by Neil Da Costa | Feb 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
The vast majority of business owners in the UK own their own companies and face the problem of profit extraction in the most tax efficient manner. If they pay out a salary, this is subject to employee NIC and high-income tax (45% for additional rate taxpayers)...
by Neil Da Costa | Feb 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have any of you wanted to travel and work in another country? I have recently heard from one of my Advanced Tax students who now lives near Venice where she works as a financial controller after qualifying. At times, when we are struggling with studying, we do not...
by Neil Da Costa | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today is the 31st of January and is National Backwards Day. It is easy for us to get stuck in a routine and do the same thing over and over again. While these repeated actions can build good habits, it can limit our perspective.Today, we are encouraged to do things...
by Neil Da Costa | Jan 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today my thoughts are with the students who have failed their exams. Life is full of uncertainty and even though we try and control things, none of us know what’s around the corner. We get swept away by anxiety and fear. We all face challenges, and our narrow-minded...
by Neil Da Costa | Jan 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
It is human nature to compare ourselves with others. People fall into an endless cycle of competition. In a class of professional students, some people get through their exams quickly while the vast majority take longer.In the December 2021 Advanced Tax exam, the pass...
by Neil Da Costa | Jan 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Many of us have the tendency to blame others for mistakes and disappointments. To protect ourselves from pain and avoid responsibility, it is easy to blame the inequality in society, our upbringing, our bad luck, or the current pandemic. We look outwards and project...
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