by David Jones | Jan 10, 2020 | Business Regulation, VAT
I recently had an urgent SOS call from a client named Marco, who runs a pizza takeaway business. I felt like James Bond being called into action on a high-profile mission: ‘Operation Margherita’, so to speak. The business owner was convinced that if one of his...
by David Jones | Dec 6, 2019 | VAT
Nudge theory is a concept in behavioural science, which proposes positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as to ways to influence the behaviour and decision making of groups or individuals. Now HMRC has discovered this new concept and undertook an experiment on...
by David Jones | Sep 12, 2019 | VAT
Today I will try and explain how the new reverse charge rules for the construction industry will actually impact on builders and their customers. The big boys have been aware of the impending changes for a while, but in a small survey I conducted of a number of our...
by David Jones | Aug 23, 2019 | Opinion, VAT
In the retail sector there is an accelerating move to change to cashless retail outlets, which HMRC think is great news and could be for a number of business owners. A friend of mine recently spent a few days in the wonderful city of Stockholm. He entered the country...
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 | Jul 19, 2019 | Business Tax, VAT
Accountants and their representative bodies have labelled the performance of HMRC’s VAT helpline ‘extremely worrying’ after the Revenue failed to answer nearly 60% of calls in May. Figures recently released by the tax authority show that in May 2019, HMRC answered...
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