Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin FCA, Managing Director, Taxwise Services Limited. Ben has worked in various senior roles within Tax Fee Protection Insurance over the last 15 years joining Taxwise in 2007 and appointed to Managing Director in 2011. Prior to this he worked in the finance sector both within bluechip industry and accounting practice where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PKF.
Ben Chaplin is often asked by the media to discuss accountancy and taxation issues; his quotes have been used in various publications. He also writes regularly for Accounting Practice, the magazine published by the ICPA and Financial Adviser, the leading trade press publication from the Financial Times.
Ben heads up a team of over 60 staff who work with over 3,500 accountancy practices all over the country and is regularly asked to speak at events hosted by Taxwise and Peninsula – as his experiences from working closely with employment consultants help to bridge the gap between the two respective fields.
Recent Blog Posts By Ben Chaplin
Do you need to complete a tax return? HMRC manual page EM4551 clearly states that unless you have no tax or gains and sufficient tax has been deducted... Read More
10 January 2017 By Ben Chaplin
Expenses exemption replaces dispensations
From 6 April 2016 HMRC introduced an exemption from paying tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) on qualifying paid or reimbursed expense pa... Read More
17 June 2016 By Ben Chaplin
Can you claim VAT if on a Flat Rate Scheme?
My client has a business hiring out bouncy castles. He is looking to buy a new deluxe inflatable which costs £2,495 incl. VAT. He is also buying a new... Read More
10 May 2016 By Ben Chaplin