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HMRC can now raid your bank account

Recently, HMRC announced that it plans to chase lower value tax debt more aggressively by direct recovery of debt powers

David Jones

23 Jul 2026

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

Are student loans a stealth tax?

Many readers of this Blog will either have a student loan themselves or have an employee who has one, but

David Jones

16 Jul 2026

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

HMRC plan to collect all tax by direct debit

Today’s Blog is about mounting HMRC concerns over late payment of VAT and PAYE. They are now looking at ways

David Jones

10 Jul 2026

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Could a change to the tax system fund social care?

The problem of how to fund adult social care, is one that successive governments have attempted to solve over the

David Jones

13 Feb 2025

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

A million taxpayers miss the 31st January deadline

As is the norm for early February, HMRC has now published the figures showing just how many tardy taxpayers failed

David Jones

6 Feb 2025

Business Tax, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Tax News

Who should pay for the cost of tax compliance?

UK taxpayers are legally obliged to report any taxable income and profits to HMRC, but with the tax office rapidly

David Jones

30 Jan 2025

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

Taxpayer who owes zero tax is heavily fined

Today’s Blog concerns a taxpayer who recently lost his appeal at the first-tier tax tribunal against a £1,600 late filing

David Jones

23 Jan 2025

Business Tax, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Self Assessment, Tax News, Uncategorized

A belated HMRC Christmas carol

After a restless Christmas Eve, HMRC’s modern day scrooge, top official Big Jim Harra is haunted by visions of HMRC’s

David Jones

16 Jan 2025

Business Tax, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Tax News

2024 – a year in quotes

For my first Blog of 2025, I thought that I would look back at 2024, a year dominated by the

David Jones

9 Jan 2025

Business Regulation, Business Start-up, Business Tax, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Self Assessment, Tax News, Uncategorized, VAT

UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No. 46

Now that the dust has settled on Rachel Reeves’ first budget, I’ve been rummaging through my postbag for some interesting

David Jones

19 Dec 2024

Business Regulation, Business Tax, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, Tax News, VAT

VAT on private school fees is still an Eton mess

At last, HMRC have finally published their updated guidance for the removal of VAT exemption for private school fees. The

David Jones

12 Dec 2024

Business Tax, Corporate Tax Planning, Opinion, PAYE & RTI, Pension, Personal Tax Planning, Tax News

Are farmers getting diddly squat?

Over the last couple of weeks, the news has been dominated by a subject close to my heart, namely tax.

David Jones

5 Dec 2024

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