by David Jones | Aug 15, 2019 | Self Assessment, VAT
As it has been a couple of months since my last delve into my in-box of tax related questions, I have selected a handful of the questions received that I hope you will find interesting. The Topics today: Can I claim the VAT on takeaways? Is a free meal in lieu of cash...
by David Jones | Aug 9, 2019 | Opinion, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
Today I’m reporting two recent Tax Tribunal cases concerning HMRC’s seemingly obsessive pursuit of high profile Radio and TV presenters and their attempts shoehorn these celebrities into their own peculiar interpretation of the IR35 rules. This week’s Blog concerns...
by David Jones | Aug 1, 2019 | Comments on Global News, Opinion
With BoJo ensconced as prime minister, attention has turned to his cabinet choices charged with getting the UK back on track after a period of extensive political tumult. Of particular interest to anyone in business as well as all accountants, is the newly appointed...
by David Jones | Jul 28, 2019 | Personal Finance
As it appears increasingly possible, we may well have a General Election later this year to solve the impasse on Brexit. If this happens, there is a real possibility of Mr Corbyn taking the reins of power and unleashing his pet attack dog, shadow chancellor John...
by David Jones | Jul 19, 2019 | Business Tax, VAT
Accountants and their representative bodies have labelled the performance of HMRC’s VAT helpline ‘extremely worrying’ after the Revenue failed to answer nearly 60% of calls in May. Figures recently released by the tax authority show that in May 2019, HMRC answered...
by David Jones | Jul 11, 2019 | VAT
Making Tax Digital for VAT (MAT) will shortly be upon us with the 7th August deadline for the first quarterly VAT filing, looming large on the horizon. Many of our clients are concerned both with the need for the additional tax submissions but also because of the...
by David Jones | Jul 5, 2019 | Self Assessment, VAT
Today’s Blog came about as a result of my regular review of recent Tax and VAT tribunal cases and this one caught my eye when I read that a first-tier VAT tribunal had decided that Anna Cook’s Ceroc dancing classes qualified for an exemption from VAT....
by David Jones | Jun 29, 2019 | Self Assessment
Recently my in-box has had quite a number of tax related questions so today I will share some of the more interesting questions with you. Each question is from a Tax Blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at least you’ll find the answers interesting....
by David Jones | Jun 21, 2019 | Family Tax Credits, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning
Today it has been announced that HMRC has cancelled over 6,000 penalties issued to parents who failed to notify the tax authority that they had to pay the high income child benefit charge (HICBC). This charge is designed to claw back child benefit paid to families...
by David Jones | Jun 14, 2019 | Self Assessment
Today I’m looking at a recent VAT Tribunal case concerning a partnership, Faux Properties and their alleged deliberate omission of a big property sale from a VAT return. Omitted Output Tax: Background Faux Properties registered for VAT in order to opt to tax a...
David Jones is the Senior Partner and Founder of Morgan Jones & Company. Born in Liverpool and an Accountancy graduate of the University of Wolverhampton, David spent twenty years working for the Customs & Excise in London then Shrewsbury before starting his own business. David's depth of knowledge of the UK tax system and his ability to communicate this learning has seen Morgan Jones & Company grow into Shropshire's most respected Accountancy Practice. Email David