The-Snowman:
Between a qualified chartered accountant telling me one thing and a truck driving on an interent telling me another its just so hard to know who to believe…
Don’t believe…
For a minute, that accountants (be they chartered or not) don’t get things wrong, because they do. Like I did all those years ago when I engaged the services of an accountant, I signed a very long and specifically worded disclaimer that exonerated them from any blame or financial penalty for errors, misunderstandings and/or ignorance of ever changing HMRC rules. I’m sure you’ve signed the same sort of disclaimer too.
But yeh, I’d still be going with my accountants advice on matters regarding tax law. Mainly because I could possibly sue for any monies lost as opposed to never knowing who the ■■■■ anyone is on the internet.