It’s July, normally the start of summer holidays, and generally a time to relax and enjoy the weather. However, if you file a tax return, there is a good chance you will have received a letter from HMRC requesting a tax payment – that’s always enough to spoil a delicious Read more…
The tax year end is around the corner, but it is not too late to consider some basic tax planning. Most tax allowances are confined to a single tax year. If you don’t use them, you lose them. And there are loads of tax allowances to think about. Your personal Read more…
With advent upon us, let me spread festive cheer by reminding you of the various tax traps you can fall into at a Christmas time. Christmas Parties Let’s start with Christmas parties. You can spend up to £150 per head at an annual party without incurring any employment taxes and Read more…
Lockdown is easing. I used the Tube for the first-time last weekend (and witnessed a shocking amount of non-compliance on the compulsory mask rule) and I might go to the pub for the first time this weekend. Things are returning to some sort of normality. However, that should not mean Read more…
Modelling is a purely glamourous profession, right? Trips to London, Paris and Milan, free clothes, mixing with the great and the good at late night parties, and getting paid to do so. Whether all of that is true, I will leave to the fashion agents to tell you, but I Read more…