Rethink Tax

Season 2 is finishing on a cracker of an episode just in time for Christmas. Join me as I sit down with Ryan King, the man behind Making Money Simple. We delve into Ryan's personal experience of becoming an investor, from his time at uni where he started to read about why he should be investing to creating his own platform to share his financial journey with others. With over 20,000 followers online Ryan has found a niche where he leads by example sharing his monthly investment portfolio and shares stories about investment dos and don'ts. Listen to this episode to find out why you need to be an investor and why you may already be one! We cover investments in: - workplace pensions- Individual Savings Accounts- cryptoWatch Ryan share his tips here: https://www.youtube.com/c/makingmoneysimple Follow Rethink Tax on social media on Twitter and on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER:  content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. If you invest your capital is at risk and the value of your investment may go up as well as down. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action. 

Do taxes apply differently depending on your gender? This is the question that the wonderful sisters and co-founders of Juno - Margot and Alexia - join me to discuss. We talk about the 'Pink Tax': what it is and how it impacts on women and those who identify as female. We explore what individuals can do to educate themselves on issues relating to money confidence and where business and government have a role to play in changing the systems that leave women in a place of financial inequality. Listen as we discuss Tax & Gender. Find out more about Juno here: https://www.herjuno.comFollow Rethink Tax on social media on Twitter and on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER:  content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action. 

How do tax and healthy food choices come together and more importantly, should they? These are the questions I put to Andy Webb, creator of Be Clever With Your Cash. We explore how tax is nudging us to buy healthier food through the Soft Drink Levy and proposals for a new Salt and Sugar tax in processed foods. Andy shares his thoughts on whether these taxes are driving positive health outcomes and how these taxes can end up changing the cost of your meals at the supermarket or online. Join us as we discuss tax & food. Find out more about what Andy is doing here: https://becleverwithyourcash.comFollow Rethink Tax on Twitter and on Instagram for more on how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER:  content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action.

Join me and Selina Flavius, founder of Black Girl Finance as we open up about what you need to know about finance and tax when building a new business. Selina shares her quick wins, hints and tips for navigating business finance and tax for new business owners. We talk everything  from getting your personal finances in shape before taking the leap, using apps to help save precious time and finding space to make sure you can learn and understand what every business owner needs to know about managing their finances. This is tax & business. Find out more about Black Girl Finance here: https://blackgirlfinance.co.ukFollow Rethink Tax on social media on Twitter and on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER:  content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action. 

Charlotte Jessop - teacher, mother, author and all round queen behind Looking After Your Pennies talks with me about V.A.T. a tax on consumption that we all pay on our everyday purchases and hardly ever notice. We explore the weird and quirky rules that determine how much VAT you pay on food, clothes and personal care items. We put to rest important debates on whether a Jaffa Cake is a cake or biscuit, what the average size of a 14 year old child is and the ultimate question: is a Pringle a potato crisp? To find out more about Looking After Your Pennies look here: https://lookingafteryourpennies.comFollow Rethink Tax on social media on Twitter and on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER:  content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action. 

BONUS EPISODE: Stephanie Brobbey of The Good Ancestor Movement and Rebecca Gowland of Patriotic Millionaires join me in a special episode to talk about the Pandora Papers. In October 2021, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism broke the stories of many current and former world leaders involved in arrangements which they say "reveal the inner workings of a shadow economy that benefits the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of everyone else." Steph, Becks and I discuss what the Pandora Papers are all about, why they matter and what you need to know about the revelations. Join us as we talk Tax & Others. Read more about the exposé here: Pandora PapersFollow Stephanie Brobbey on Twitter and read more about Rebecca Gowland's work at the Patriotic Millionaires.Follow Rethink Tax on Twitter or on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. 

