by David Jones | Apr 1, 2021 | VAT
VAT returns due to be submitted by 7th May for the March 2021 quarter will be very different for many businesses due to the impact of Brexit and the new domestic reverse charge rules for builders (DRC). If you run a business in the construction sector or one that...
by David Jones | Mar 25, 2021 | Self Assessment, VAT
HMRC is in the process of writing to businesses which it believes are trading above the VAT threshold, but who are not currently VAT registered. Today’s Blog explains what to do if such a letter arrives. VAT Evader Trader Background A business is required to register...
by David Jones | Mar 18, 2021 | VAT
When I started working for HM Customs and Excise many moons ago, I always thought VAT to be an odd tax, especially in the way it was operated. VAT had been introduced in 1973 when the UK joined the European Economic Community (the forerunner of the EU), when it...
by David Jones | Mar 4, 2021 | Business Tax, Opinion, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, VAT
Charles Blondin, whose name is synonymous with tightrope walking, has a new rival in Rishi Sunak, whose budget on Wednesday was a masterclass in walking a fiscal tightrope. The Chancellor was seeing government debt shooting up to near record levels, with the...
by David Jones | Feb 11, 2021 | Accounts, Business Tax, Self Assessment, VAT
Now that Tax Return season is coming to an end, I’ve turned my attention to my growing inbox of questions. It has been a while since I’ve written a blog of this type, largely because of the impact of the Coronavirus, the plethora of mini-budgets and the suspension of...
by David Jones | Feb 4, 2021 | Business Tax, VAT
In recent weeks I’ve had a steady trickle of queries about shipping goods to the EU or receiving goods from the EU, largely because there is very little HMRC guidance. So today I will try to plug some of the gaps left by this distinct lack of government help, with...
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