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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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Five Ways To Avoid Or Mitigate Tax Penalty

Today I thought I would share with you a number of ways in which a taxpayer can appeal against a

David Jones

14 Sep 2017

Opinion

Tax Simplification

‘Attempting tax simplification is like painting Brighton Pier while someone else is extending it to France’ is a well-known quote

David Jones

7 Sep 2017

Business Tax, VAT

Common errors made by businesses: VAT Disbursements

VAT on Disbursements A common error made by many businesses, is to believe that their own expenses for example rail

David Jones

24 Aug 2017

Opinion, Personal Tax Planning

HMRC Hacked: What Might’ve caused The Sunday Times To Think That?

HMRC have responded to a recent report in the Sunday Times that criminals have hacked into taxpayers’ online tax returns

David Jones

17 Aug 2017

VAT

The VATman can go back 20 years!

Background Compulsory VAT Threshold The case of Ahmed Rasouli (t/a Euro Foods) v HMRC was ostensibly about whether the taxpayer

David Jones

10 Aug 2017

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Working Tax Credits Explained

Don’t be fooled by the name: Working tax credits are little to do with tax. Unlike tax “reliefs”, people need

David Jones

3 Aug 2017

Personal Tax Planning

13 Unusual Excuses as to why a Tax Return was late, Part IV

Last year on January 16th, I posted my third Blog on the subject of excuses given by taxpayers, as to

David Jones

27 Jul 2017

Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment

Company directors don’t have to submit a Tax Return

This was the headline grabbing conclusion of a tax tribunal case concerning late filing penalties and it confirms what many

David Jones

20 Jul 2017

Business Start-up, Corporate Tax Planning, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning

UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No.24

Here is my latest tranche of UK Tax Questions Answered. Each question is from a Tax blog reader which I

David Jones

13 Jul 2017

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