October 18, 2018
MTD: Minimising The Delays?
VAT registered businesses with an annual turnover above the VAT threshold (£85,000) will be...
October 8, 2018
R&D tax relief: are you claiming yours?
New statistics released by HMRC show that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are...
October 4, 2018
Last-minute warning for tax newbies
If HMRC have issued a notice requiring you to file a tax return for...
September 27, 2018
Making Tax Digital and VAT: getting the right software
The government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is progressing more slowly than originally planned,...
September 25, 2018
Tax losses for farmers: not so simple
David Whiscombe comments on a tricky area. Normally, and subject to various conditions (including...
September 18, 2018
Online accounts: how going paperless with HMRC can be perilous
David Whiscombe counsels caution in going paperless with HMRC. Pretty much every organisation nowadays encourages...
September 12, 2018
Every little helps: a tip for students claiming tax back
David Whiscombe shares a tip for students. No: this is not a reference to...
September 3, 2018
McLaughlin: unmarried couples and tax
David Whiscombe comments on the (lack of) effect for tax purposes of the Supreme...
August 30, 2018
Digital exclusion: not pulling your finger out
David Whiscombe considers the significance for MTD of a recent VAT case. “Making Tax...
August 21, 2018
Carelessness and tax avoidance: the new rules
David Whiscombe comments for BrassTax on a change of legislation. If HMRC find that...
August 17, 2018
Nota Bene: contributory negligence
David Whiscombe comments for BrassTax on a recent case. Ben Associates (UK) Ltd [2018]...
August 10, 2018
Accidental taxable supplies
The VAT treatment of a sale or letting (a “supply” in VAT-talk) of property...