by David Jones | Nov 23, 2023 | Self Assessment
With Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Autumn Statement’ just released, the most significant announcement was on changes to National insurance (NI), which has always been an oddball member of the UK’s tax family, with even its name prompting confusion over its status: Is it a tax? Or is...
by David Jones | Nov 16, 2023 | Tax Investigations, VAT
Earlier this year, an intrepid officer from HMRC’s VAT hit squad, visited a small cake and sandwich shop and purely on a couple of hours observation, believed that the shop owners were deliberately minimising their Standard Rate (SR) sales. After a subsequent visit he...
by David Jones | Nov 9, 2023 | Opinion, Personal Finance, Self Assessment
As it’s been over three months since my last Blog on some of the more interesting questions asked by clients and readers of the Blog, here’s my latest selection: I’ve paid the right tax into the wrong account My limited company has been struck off, what can I do? Is...
by David Jones | Nov 2, 2023 | Opinion, Self Assessment
It only seems like five minutes since I last commented on HMRC’s dreadful customer service record, particularly with regard to telephone enquiries. So, fast forward to last week, when HMRC chief Jim Harra had his quarterly grilling at the Treasury Committee. During...
by David Jones | Oct 26, 2023 | Business Tax
Electric cars are becoming ever more common on our roads, and having narrowly avoided been hit by one of these silent assassins (several times), I can concur that their numbers are rising rapidly. The biggest rise in ownership is by businesses, both large and small....