Join me as I talk with Timi Merriman-Johnson (aka Mr MoneyJar) about how to break the taboo of talking money in your relationships. We discuss how romance and financial adulting can live side by side. We delve into the marriage allowance, will writing and inheritance tax and end up concluding that the key to relationship financial magic is to start small...preferably over a cheeky Nando's!To listen to more from Mr MoneyJar look here: https://www.mrmoneyjar.comFollow Rethink Tax on social media on Twitter and on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER:  content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action. 

Join me as I sit down with Crawford Taylor, CEO of Nude - the app that wants to revolutionise the way you save for a home by coaching you every step of the way. Think of it like the Joe Wicks plan for getting on the property ladder! We talk about tax-free saving options, stamp duty land tax and how council tax can be overlooked as the cost of a house move. This is: Tax & Home Buying.Find out more about Nude here: http://getnude.comFollow Rethink Tax on social media on Twitter and on Instagram to find out more about how tax works and why tax matters. DISCLAIMER: content provided is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Tax laws are subject to change and therefore anyone interested in what is discussed in the podcast should do their own research before taking action. If using funds or other investment products your money may go up as well as down and by using these products your capital is at risk. 

Season 2 of the Rethink Tax Podcast is back! Join me as I sit down with some of the best known names in the UK's Financial Influencer community. We get personal and explore how tax is a part of our everyday lives in a way that we can all relate to. New episodes coming soon. 

The finale of Season 1 of the Rethink Tax podcast is here! In this week's Question of The Week I look back at what Tax Day on 23 March 2021 was all about and offer some views on what was included, what wasn't and what more you can expect from Rethink Tax going forward. 

Someone once described Budget Day as the FA Cup for tax people and if that's true then this episode is the post-match analysis. Andrew Titchener, Head of Tax Policy at the CBI joined me to discuss what the Budget did for young people getting into work and why it's so vital for everyone to be involved in the debate about how tax policy gets set in the UK. 

In this episode I speak with Helen Miller, Deputy Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies about why alignment of taxation between employees and those who are self-employed/business owners will make the country fairer, more prosperous and more productive. Why wouldn't you choose to change tax in this way? We explore the challenges in making the leap towards greater equality in tax of those in work and Helen shares her views on why it's the right choice to make. 

Most of us have heard of paying income tax on your salary but did you know that gym membership, health insurance and company car are also subject to tax? Question of the Week shines a spotlight on the different elements that make up employment taxes and just how much revenue the government earns from UK based employees. 

Join me as I talk with Maiko Schaffrath, Founder and Host of the Impact Hustlers podcast. Maiko and I discuss his journey from school radio host to Impact Hustlers founder. Maiko shares his tips on how to manage finance and tax deadlines and gives his own view on what paying tax means to him as a business leader. 

Moonlighting, dabbling or just getting creative on how to make ends meet? You might be self-employed and need to pay tax on your earnings. Listen to Question of The Week as I break down some examples of when those extra pennies need to be reported to HMRC. 

Question Of The Week explores why for tax purposes we're not saying Happy New Year just yet and why knowing the different between your calendar and tax years is important, especially if you are self-employed.

Andy Summers, co-author of the Wealth Tax Commission report sits down with me to discuss what a one-off net wealth tax could do to help build back better from COVID.  We also cover how a net wealth tax could hep address generational inequalities in our tax system as well as looking at some of the potential challenges introducing such a measure could have, from complexity to capital flight. 

This week's Question Of The Week explores what a new one-off wealth tax could do to help build back from COVID. 

QOTW is back again, this time asking does tax have a role to play in saving the high street?

Question of the Week looks at the rising price of a pint and asks what do you think about the beer tax?

This week I have my first guest on the show to help me make sense of who's who in the world of tax. You're never too old to learn lessons from your mum!

A new instalment on the Rethink Tax podcast - Question of the Week! This week we explore the announcement from Government to pump £16.5 billion additional funding into the Ministry of Defence. I ask how spending decisions are made and unpick the trade offs that come with making big spending decisions. 

Intro to Rethink Tax. Listen here as I seek to demystify the world of UK public finances and ask the Big Questions about what we want from public services and how we are going to pay for it.