Can you ban second jobs?

28th January 2025 by Joanne Stoneman

South Cambridgeshire District Council launched a four-day working week trial in 2023, but it has now transpired that 16% of employees have taken on other paid work during their extra day off (although some of these already had second jobs before the trial). Can you ban employees from taking on second jobs?

Income shifting - a tax trap

24th January 2025 by Joanne Stoneman

The tax affairs of Harry Potter star Rupert Grint were again the focus of a dispute with HMRC. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) had to decide if the transfer of his personal right to income to a company he owned was tax avoidance. How did the FTT rule?

Is there a limit on tax relief for travel expenses?

22nd January 2025 by Joanne Stoneman

Following a PAYE compliance visit, a tax inspector has challenged various expenses claimed by the company’s directors when staying away on business. He says they are excessive and so not fully tax allowable. How should you respond?