by David Jones | Aug 3, 2023 | Business Tax, Self Assessment, VAT
As it has now been four months since I’ve posted a Blog on some of the more interesting and sometimes bizarre questions asked by clients and readers of the Blog, here’s today’s selection: Why can’t I claim my VAT back? Do I have to charge VAT on my yacht? Is my bra...
by David Jones | Jul 20, 2023 | Business Tax, Payroll Services, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations
The use of mini-umbrella companies (MUC) to employ contractors or temporary workers has been a well-used scheme over the years and has resulted in the individuals concerned, avoiding considerable amounts of Income Tax and NIC. This is a subject that I’ve covered in...
by David Jones | Nov 17, 2022 | Opinion
(Acknowledging the elephants in the room) Yesterday was the long-awaited Autumn statement or was it the Autumn budget, whatever Jeremy Hunt called it, we all knew weeks ago it was coming and would be bad news. And as is the way with such events, the devil is in...
by David Jones | Nov 10, 2022 | Business Tax, Opinion, Self Assessment, VAT
Behind the curtains at Number’s 10 & 11 Downing Street, Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak are desperately searching for clever ways to balance the Budget, without making it too obvious that taxes will be rising. Whilst Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng believed that growth...
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....