by David Jones | Sep 6, 2019 | Self Assessment
High street retail giant WHSmith has been forced to pull a ‘do-it-yourself’ tax return guide from its shelves after an eagle-eyed accounting employee spotted it was based on the rules for 2014-2015. The Tax Return Organiser, on sale at WHSmith’s...
by David Jones | Aug 30, 2019 | Self Assessment
Today I’m reporting on a string of Tax Tribunal cases in which HMRC failed to produce adequate evidence to convince the Tribunal that a penalty was validly issued. When it comes to tax penalties, the first responsibility is upon HMRC to prove (to the usual civil...
by David Jones | Aug 15, 2019 | Self Assessment, VAT
As it has been a couple of months since my last delve into my in-box of tax related questions, I have selected a handful of the questions received that I hope you will find interesting. The Topics today: Can I claim the VAT on takeaways? Is a free meal in lieu of cash...
by David Jones | Aug 9, 2019 | Opinion, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
Today I’m reporting two recent Tax Tribunal cases concerning HMRC’s seemingly obsessive pursuit of high profile Radio and TV presenters and their attempts shoehorn these celebrities into their own peculiar interpretation of the IR35 rules. This week’s Blog concerns...
by David Jones | Jul 5, 2019 | Self Assessment, VAT
Today’s Blog came about as a result of my regular review of recent Tax and VAT tribunal cases and this one caught my eye when I read that a first-tier VAT tribunal had decided that Anna Cook’s Ceroc dancing classes qualified for an exemption from VAT....
by David Jones | Jun 29, 2019 | Self Assessment
Recently my in-box has had quite a number of tax related questions so today I will share some of the more interesting questions with you. 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....
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