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  The small trader failing to declare cash earnings in his trade as income is tax evasion and is illegal, full stop. Add up all the thousands doing that and tips not being declared etc etc and it will add up to a hell of a lot of money being defrauded from the State, probably more than a relatively few rich people doing it legally with 'overly aggressive' avoidance schemes.
  
  Any of us, including that small trader, taking advice to arrange their financial affairs in a tax efficient manner to protect as much of their income as possible from the taxman is tax avoidance and is perfectly legal.
  
  No-one has any real moral high ground here. None of us likes paying tax and all of us will want to minimise our tax bills. All of us who pay tax have opportunities for tax avoidance whether in a small way or in a large way if we happen to have a lot of money.
  
  Show me someone who claims they like paying tax and are willing to pay more than they really have to and I will show you a liar.

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