by David Jones | Jul 16, 2021 | Business Tax, Opinion
In view of an email I received from HMRC last month, there was only one subject I could write about this week. The email in full: Dear Sir, Relaunch of Agent Dedicated Line We are pleased that we are now able to trial a relaunch of the Agent Dedicated Line, which will...
by David Jones | Jul 1, 2021 | Opinion
Delightfully quirky and old fashioned, the 5th April tax year end is uniquely peculiar to the UK, no other country or even UK based businesses share this odd date. Changing Tax Year End: Why was April 5th chosen? Firstly, we need to go back to 1582 when Pope Gregory...
by David Jones | Jun 24, 2021 | Business Tax, Corona Virus, Opinion, Payroll Services, VAT
The coronavirus lockdown has been extended for at least four weeks until 19th July, but the government has stated that it will not provide further support for businesses to navigate the final hurdle of restrictions. This has been heavily criticised by not only the...
by David Jones | Jun 10, 2021 | Business Start-up, Opinion, Personal Finance, Self Assessment, VAT
The business of buying and letting property can be a complicated one; especially as any decisions made on the basis of the tax payable, could well change at various points in the property business life-cycle. There are a number of potential pitfalls to trip-up the...
by David Jones | May 27, 2021 | Opinion, Self Assessment, VAT
There has been no shortage of complaints about HMRC’s performance recently, both from accountants and ordinary taxpayers. In March, the latest HMRC cock-up hit the fan, this time involving a mass data breach. The scandal saw thousands of accountants receiving late...
by David Jones | Mar 4, 2021 | Business Tax, Opinion, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, VAT
Charles Blondin, whose name is synonymous with tightrope walking, has a new rival in Rishi Sunak, whose budget on Wednesday was a masterclass in walking a fiscal tightrope. The Chancellor was seeing government debt shooting up to near record levels, with the...
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