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 | May 14, 2020 | Accounts, Corona Virus
On Wednesday, the Chancellor said: “It is now very likely that the UK economy will face a significant recession this year, and we’re already in the middle of that as we speak.” The 2% first-quarter record fall was driven by the coronavirus forcing...
by David Jones | Oct 31, 2019 | Accounts, Business Tax, Opinion, Self Assessment
It has been several weeks since last shared with you tax related questions from my in-box, so today I’ve selected a number of the questions received that I hope you will find interesting. The Topics today: It’s all Greek to me! Can I claim for a tax deduction for...
by David Jones | Apr 11, 2019 | Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Tax, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment
The new 2019/20 Tax Year started last week and as usual there are a number of changes, which may well affect you. In most years these changes would be plastered all over the TV news or the newspapers, but unfortunately at the moment the press appears to be obsessed...
by David Jones | Oct 5, 2018 | Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Tax
First it was HMRC, now Companies House are getting in on the act by publishing an annual list of the most unusual and in some cases bizarre, excuses why a company had failed to file its Annual Accounts on time. Each year Companies House (CH) receives a catalogue of...
by David Jones | Jan 18, 2018 | Accounts, Business Start-up, Opinion
However tight you believe your credit control system to be, however you invoice – monthly, quarterly or by Direct Debit, there is always the possibility of customer default. Many businesses believe that by agreeing invoices in advance, ensuring that the terms of...