by David Jones | Jun 21, 2019 | Family Tax Credits, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning
Today it has been announced that HMRC has cancelled over 6,000 penalties issued to parents who failed to notify the tax authority that they had to pay the high income child benefit charge (HICBC). This charge is designed to claw back child benefit paid to families...
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 | Jan 25, 2019 | Business Tax, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment
Tales from the Tax Return Season Any accountant who has endured the onslaught of the self-assessment tax season has that one year that stands out in their personal hall of infamy. Yes, the stress of a mountain of tax returns is not enough; sometimes the...
by David Jones | Jan 18, 2019 | Personal Tax Planning
World’s oldest person tax scam In the news recently was a report that researchers have uncovered evidence which suggests that the woman registered as the world’s oldest person may actually have been her daughter, who assumed her identity to avoid paying inheritance...
by David Jones | Oct 18, 2018 | Business Regulation, Business Tax, Payroll Services, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning
Here is my latest tranche of UK Tax Questions Answered. Each question is from a Tax Blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at least you’ll find the answers interesting. The Topics today: Does eviction qualify for CGT Relief? Declaring untaxed income State...
by David Jones | Sep 28, 2018 | Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning
How to reduce what you owe the taxman Absolutely no-one wants the taxman to take more than his fair share, so planning your finances early on can ensure you adopt the most tax-efficient strategy for the months and years ahead. Effective tax planning will help protect...
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