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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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Is AI the answer to HMRC’s dismal failings?

Déjà vu, which translates from French as ‘already seen’, is with us yet again with the latest PAC (Public Accounts

David Jones

22 May 2025

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

Progressive VAT – will Rachel Reeves bring it in?

Today’s Blog concerns a proposal to introduce a progressive VAT regime via real-time adjustments to rates based on an individual’s

David Jones

15 May 2025

Tax News, Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Start-up, Business Tax, Comments on Global News, Corona Virus, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Payroll Services, Pension, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations, Uncategorized

UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No. 47

With chaos still raging in the financial markets because of Trump’s Tariffs, the tax implications of Rachel Reeves’ second budget

David Jones

8 May 2025

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

Will Trump’s tariffs have an impact on your pension?

If you have a pension, there’s a high probability that a significant part of it will be invested in the

David Jones

1 May 2025

Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Tax, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations, Tax News, Uncategorized

Tax avoidance or is it tax evasion?

Rachel Reeves in her recent Spring Statement (that suspiciously resembled a second budget) announced that she was in the process

David Jones

24 Apr 2025

Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Tax, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Personal Finance, Personal Tax Planning, Self Assessment, Tax Investigations, Tax News, Uncategorized, VAT

Dan Neidle the Martin Lewis of tax

In his new BBC radio series ‘Untaxing’, broadcast on BBC Sounds, Dan Neidle, tax lawyer, investigative journalist and commentator, has produced

David Jones

17 Apr 2025

Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Tax, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, Tax News, Uncategorized

The ‘enshittification’ of HMRC

‘Enshittification’ is a word that first entered a dictionary in 2022, when it was included in the Macquarie Dictionary (The

David Jones

10 Apr 2025

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

What changes to tax will April 6th usher in?

April 6th is the first day of the 2025/26 tax year and, as a consequence of Rachel Reeves’s first budget,

David Jones

3 Apr 2025

Accounts, Business Regulation, Business Tax, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Self Assessment, Tax News, Uncategorized

Marshmallow VAT Liability: Round 3!

Many regular readers of this Blog will recall the ‘giant marshmallow saga’, that started 3 years ago. In my Blog,

David Jones

28 Mar 2025

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