What could you do to save tax?

As it nears to the end of tax year I have given some thought to some of the ways that action taken now may assist in reducing a tax liability for the year ended 5 April 2018. Consideration should be given to ensuring that all the appropriate reliefs have been used. In...
Salad days

Salad days

‘How hungry are you’ was Ian’s question as we stepped outside our office onto Dyer Street. What a question! There is still a difference between hunger and what I think I should eat at the moment, so I replied ‘oh not very, anything with lettuce leaves will be perfect’...

Making Tax Digital for VAT – The countdown begins

As you may already know, Making Tax Digital has hit a number of welcome set backs over the last 12 months. That said, HMRC are pressing forward with their system development with a full-scale pilot taking place during 2018 for income tax for unincorporated businesses....

Cryptocurrencies and Bitcoins

I think by now most people will have heard either of these terms, but not always in a positive way. A Bitcoin is probably the most recognisable of cryptocurrencies, but what are they?  For starters, they are not something physical that you can put in your own wallet...