Covid-19 Information

The government have now published the initial guidance for the Job Retention Bonus. The scheme will pay out a £1,000 one off taxable payment to the employer for each eligible employee that they had previously furloughed, made CJRS claims for and kept continuously...

With the Covid-19 pandemic an ongoing issue and the winter months fast approaching, lots of the news is understandably focusing on the Government’s changing guidance on social distancing and the prospect of a further lockdown in a bid to avoid overloading the NHS....

On 24 September, Rishi Sunak announced a raft of extended business support measures, including a new Job Support Scheme, extended tax deferrals, greater flexibility within the COVID loan schemes and, a further extension to the Self Employed Income Support Scheme ...

As part of the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan he announced that businesses who had previously deferred VAT due from 20th March 2020 to 30th June 2020 will now have the option to pay this in smaller payments over a longer period. It was initially stated that this...

With the ongoing updates concerning COVID-19 and with the associated recent changes in Government policy, we wanted to reassure you that we continue to review and update our business continuity planning so as to ensure that we can continue to provide our services to...

This month marks the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) with employers able to claim 60% of their staff usual gross wages for any staff still on furlough. From 1 November, the Chancellor announced last week, that employer’s can now use the Job Support...

Further announcements have been made by Rishi Sunak to assist people in paying their tax liabilities as COVID appears to be taking hold once again. Previously it was possible for people to defer paying the second payments on account that were due on 31 July 2020 to 31...

Recognising the importance of cash flow for businesses into 2021 the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced changes to the government backed loan schemes, so as to provide more flexibility to business. Whilst there have been name changes to Pay as You Grow, the...

I read with increasing trepidation the financial press predictions as to just what the Chancellor will do in the Autumn budget to recover the huge cost to the country of the Covid-19 pandemic. Predictions are of course a dangerous game to play but the general belief...

After being in place for six months, there are now only two months left of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Naturally this is assuming the scheme will close as currently planned on 31 October 2020 - however any change is possible this year! With staged...