Health and Social Care Reforms
Boris Johnson today announced a ‘health and social care levy’ to be rolled out across the UK from Apr 22. National Insurance...
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James Kingston
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Practice Update
I hope you’re well and have been able to enjoy a touch of normality in the sunshine. A couple of bits to update you on: Practice Calendar...
James Kingston
- May 12
- 3 min
Working from home
Many of us have had to make profound changes to the way we work in recent times. A daily commute to the office has been replaced with a...
James Kingston
- Mar 8
- 1 min
UK Rates & Allowances (21-22 tax year)
Attached are the UK tax rates and thresholds for the upcoming tax year. These are the default rates and allowances and do not account of...
James Kingston
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Budget 2021
You may understandably be suffering from bad news fatigue at the moment. Whilst today’s budget statement contained cautious reasons to be...
James Kingston
- Feb 15
- 4 min
Simple Tax Planning
Whatever your current circumstances, whether liquidity is ample, or you have more modest resources to call upon, it is always important...
James Kingston
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Budget 2020
Good Morning, There was a lot of content, but here are a few highlights from yesterday’s budget that I believe may impact you the most....
James Kingston
- Feb 12, 2020
- 3 min
COFFEE WITH CLIENTS
Good Morning, Thank you to everyone for your engagement during the January rush, and indeed through the whole self-assessment filing...
James Kingston
- Jan 12, 2020
- 3 min
IR35 GOVERNMENT REVIEW
Good Evening, and if we haven’t spoken yet, a very happy new year on this rather sodden January evening. I appreciate this isn’t a topic...
James Kingston
- Dec 30, 2019
- 2 min
Capital gains on residential property
Good Morning, I’m writing to you as property owners, who are either in process of letting out a property, or are already doing so, to...
James Kingston
- Dec 2, 2019
- 3 min
The State Pension
It’s been a busy few months here. Self-assessment has been completed for the keen-beans amongst you. We’ve made some alterations to our...
James Kingston
- Nov 1, 2019
- 6 min
IR35 Update
Good morning, I hope you’re well and enjoying the spring weather. Whilst I hope these circulars are relevant to most, this edition is...
James Kingston
- Sep 29, 2019
- 3 min
Apprenticeships
Good morning. This is the sixth in this series of circulars looking at frequently asked questions or topical issues. Previous circulars...
James Kingston
- Aug 27, 2019
- 3 min
Christmas Blog - Travel, Subsistence & Entertainment
In the coming weeks, there’s a good chance you’ll be attending parties, catching up with clients and enjoying a drink with old...
James Kingston
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
Budget 2018
This is the fourth in this series of circulars looking to address commonly asked questions or topical issues. Previous additions, which...
James Kingston
- Jun 30, 2019
- 3 min
Making Tax Digital
This is the third in a series of circulars (1st and 2nd are included below), looking to address commonly asked questions or topical...
James Kingston
- Jun 25, 2019
- 3 min
Allowable expenses - Telephony and Broadband
This is the second in a series of circulars, looking to address commonly asked questions or topical issues. Today we have a look at the...
James Kingston
- Jun 24, 2019
- 3 min
Payments on Account
This is the first of a series of circulars which I’ll send out, looking to address commonly asked questions or topical issues. I’ll add a...
Hello, and welcome to my blog. These posts were originally circulated to clients of the practice to answer frequently asked questions and address topical issues. I hope you find them useful.
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