immigration computer? did you get stopped trying to check in @ the airport, or?

[shri]

Would not be at the check in. You'd be stopped at the immigration counter / e-Channel for questioning if you were flagged (and often this goes beyond just flagging your ID number .. things like name, DoB, Place of Birth etc etc are used to flag you).

[elle]

Originally Posted by ghost_rider

I didn't do it on purpose! I certainly won't ever again.

Dollar amounts are all relative IMO. If you've got a million bucks, then 1,000 isn't that much, but to a guy that's got little to his name, a thousand might as well be a million. Suffice it to say it was more scratch than I could have dreamed to come up with in a day... save selling a vital body part or robbing a bank.

besides, all of the women in my life have me in a vice grip.

In your first post you stated that you left Hong Kong 5 years ago. 5 years should have been enough time to settle this.

[PDLM]

He had no intention of settling it - he hoped to get away with it.

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by PDLM

He had no intention of settling it - he hoped to get away with it.

Most likely yes, Probably hoped that it would get written off.

[pdxgwailo]

but lots of people end up in this situation and some don't even know it. Either their contract said their employer was to deal with it, or they had a lousy accountant. I know of one situation where a guy tried to 'take care of this' for over 10 years, with inland revenue, by post and fone, and made no progress.

c'est la vie. sometimes you deal with it when you have to, not when you can.

[jimbo]

But ignorance is not an excuse though, To cover your backside if you have to leave HK before you recieve a tax bill, Contact them and tell them of your situation and give them a forwarding address of where to send any correspondance.

If you're told that your account/employer will take care of it then give them written confirmation that this is the case.

You have to cover your back in all cases.