Product Description

Everyone wants to pay as little tax as possible and no-one wants to run into trouble with the tax man. - a risk that the 9 million who have to complete self-assessment tax returns face every year if they fill in things wrongly or send in their return late. Fines for late returns run at about GBP2 million a year. Under Gordon Brown the tax system has become increasingly complicated, with many new changes introduced every year. Without help, it's difficult to keep up - and where tax is concerned, it pays to be on top of your affairs. This new tax guide, written in clear, non-technical and jargon-free English enables you to do just that by * Providing a complete run down on how the tax system works * Advising you on how to plan your tax affairs efficiently * Outlining all the latest budget changes and the effect they will have * Showing you how to fill in your tax return * Giving you 120 tax-planning and tax-saving hints

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #643202 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

About the Author
Jane Vass spent 10 years with Which? writing about personal finance and running the Consumers' Association's personal finance research group. She is now a freelance writer and consultant on personal finance matters. She has represented the consumer viewpoint on many committees set up to look at financial services and she has edited, written or contributed to many Which? books including the Which? Tax Saving Guide and other tax publications.

Customer Reviews

You ought to read about taxes at least once...
What can one say about a Tax Guide? If you know your way around taxes this won't help you much, but there are a few gems in there for those who are only partially aware of the Tax laws.

I'd say if you've never read one of these then you really ought to do so. The cost is little and the time it takes will be less than you expect. All you need to do is find one thing that you can use and it will have paid for itself many times over and you can bore all your friends with your new-found knowledge of tax avoidance (avoidance is ok, evasion is not!). Even if you don't find anything to increase your wealth you will know this for sure and will probably sleep better knowing the taxman is taking only what is due.

This is the first tax guide I have read, and I found it easy to follow, with examples helping explain things. Competitor guides may be worth looking at to ensure you're getting full information once you've pinned down whatever it is you need to learn more about. A worthy read.