by David Jones | Nov 9, 2023 | Opinion, Personal Finance, Self Assessment
As it’s been over three months since my last Blog on some of the more interesting questions asked by clients and readers of the Blog, here’s my latest selection: I’ve paid the right tax into the wrong account My limited company has been struck off, what can I do? Is...
by David Jones | Oct 5, 2023 | Opinion, Pension, Personal Finance
It’s a given, that no-one enjoys paying tax, but most of us recognise that to provide the cash for the NHS, pensions, social care et al, we all must pay a bit. This however is where the arguments start as to what should be taxed and by what amount. A trawl of media...
by David Jones | Sep 28, 2023 | Pension, Personal Finance, Self Assessment
Approaching 50% of income tax self-assessment late-filing penalties are paid by the elderly or the poor, with the common denominator being that they do not owe any tax. So today I’m asking the question; why is HMRC penalising these individuals, when all they are...
by David Jones | Aug 24, 2023 | Business Tax, Opinion, Personal Finance, Tax Investigations
To paraphrase the late Paul Daniels, ‘Not a lot’. But before we get into the meat of today’s Blog, I think it might be helpful to specify exactly what a social media influencer is, as defined by the Influencer Marketing Hub (a leading online platform that connects...
by David Jones | Apr 27, 2023 | Business Tax, Opinion, Personal Finance, Self Assessment
As a tax accountant and blogger, I often think about the UK tax system. The more I looked, the clearer it became that the UK tax system treats certain taxpayers differently to others, which leads to unfairness in terms of the amount of tax paid on similar levels of...
by David Jones | Mar 30, 2023 | Comments on Global News, Opinion, Personal Finance
In light of the latest figures on inflation, with a jump to 10.4% during February, the Bank of England (BoE) has once again decided to raise UK interest rates by 0.25%, taking the current rate of interest to 4.25%, its highest figure since the banking crisis of...