by Paul Stark | Aug 4, 2022 | blog
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration; so said Thomas Edison and he ought to know having filed patents for over 1,000 new products; items including the phonograph (early record player) and the dictaphone. But not the electric light bulb. Although it is...
by Paul Stark | Jul 15, 2022 | blog
I have been asked about rental properties this week and how to avoid the restrictions on interest deductions. In other words the problem that interest on buy to let (BTL) mortgages is only allowed at 20% against taxable income. That means if you are a higher rate tax...
by Paul Stark | Jul 7, 2022 | blog
I’m sure you will have heard of the Pareto Principle by now (also called the 80:20 rule) but if you haven’t: Put simply most of your outputs come from a small amount of inputs. It isn’t always 80/20, it could be 70/30 or 99/1. It doesn’t have to add to...
by Paul Stark | Jun 30, 2022 | blog
I’ve just been connecting up my TV. Not a big job nowadays, you just plug in, stick an HDMI lead in the back to the DVD player and switch it on. But which HDMI lead to get? Amazon will sell you one for a fiver or less. But I found a site with “entry...
by Paul Stark | Mar 24, 2022 | blog
No I haven’t gone mad. Well probably not. The 24th March used to be the last day of the legal year, with the new one starting on Lady Day (25th March). In 1751 however this was changed so that the legal year ended on 31st December. However the financial...
