by David Jones | Jul 20, 2023 | Business Tax, Payroll Services, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
The use of mini-umbrella companies (MUC) to employ contractors or temporary workers has been a well-used scheme over the years and has resulted in the individuals concerned, avoiding considerable amounts of Income Tax and NIC. This is a subject that I’ve covered in...
by David Jones | May 25, 2023 | Business Regulation, Business Tax, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
After ignoring concerns from professional bodies about HMRC service levels and treating the Office of Tax Simplification more like an annoying wasp buzzing in its ear, the government gives the distinct impression that it doesn’t want to listen to tax experts. A budget...
by David Jones | Mar 16, 2023 | Business Regulation, Business Tax, Comments on Global News, Pension, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment
So quipped Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during his Budget speech yesterday; but apart from eleven pence off a pint of draught beer at your local pub, what else did Mr Hunt announce? Budget 2023: Taxation measures The cap on the total amount individuals can accumulate in...
by David Jones | Sep 2, 2021 | Pension, Personal Tax Planning
Buried in the news reports in recent months, especially with the pandemic and the Afghanistan debacle grabbing most of the headlines, was the revelation that many older married women had suffered from underpaid state pensions. And whilst this wrong is slowly being...
by David Jones | Mar 4, 2021 | Business Tax, Opinion, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, VAT
Charles Blondin, whose name is synonymous with tightrope walking, has a new rival in Rishi Sunak, whose budget on Wednesday was a masterclass in walking a fiscal tightrope. The Chancellor was seeing government debt shooting up to near record levels, with the...
by David Jones | Aug 6, 2020 | Payroll Services, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment
This week’s blog, I’m looking at work-related benefits and the P11D form, what to include on the application, when you need to file it and what will happen if you don’t! What is a P11D? The P11D is a tax form filed by United Kingdom employers for...