by David Jones | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Tax, Corona Virus, Opinion
The truly dreadful year of 2020 is behind us, so what will we face in 2021? For a start, there is Brexit, at least two Budgets, and new VAT rules on top of all the usual tax issues. In 2020 planning was pretty much pointless, as almost every week there was yet another...
by David Jones | Jan 7, 2021 | Corona Virus, Payroll Services
Just when I was starting to think that my series of Blogs on Coronavirus business updates had run its course, lo and behold it appears that we’re almost back to square one. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 for businesses...
by David Jones | Jan 1, 2021 | Accounts, Business Tax, Corona Virus, Self Assessment
In early December, all of the leading accountancy bodies the ACCA, CIOT, AAT, ICAEW and ICAS, put a joint submission to HMRC, asking them to ease the self-assessment deadline due to the Covid-19 workload pressures that all accountants are under. Responding to the...
by David Jones | Dec 17, 2020 | Business Tax, Corona Virus
HMRC is to publish a list of businesses who are continuing to claim for furloughed employees in an attempt to reduce fraud. Employers will face the dilemma of whether to furlough employees or risk-averse publicity as new measures to name recipients come into force....
by David Jones | Dec 13, 2020 | Business Tax, Corona Virus
Although we’re technically out of lockdown, it doesn’t much feel like it to most individuals. Also, unless your job necessitates you physically going to your place of work, such as an electrician or a mechanic, the Government is still urging us to work from home,...
by David Jones | Dec 3, 2020 | Corona Virus
This Christmas is going to be a bit different this year with Covid-19, lockdowns and financial restrictions. However, if you do fancy getting your accountant a present this year we have a couple of handy hints for you. But help is at hand! I’ve put together a one or...
by David Jones | Nov 26, 2020 | Corona Virus, Opinion
On Wednesday in the House of Commons, the Chancellor made a major speech on Coronavirus and the economy and the news was not good. Rishi Sunak set out what the UK government will spend on health, education, transport and other public services next year. He also...
by David Jones | Nov 19, 2020 | Corona Virus
I had a bit of time on my hands this week, so with no new tax news or major announcements by the Chancellor, I scoured my sources for something that I could at least smile about. The Coronavirus outbreak has been devastating, globally. Of that, we can all agree. With...
by David Jones | Nov 12, 2020 | Self Assessment
Pressure mounts to extend 31st January deadline As the constant coronavirus workload drags on, all accountants are increasingly raising concerns about the 31st January self-assessment deadline. The leading accounting bodies, led by the ICAEW, have raised concerns...
by David Jones | Nov 5, 2020 | Corona Virus, Opinion, Payroll Services
Harold Wilson was absolutely spot on when in 1964 he famously said, “24 hours is a long time in politics.” If you read my Blog last Friday on the introduction of the Job Support Scheme (JSS), it would have been reasonable of you to assume that the Chancellor would not...
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