I read a recent article in Accountancy Age and I couldn’t resist bringing it to the attention of our readers. Plans for a “picnic tax” in France have been dropped “thankfully” after fierce opposition. The French Government had planned to introduce a tax on disposable plates, cups and cutlery to encourage people to use reusable [...]
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No sooner had I finished writing my recent posting about whether or not a Pringle was a crisp, I picked up Small Business Tax and Finance September 2008 in which a lead article focused on the teacake saga involving Marks and Spencer. For those of you who are following this story with interest, (is there [...]
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An odd title you may think , but there is a link! ‘Communications’ is one of my hobby-horses. Indeed , in another blog on this site , I express my views about e-mail. In our personal and business lives, how we communicate with each other is critical to the tone and nature of our relationships. [...]
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I admit it…..I have a love-hate relationship with e-mail. I love the ability to communicate with people from anywhere around the world with the relative certainty that they will receive my communication almost immediately. I love the ability to carry on a ‘conversation’ with someone possibly at great distance, at virtually no cost. I love [...]
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A recent story indicates for me graphically the times we live in. I managed to break a wheel/plastic dial on my exercise bike (this is quite an achievement considering I have only used it three times since we bought it five years ago). There was a model number and brand on the side of the [...]
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The number of people filling in tax returns has gradually increased over the last few decades to the point where it was calculated that in excess of 12 million people were dealing with this annual chore. In the last year or two, HMRC has made a conscious effort to start reducing this number by sending [...]
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For those of you who don’t keep up with these things, I am able to tell you about a tax allowance that has increased by 50% from the 6th April 2008. Rarely do you see any tax allowance or relief increase in double digits let alone by 50%. However, before you get too excited, the [...]
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For those of us old enough to remember the Crocodile Dundee films and in particular its star Paul Hogan, a recent article in the professional press maybe of interest. Hogan has issued a “come and get me” statement to the Australian tax authorities after the actor became the subject of a tax evasion [...]
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The Chancellor’s “about turn” in May this year when he announced that he would be increasing the personal allowance by £600 to help “low income customers affected by the change to the personal tax system announced at Budget 2007” resulted in a flurry of criticism in the press. Most of it was political and probably [...]
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Under the terms of the 2008 Finance Bill, HM Revenue & Customs appear to have been given enhanced entry powers to the homes of taxpayers. Whilst Clause 108 states that “the normal rule will be that the occupier of the premises must be given 7 day notice of the visit, instead of only [...]
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