by David Jones | May 12, 2022 | Business Tax, Self Assessment
This week I’m looking at how HMRC changes to the tax basis period will affect self-employed traders and partners in trading partnerships; but I suspect that many of you reading this Blog will not have the foggiest of what the term ‘basis period’ actually means. Basis...
by David Jones | May 5, 2022 | Business Tax, Personal Finance, Self Assessment
Whether it’s a VAT error, income you left off your tax return, self-assessment or something else, it’s essential that any submissions to HMRC are completely accurate. Unfortunately, for most individuals, life is hectic and none of us are perfect, so mistakes can...
by David Jones | Apr 28, 2022 | Payroll Services, Self Assessment
As part of its campaign to close down or at least hamstring tax avoidance schemes, HMRC has named two schemes that it considers particularly abusive. Their main aim is to send a crystal-clear message that it will not tolerate these cynical schemes and their promoters....
by David Jones | Apr 21, 2022 | Business Regulation, Opinion, Payroll Services, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
As there hasn’t been a lot happening in the world of tax or at HMRC over the last couple of weeks, I thought you might find some of the recent questions asked by clients and readers of the Blog, of interest and hopefully of some help. This week’s selection: Can I...
by David Jones | Apr 14, 2022 | Payroll Services, Personal Finance, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
HMRC just cannot accept that their interpretation of the rules governing IR35, is not what the law actually says, as has been evidenced by a flurry of court decisions in recent weeks. First, we had Lorraine Kelly, best known for her eponymous programme on ITV...
by David Jones | Mar 24, 2022 | Business Regulation, Opinion, Self Assessment
Imminent Companies House reforms will significantly improve the battle against economic crime and rich individuals’ ability to hide their (often illegal) assets, but micro and small companies will now have to file a full set of accounts, including a detailed profit...