Erica Fitchie

Transfer pricing director @EY_UKI. Tweets on international tax, fiscal policy and office life. Views are personal.

[Erica Fitchie @ejrgoldsmith]

@Samfr @PatrickCragg I'm not disputing your main point, but childcare costs don't suddenly stop after 1 or 2 years. For an average 2 child family with primary school children there are ongoing costs of pre/after school and holiday cover for at least 10 years, probably more depending on ages of kids.

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@susie_dent This has just reminded me my grandfather always used to greet us with a "Wotcher". I haven't heard it for over 10 years now, I miss him!

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@rethink_tax The Dolce&Gabbana tax evasion court case springs to mind! One of few stories reported in Vogue, Vanity Fair and Tax Notes

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@rethink_tax @laypennies See also children's shoes vs adult shoes. And kids clothes are already very expensive in some places!

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@matthewsyed @PJTheEconomist The OTS has been doing its very best since 2010, but its a mammoth task!

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@asentance Doing an internship at the New Statesman. Was sitting in Victoria station on my lunchbreak when it came on the giant overhead screens. Very surreal day.

[Erica Fitchie @ejrgoldsmith]

@SRanchordas Russell & Bromley are my flats of choice. Works for me in Glasgow, London, Monaco and everywhere else!

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@profchristians https://t.co/NSVjnVcBgn here it is!

[Eric Hittinger @ElephantEating]

I made a chart of the responses so far. I can edit this, so corrections or additions are welcome.

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@profchristians I also thought it was a camembert. Somewhere in the twitterverse there is amazing thread all about what different countries call pie charts. And it displays the names as a pie chart of course

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@cliff_mcqueen @PJTheEconomist I'd be pretty surprised if a Conservative government in Westminster would ever raise income taxes to be higher than a Scottish SNP government.

[Erica Fitchie @ejrgoldsmith]

@cliff_mcqueen @PJTheEconomist You mean the opposite of the current situation? Scottish income rax rates are already higher/ have narrower bands. England has a way to catch up!

[Erica Fitchie @ejrgoldsmith]

@RichardJMurphy Tax is almost always political. But in politics there's the long term vs the short term. Too many short-term political pressures result in hastily drafted legislation that makes a tax professional's life harder

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@DrZeshanQureshi @JudithFreedman Congratulations on your twins' first birthdays! 🎂 Its good to see you and your family flourishing, although sad it is still very much a minority. I hope more fathers will feel encouraged and supported by their employers to follow your lead

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@delaFeriaR I wrote my undergraduate dissertation on identity. I like to think of it as a stool with many legs. The more legs you have on your stool, the more stable and comfortably you can sit

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@LaurenABowie Congratulations! I'm not a lawyer but I've spent 18 years working in corporate tax, fell into it somewhat by accident after another job offer in a different field was retracted but never looked back!

[Erica Fitchie @ejrgoldsmith]

@MerrynSW When I'm actually on holiday, I wouldn't use the term. But if I have to take a day off because of something more mundane then it feels wrong. Like when I'm actually just at home with my kids or visiting my parents. Its not a holiday, but I'm not going to be at work that day!

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@JudithFreedman @BillDodwellTax @OTS_UK Income tax is devolved but NICs are not, which makes it even more complicated for any Scottish income tax payers.

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@EatSleepCycle Just waiting for Austin Powers to appear now, alongside Dr Evil's spaceship

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@hselftax @OfficialKelpies Just down the road from me, they are wonderful aren't they. Especially with a rare blue sky backdrop