The Tax Factor - Episode 44 - Election 24 - The Manifestos

It’s our 50th episode this week, this time with Heather Self and Ele Theochari. In this episode we look back at some of the tax stories from the last year, current proposals to take VAT off sunscreen, fraudulent R&D claims, and if having a snail farm could save you some tax!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nimesh Shah and Heather Self look at what we can learn from Kier Starmer’s speech and what might happen in the Budget. If the Government’s hands are tied on the big 4 taxes, are we looking at minor changes in the Budget? Where will the billions come from: frozen allowances, Fuel Duty, Air Passenger Duty, Capital Gains Tax, Pensions Relief or a more wholesale reform of the tax system? Would it be more courageous to break the manifesto pledge and put Income Tax up?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tax Factor returns from its Summer break with Roger Holman and Neil Insull. They waste no time in giving their top 5 predictions for the October Budget and, in VAT news, how the First Tier Tribunal have decided hair loss treatment could not be zero-rated as hair loss is not a ‘disability’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special post-Election episode recorded the morning of 5 July. Nimesh Shah and Heather Self share their post-Election analysis and discuss the potential implications of the new Government's policies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, as the General Election rolls into its final week, Heather Self and Neil Insull discuss some of the challenges for the new Government (whoever it will be), the reality of the ‘tax gap’ and why it is what it is. They also look at what businesses hope to see from the tax system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re already halfway through the General Election campaign and one thing you can bet on is that our experts have the lowdown on the parties’ tax commitments and promises. This week, Rehana Earle and Robert Salter investigate the Labour and Reform UK Manifestos. Do both parties really understand the nuances and details of the tax system and do the numbers add up? Finally, Robert looks at a partial victory for a taxpayer against HMRC in the first-tier tribunal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the General Election continues, Ele Theochari and Robert Salter dig into some of the detail of the parties’ manifestos, looking at the quirks, hiccups and challenges they contain. They also look at IR35 and a new process for reporting unethical R&D advisors to HMRC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Tax Factor, Nimesh Shah and Roger Holman review some of the latest General Election tax stories. They take a look at the parties’ proposals and ideas on Inheritance Tax and, if Sunak and Starmer were listening, what they would be suggesting.  Finally, after delving into the detail of the Conservative’s plans Nimesh, uncovers a £40m error in the “Triple Lock Plus” numbers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Tax Factor Heather Self and Robert Salter are talking about the election, including extra tax allowances for pensioners, VAT School fees and the ‘magic money tree’ collecting another £6 billion from stopping tax avoidance and evasion. They also review what the parties have shared (and what they haven’t) regarding tax policies in the campaign’s kick-off week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Tax Factor, Nimesh Shah and Roger Holman look at two HMRC stories in the news: the one penny tax demand and the National Audit Office’s findings that HMRC tax helpline wait times are getting even longer. The Conservatives and Labour are fighting over tax numbers, but Nimesh and Roger are not really sure that any of them add up. And finally, how HMRC have asked the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the Upper Tribunal ruling on giant marshmallows!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.