Covid-19 Information

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a series of measures yesterday aimed at getting the UK back on it’s feet following the impact of COVID19. Many of the measures were focused on providing financial support to specific industries for example the NHS, scientific research,...

The time will shortly be upon us when the second payment on account for Self-Assessment tax falls due, 31 July 2020. However, as part of the government’s financial support packages HMRC has given the option to defer this payment until 31 January 2021 as long as you...

Following on from our recent blogs about the Coronavirus VAT payment deferral scheme (which deferred VAT payment due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020), with effect from 1 July 2020, the scheme will end and VAT payments ordinarily due from that date onwards will...

It’s been almost 12 weeks since my colleague, Gary Mothersill’s blog about the market turmoil at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  In that time, whilst the lockdown and social distancing have meant little seems to have happened in our own lives, it has been an...

Did you see that there will be a second grant payment available under the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS)? Along with the updated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rules, the details surrounding the second (and final) payment for the Self-Employed Income...

It has been 6 weeks since the portal opened which allowed businesses to reclaim their wage cost for all staff members they have ‘furloughed’. As HMRC allowed us as agents (unlike with the self-employment income scheme claim) the ability to submit the claims on our...

We recently posted about the VAT payment deferral initiative which applies to all VAT registered businesses. It currently covers the period 20 March 2020 to 30 June 2020, meaning that any VAT payment due for VAT returns covering a period ending 28 February 2020, 31...

The wait is nearly over for the coronavirus self-employed income support scheme that was announced back in March. Even though HMRC have stated it will be not ready to accept claims until 13 May, you can now check your eligibility using their online tool. HMRC should...

I read an article this morning about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global stock markets and how this has affected pensions in the UK.  According to the latest Moneyfacts UK Personal Pension Trends Treasury report, the average UK pension fund value fell by...