Bill Dodwell
How do tax thresholds impact our financial behaviour?
One of the traditional means of apparently simplifying the tax system has always been to lift thresholds....
How to reduce the burden of tax returns upon millions of self-employed taxpayers
One of the best series of events – at least in my view(!) – is the History of Tax events run by the Worshipful Company o...
Negotiating the statutory maze governing employment status
The key components of a tax system are law enacted by a democratic parliament; collection and enforcement by an independ...
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Look at the numbers
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Calling the housekeeper
One of the cleverest – but most misunderstood (and often incorrect) – parts of the tax system is the tax code....
A historical oddity?
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new calendar, to correct inaccuracies from the older Julian calendar....
Health and Social Care Levy
On 9 September, the Prime Minister announced to the House of Commons (see bit.ly/2XgFe6B ) that the government would:...