by David Jones | Apr 27, 2023 | Business Tax, Opinion, Personal Finance, Self Assessment
As a tax accountant and blogger, I often think about the UK tax system. The more I looked, the clearer it became that the UK tax system treats certain taxpayers differently to others, which leads to unfairness in terms of the amount of tax paid on similar levels of...
by David Jones | Apr 14, 2023 | Self Assessment
In the latest tax notice to accountants, HMRC announced that it had bowed to pressure from the various accountancy bodies, the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses), Age Concern and various other bodies, that it had decided not to scrap paper tax returns. A victory for...
by David Jones | Jan 26, 2023 | Opinion, Self Assessment
Accountants up and down the country are currently battling with last-minute tax returns, in an effort to try and help their clients; so, what can be done to solve the problem of taxpayers who file late? The vast majority of accountants have never filed anything...
by David Jones | Feb 10, 2022 | Payroll Services, Self Assessment
The self-employed income support scheme (SEISS) has supported millions of small businesses through the pandemic, but many taxpayers have misunderstood the rules and could end up in trouble with HMRC. Self-employed individuals could apply for up to five SEISS grants...
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...
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