This book is written in a user-friendly manner. It includes over 180 worked examples plus true and false quizzes and a further 101 questions for readers. Complex jargon is avoided. Simple English is used. This book also assumes absolutely no prior knowledge about UK taxation. This book covers the five main UK taxes: income tax (paid by individuals), capital gains tax (paid by individuals), corporation tax (paid by companies), value added tax (levied on consumers by businesses), and inheritance tax (normally payable on the death of an individual), and National Insurance Contributions.

For students at undergraduate level. Also suitable for ACCA, ICAEW and AAT.

Mark Hunt is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and a senior teaching fellow at Birmingham City University and previously worked in the accountancy profession for over 25 years, specialising in all areas of taxation.