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Yet another sorry tale of taking advice from a mate down the pub

It seems like every few days that I hear of someone taking dodgy advice from a mate down the pub,

David Jones

2 Jul 2026

Comments on Global News, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Payroll Services, Pension, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax News, Uncategorized

Do you have enough pension income for a comfortable retirement?

Today’s Blog is the third and final instalment of my in-depth look at pensions in the UK, following on from

David Jones

25 Jun 2026

Comments on Global News, Pension, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Tax News, Uncategorized

Millions of workers have inadequate pension provisions

As promised, today’s Blog continues my look into the UK pensions and follows up last week’s Blog, “Can we still

David Jones

18 Jun 2026

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Making Tax Digital Reasonable Excuse Appeal

MTD (Making Tax Digital) proved very costly for one taxpayer. Discovering that ignoring an HMRC electronic notice to file landed

David Jones

14 Feb 2020

Business Tax, Self Assessment

Is a dog your best friend or a tax-deductible expense?

An anonymous poster on an ‘Any Answers’ page on a tax forum I subscribe to, asked whether it was permissible

David Jones

10 Feb 2020

Business Regulation, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations

HMRC bully-boys are at it again!

This is a case where a taxpayer failed to respond to questions about used car sales, so HMRC plucked a

David Jones

30 Jan 2020

Self Assessment

Tax witch conjures curse and 10 other Late Tax Return Excuses

It’s that time of year again when HMRC release their latest tranche of excuses given by taxpayers, as to why

David Jones

24 Jan 2020

Personal Finance, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations

Tax on Foreign Earnings: Who declares you or your accountant?

Picture the scenario: a taxpayer was under investigation for non-disclosure of foreign earnings (income from letting out a holiday home

David Jones

17 Jan 2020

Business Regulation, VAT

VAT on Cold Takeaway Food

I recently had an urgent SOS call from a client named Marco, who runs a pizza takeaway business. I felt

David Jones

10 Jan 2020

Self Assessment

UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No. 32

Now that we are in Tax Return season, my inbox of questions has started to multiply, so here’s a selection

David Jones

3 Jan 2020

Business Tax

Tax implications of Tory election win

The 2019 election delivered a resounding victory for the Conservative Party, and the business community, as well as accountants, reacted

David Jones

19 Dec 2019

Business Tax, Self Assessment

Boohoo; HMRC are taxing my freebies

Over the last three years, HMRC has provided various “interpretations” of the rules for trivial benefits in the last three

David Jones

12 Dec 2019

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