Jon Stow Consulting - Tax Practitioners & Landlord Tax Specialists

27/01/2023

As many of you will have realised, I keep politics out of my on-line writing and social media. I am not going to start now. There has been much speculation about the supposed investigation into Mr Zahawi's tax affairs and a “tax expert” has made assumptions about the amount of money, or should we say value, of assets apparently now deemed liable to tax,...

https://onourbikes.com/2023/nadhim-zahawis-tax-affairs?

13/06/2022

If he was taking cash in hand to allow me to avoid paying his VAT, he was certainly dodging tax on any cash he took....

https://onourbikes.com/2022/more-dishonesty?

If he was taking cash in hand to allow me to avoid paying his VAT, he was certainly dodging tax on any cash he took.

01/05/2022

Last week in our local Co-op I dropped my walking stick when paying at the check-out. The cheerful young lady rushed round to pick it up for me. I was a little embarrassed but thanked her. She was very considerate of someone she perceived as an older pensioner, though I do not think of myself as such. Yesterday at the same check-out a sullen young man served me probably of the same age as the young lady....

https://onourbikes.com/2022/kindness-and-indifference-in-the-supermarket?

Last week in our local Co-op I dropped my walking stick when paying at the check-out. The cheerful young lady rushed round to pick it up for me. I was a little embarrassed but thanked her. She was …

18/04/2022

he was certainly dodging tax on any cash he took, and of course deceiving his accountant as well as defrauding HMRC....

https://onourbikes.com/2022/dilemmas-and-degrees-of-honesty?

31/03/2022

It is over four years since I posted on On Our Bikes. Why the hiatus, or maybe that word is not enough to convey the long interval? Never mind. After the last post in July 2017 things just happened. My Dad passed away, and only a few weeks later we lost my Mum as well. We were tied up dealing with what had to be done, the funeral services, the notifications to those who needed to know, and then all the admin in dealing with their estates....

http://onourbikes.com/2022/death-and-life-getting-in-the-way?

It is over four years since I posted on On Our Bikes. Why the hiatus, or maybe that word is not enough to convey the long interval?Never mind. After the last post in July 2017 things just happened.…

14/11/2017

Thousands of landlords are unsure of their responsibilities, research shows

As a landlord do you know your rights and responsibilities? Well, it would appear that many people, including tenants, do not know where they stand...

25/09/2017

Help to Rent and tax reforms among recommendations made to Treasury

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

15/09/2017

The number of landlords exiting the market ‘is concerning’, says RICS

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit the private rented sector over the next 12 months due to policy changes, according to...

25/08/2017

Private landlords faced with significantly higher costs, as a result of recent tax changes, are being left with little alternative but to pass on...

15/08/2017

Council identifies 13,000 landlords who have failed to declare rental income

A London council has been working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to identify landlords that have failed to declare their rental income.

Newham...

24/07/2017

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property is a better...