by David Eaton | Aug 4, 2023 | David's Blog, Uncategorized
It’s not often that one stumbles across a real gem of an organisation. For me, the Association of Business Mentors (ABM) (hyperlink) is a diamond – a group of business people from a whole variety of backgrounds who are all committed to encouraging each other to...
by David Eaton | Apr 26, 2023 | David's Blog
Whilst it’s up to the government of the day to set the tax rates for the nation, tax accountants encounter the impact and effect of tax rates on their clients. In recent times, the inexorable increase in taxation is causing real issues to the competitiveness of...
by David Eaton | Jun 3, 2022 | David's Blog
How wonderful for us as a nation to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM of the Queen. I well recall the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty in 1977. I was living as a student at the time in Manchester and many of our buses were re-painted silver in colour and very smart...
by David Eaton | Jan 2, 2022 | David's Blog
On New Year’s Day, I was listening to Lyse Doucet on BBC Radio 4 ask some of the BBC’s top journalists to gaze into their crystal balls and predict what 2022 might have in store. It was a fascinating insight from some great journalists. What surprised me most...
by David Eaton | Oct 13, 2021 | David's Blog
Bringing innovation to the business is one of the hardest things a business leader has to do. Babatope Ipinyomi, of The Change Lead, invited me to be a guest on his ‘Change Lead’ podcast. Our wide-ranging conversation focused on encouraging innovation in business. We...
by David Eaton | Jul 8, 2021 | David's Blog
The success of the England football team in beating Denmark 2:1 in the Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley was remarkable. Whatever the outcome of the final against Italy (a formidable team), England can be proud to have reached the final. So what can Gareth Southgate...
by David Eaton | May 27, 2021 | Case Studies
The initial problem A taxpayer made some mistakes in his tax returns (filed under self-assessment) by omitting a P60 and some P11Ds and by being oblivious to the High Income Benefit Charge (HIBC). Although it is obviously always wrong to omit a P60 from a tax return,...
by David Eaton | May 26, 2021 | Case Studies
This is an updated version of a previous case study of September 2020. Mistaken tax advice given in innocence An individual approached us at SME Strategies in some despair. He and his wife had been given tax advice by a previous accountant to move rental properties...
by David Eaton | May 26, 2021 | Case Studies
A taxpayer approached us through a mutual contact after receiving a letter from HMRC saying they were opening an enquiry into personal undisclosed overseas income. The client’s own accountant was not familiar with HMRC enquiries into overseas income and suggested a...
by David Eaton | May 26, 2021 | Case Studies
Advice in making a disclosure to HMRC under the Let Property Campaign A taxpayer approached SME Strategies for looking for advice about the Let Property Campaign advice having realised that he had rental income that had not been disclosed to HMRC. The client had heard...
