A counsellor requested repayment of income tax and NIC while he attended a wellbeing practitioner course, but HMRC did not agree as the course was not full time and he did not receive a bursary.

Concerns about how the tax profession is regulated are justified says Ray McCann but, given the complex nature of tax, he feels that a new regulatory body is not the answer.

The UK tax system treats certain taxpayers differently to others, which leads to inequality in terms of the amount of tax paid on similar levels of funds.

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