by David Jones | Jul 9, 2020 | Corona Virus
We all knew that the Chancellor was calculating a stimulus package to boost the UK economy and save jobs, but what we got on Wednesday was more than most predicted. The Chancellor is planning a hefty chunk of spending to try to prop up the economy, specifically to try...
by David Jones | Jul 2, 2020 | Comments on Global News, Corona Virus, Profit & Cashflow Forecasting
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the frailties of football finances at all levels, but the weakest clubs are clearly suffering the most; just ask Wigan Athletic. Premier League and Championship football teams returned to action behind closed doors on 17th June...
by David Jones | Jun 30, 2020 | Business Regulation, Corona Virus, Profit & Cashflow Forecasting
In the heat of the coronavirus crisis, many business owners had a panic attack on what they should do, what they could claim and how etcetera. Large numbers either contacted their trade body or in the case the hundreds of thousands of micro-businesses (one-man bands...
by David Jones | Jun 25, 2020 | Corona Virus
July 1st is fast approaching and from this date, all VAT registered businesses will have to pay VAT on the normal due date. Unfortunately, many firms who are currently struggling will have their problems compounded when HMRC come asking for their money. But all is not...
by David Jones | Jun 23, 2020 | Business Regulation, Corona Virus, Self Assessment
As my regular readers will know, over the last three months, I have posted a series of Blogs on the effects of the coronavirus on businesses and individuals. As a result, I have received quite a few emails on the various issues raised but recently two topics have...
by David Jones | Jun 18, 2020 | Corona Virus
The ongoing and unprecedented disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has left businesses scrambling to rewrite business plans, as a direct result of the rapidly changing economic landscape. Much of the average businessman’s focus at the moment is glued to the...
by David Jones | Jun 16, 2020 | Comments on Global News, Corona Virus, Personal Finance
A minister usually announces any new government change in help for business and the individual at the daily coronavirus briefing. These are the headline-grabbing changes, such as ‘bounce-back’ loans or that the furlough scheme has been extended, but many...
by David Jones | Jun 11, 2020 | Business Regulation, Comments on Global News, Corona Virus
We are all aware that the risk of fraud, both against your business and you personally, is an ever-present threat. However, in the current Covid-19 climate, these risks have significantly increased as well as changing in nature. We all need to be aware of what is...
by David Jones | Jun 8, 2020 | Business Regulation, Corona Virus
Shops on our High streets will welcome back customers after more than ten weeks of lockdown. However, experts have warned the coronavirus outbreak has accelerated the troubles many retailers already faced prior to the enforced closures. It isn’t just the little guys...
by David Jones | Jun 4, 2020 | Corona Virus, Pension
The UK’s basic state pension rises typically each year, based on the UK’s rate of inflation, but this is now under threat because of the enormous hit to the economy by the coronavirus epidemic currently raging. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under increasing...
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