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So all these people who have received gifts from George Michael in the last seven years are potentially liable to pay Inheritance Tax on them.
Wouldn't be fair to 'overlook' them, as it would make a mockery of the rest of us who have to go by the book. |
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The Sun and Telegraph are saying he was on heroin.
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The Daily Mail is posting long articles delving why he didn't come out earlier in his career, however they completely ignore a key reason which was the horribly homophobic tabloid press at the time....
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I find it weird that both Rick Parfitt and George Michael have passed away within approx 24 hours of each other, as I associate both with the birth of my son and his first week of life. My son was born in 1997, I had him by planned c section, and George's Fastlove was playing on the radio in the theatre when my son entered the world. My son had a major heart problem and needed open heart surgery, which he had when he was a week old. The surgery was going to take several hours and my family and I spent the day in a room in a flat in the hospital (one that's provided for parents and relatives of patients). We bought papers to read to try and pass the time and Rick Parfitt was on the front of one of them talking about the quadruple heart bypass he'd recently had. It obviously grabbed my attention as my newborn son was at that time in theatre having open heart surgery which we didn't know if he'd survive. So Rick's health problems stuck with me and I always made a point of reading any stories about his health over the years, and it's just such a weird coincidence for me that he and George have both now gone within a day of each other. RIP Rick and George Quote:
Something is not right with this I went to bed early Xmas night and got a message at 11pm saying he had died and obviously thought that's a shock.
So got up and hear that he died peacefully in his sleep? So did he die in the afternoon or Xmas eve. Was he on his own on Xmas day? I liked the bloke hated his music and could not care less about his sexuality but something is not right. If they had said he died of a massive heart attack no problem but i think something is being coverd up people to pay off stuff to be taken away! Anyway like i said I don't really care but something fishy is going on |
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That's nice of them .... they can't just put decent posed pics up then? ... no .. they have to use candid shots. Bet they're rubbing their hands together with glee that the pics can be put to good use alongside sly insinuations masquerading as concern.
F**king sewer dwellers! Whatever the coroner's report says eventually, he strongly felt that the "media" had never had their full pound of flesh. This was a man who was stalked outside his London home for many years desperate, for a photo of him cottaging/ high/ "dying of Aids"/looking shit. ( And of course it's reflected in many posts on this thread. ) He had some interesting theories on why people liked to read/focus on this kind of thing. He paid his taxes here, unlike his equivalents but do remember him a few years ago, saying on TV that he felt he would have to leave the UK. |
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So all these people who have received gifts from George Michael in the last seven years are potentially liable to pay Inheritance Tax on them.
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So all these people who have received gifts from George Michael in the last seven years are potentially liable to pay Inheritance Tax on them.
Wouldn't be fair to 'overlook' them, as it would make a mockery of the rest of us who have to go by the book. |
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So all these people who have received gifts from George Michael in the last seven years are potentially liable to pay Inheritance Tax on them.
Wouldn't be fair to 'overlook' them, as it would make a mockery of the rest of us who have to go by the book. |
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So all these people who have received gifts from George Michael in the last seven years are potentially liable to pay Inheritance Tax on them.
Wouldn't be fair to 'overlook' them, as it would make a mockery of the rest of us who have to go by the book. |
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From what is being reported GM gave a lot to charities behind the scenes. He was obviously a very caring and generous person and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he has left quite a bit of his fortune to charities in his will.
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The Daily Mail is posting long articles delving why he didn't come out earlier in his career, however they completely ignore a key reason which was the horribly homophobic tabloid press at the time....
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George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist revealed late last night. The singer, who launched his pop career with Wham! in the 1980's, is said to have passed away peacefully at his home in Oxfordshire. Michael-whose real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou-was set to release a documentary of his life next year
Since he's dead, surely they should have said "real name WAS", not IS! Further on in the article it says "Michael has admitted to taking cannabis in the past", again that should say "HAD admitted".Get it right you DM clowns! |
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Don't think it works like that. Inheritance tax is on assets passed on after death not charitable gifts made years prior.
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From what is being reported GM gave a lot to charities behind the scenes. He was obviously a very caring and generous person and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he has left quite a bit of his fortune to charities in his will.
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It's ALL going to his godchildren according to the heil who have presumably illegally read the will.
Apparently his songs have surged in the iTunes download charts. I hope he's left a charitable trust in his name to carry on his memory and the causes he supported.
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Gifts made within the seven years prior to death are taken into account when assessing the amount of the estate.
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Perhaps but there is no way they will be taxed. That is probably to protect against someone who has a terminal illness gifting all of their assets before death to try and avoid tax. That is clearly not the case here.
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The Daily Mail is posting long articles delving why he didn't come out earlier in his career, however they completely ignore a key reason which was the horribly homophobic tabloid press at the time....
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RIP George. A decent white bloke who had a soul voice.
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I hope that George made provision for his boy friend, all too often when the wealthy half of a gay relationship dies there is no provision for the survivor and previously friendly and "understanding" family members become very greedy and hostile. In some cases the survivor finishes up homeless
I recall stories of this Arab partner sleeping on the floor of George's room in the Swiss (?) hospital to care for him |
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I hope that George made provision for his boy friend, all too often when the wealthy half of a gay relationship dies there is no provision for the survivor and previously friendly and "understanding" family members become very greedy and hostile. In some cases the survivor finishes up homeless
I recall stories of this Arab partner sleeping on the floor of George's room in the Swiss (?) hospital to care for him |
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What about royalties income?
Apparently his songs have surged in the iTunes download charts. I hope he's left a charitable trust in his name to carry on his memory and the causes he supported. |
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Did anyone see Esther Rantzen on BBC news today? Privately he supported and gave millions to the Childline project over many years.
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Did anyone see Esther Rantzen on BBC news today? Privately he supported and gave millions to the Childline project over many years.
I imagine everybody earning huge amounts of cash - from One Direction to Mick Jagger - gives rather large amounts to charity. I imagine they are advised to do so early on in their careers. There would clearly be more altruistic reasons for doing so too, like caring about a cause. Most celebrities are aligned with a charity or two that is close to their heart. Not to take away from GM's obvious generosity, but he's not the only celebrity that would be doing so is my point. |
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Rest in love, beautiful George.
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ulhoKujT2G8 I don't believe in life after death, but still a tiny part of me hopes you are reunited with Anselmo, slow dancing and kissing together. xxx. |
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Apparently his songs have surged in the iTunes download charts. I hope he's left a charitable trust in his name to carry on his memory and the causes he supported.