by David Jones | Oct 19, 2023 | Comments on Global News, Opinion
(A round-up of the recent party conferences) So, the dust has settled on another Conservative Party conference and most accountants, economists, bankers were glued to the nightly summary of announcements looking for any clue as to would the Tories cut inheritance tax,...
by David Jones | Sep 19, 2019 | Pension, Personal Finance
Many people would argue that the pension freedoms reforms by the previous Chancellor George Osborne, announced in the 2014 Budget and which started in the 2015/16 tax, can be considered a success. There is of course the alternative argument that trouble may not be too...
by David Jones | May 12, 2017 | Accounts, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment
Taxpayers caught out by shortened 2017 Finance Act A slim Finance Act 2017 was passed on 27th April, after shedding some 600 pages of tax proposals, some of which were due to take effect on either the 1st or 6th April. Therefore any taxpayers who have acted on the...
by David Jones | Jul 29, 2016 | Comments on Global News, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion
Now that the initial dust has settled on the Brexit vote, business owners up and down the land are starting to ask questions about the tax implications of leaving the EU. Virtually every client I’ve seen since that momentous day on 23rd June has asked me a question on...
by David Jones | Apr 1, 2016 | Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion
Big changes for small businesses Change on the Richter scale is on the way if recommendations from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), get the go ahead from George Osborne and the Treasury. This is the third time the OTS has entered the fray to suggest changes to...