by David Jones | Jan 17, 2020 | Personal Finance, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
Picture the scenario: a taxpayer was under investigation for non-disclosure of foreign earnings (income from letting out a holiday home in Spain). The enquiry settlement letter included the following paragraph: “In order to help me consider the behaviour...
by David Jones | Nov 15, 2019 | Business Regulation, Business Tax, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
An eagle-eyed accountant in Birmingham, Alex Jameson, recently noticed a minor change in HMRC procedures, that will have potentially huge consequences. Mr Jameson discovered that the tax law has been subtly amended so that certain decisions currently required to be...
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 | May 10, 2019 | Business Tax, Tax Investigations
Today I’m writing about a variation of the old saying: ’If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s a duck’. In this scenario, I’m talking about the humble van which might look like a van and you might call it a van but to calculate tax on a benefit-in-kind...
by David Jones | May 2, 2019 | Business Tax, Tax Investigations
Entrepreneurs’ Relief concerning an orthopaedic surgeon who sold his practice, but continued to work for the buyer, with HMRC claiming that no sale had occurred for tax purposes. It is reasonable to expect an individual who sells their business to an independent third...
by David Jones | Apr 19, 2019 | Opinion, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
Today I’m reporting on a snippet of recent news when HMRC admitted that over the past five years it has spent on average £10,000 a year on florists’ bills, to try and placate taxpayers who’ve been the subject of blunders by the taxman. Sometimes a sincere apology or a...
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