Some years ago now, I wrote a chapter on taxation for a book on e-commerce, now long out of print, explains Simon Sweetman.
Simon Sweetman
After untangling an HMRC investigation into a chip shop, Simon Sweetman worries that bad cases like this are becoming more common.
I hope you all haven’t forgotten your plumbers (which for the purpose of this exercise includes gas fitters and heating engineers, though in the days when I taught Liberal Studies the gas fitters w
For tax advisers, there were two main areas of suspense on 23 March.
Even comparatively mild adjustments to tax thresholds can produce unintended consequences, writes Simon Sweetman.
Last week's PAC report held few surprises for Simon Sweetman, but this one might have a final twist in the plot.
The reality of a regular Working Together session on Wednesday morning provided a stark contrast with the chancellor's Spending Review announcement for Simon Sweetman.
Simon Sweetman wonders why advisers and clients don’t realise that trusts are often more trouble than they’re worth.
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- Two cheers for the Office of Tax Simplification 6,563 26
- A fishy case goes bad 6,459 7
- PAYE error backlog: Fasten your seatbelts 6,173 5
- Trusts? No thanks! 5,747 10
- Cross-tax checks under the new HMRC powers 5,549 3

