Covid-19 Updates

The government has announced that businesses which have been required to close for at least three weeks due to temporary Covid-19 local lockdown restrictions, will be able to claim a Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG). - Read More

UPDATED 01/10/20: The Chancellor's Winter Economy Plan is designed to help businesses that are suffering from the ongoing economic threat of coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know about how these new measures may affect you. - Read More

The impact of Covid-19 on the UK’s public finances recently led the Treasury Select Committee to launch a new inquiry called ‘Tax after coronavirus’. - Read More

UPDATED 07/10/20: Employers who keep their staff on for three months after the furlough scheme ends in October, will receive a £1,000 Job Retention Scheme bonus per employee - find out how you can claim it. - Read More

The Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government has announced that small and medium sized businesses are being given access to £20 million of new government funding to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. - Read More

The Government has updated its guidance on taxable expenses and benefits when they are paid to employees because of coronavirus, and has provided details of how to report them to HMRC. - Read More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined his plans to boost the UK’s economy following the coronavirus pandemic, announcing that he wants to “support, create and protect” jobs.  - Read More

Following a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, HMRC is now restarting its tax investigations and is planning to recover payments and issue penalties on incorrect claims made under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS).  - Read More

UPDATED 11/08/20 - Calculating how much you can claim for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be tricky. If you've accidentally over-claimed for your grant you'll need to pay back the excess to HMRC within 90 days. - Read More

On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 came into force, designed to relieve the burden on businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak. - Read More

Part of the government’s support package to help businesses through the impact of Covid-19 was the deferral of VAT payments. This deferral period comes to an end on 30 June, and so you now need to reinstate your direct debit mandate. - Read More

UPDATED 17/06/20: Some key changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) have been announced. These include the scheme being made more flexible to enable part-time furloughing, as well as employers beginning to contribute to the wage costs of their furloughed staff. - Read More

UPDATED 07/08/20: From 17 August, self-employed workers across the UK will be able to access a second and final grant from the government to cover lost income while the country is in lockdown. - Read More

Businesses not eligible for the government’s Covid-19 support packages can now apply for a grant from a discretionary fund made available to local councils. - Read More

Employers can now make claims to recover statutory sick pay (SSP) payments to employees through the online Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. - Read More