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Annual Investment Allowance £1m cap extended to 2022
18th Nov 2020 | Posted by:The Treasury has confirmed that the annual investment allowance (AIA), designed to stimulate investment in UK manufacturing, is to be extended further for an additional year
Read MoreHMRC announces covid fraud arrests
6th Nov 2020 | Posted by:Arrests have been made over alleged fraud related to coronavirus support schemes, as HMRC ramps up enforcement action
Read MoreMore Covid support for self employed
3rd Nov 2020 | Posted by:As tighter lockdown restrictions come into force, the government has said it will increase its financial support to the self employed
Read MoreHMRC: Don’t forget the Self Assessment deadline
30th Oct 2020 | Posted by:HMRC is reminding self assessment taxpayers to complete their tax return ahead of the deadline on 31 January 2021.
Read MoreHow can you reward your staff this Christmas?
28th Oct 2020 | Posted by:Employers may wish to look at alternatives for thanking their staff, especially in this of all years, for their hard work. So, what can be done instead?
Read MoreChancellor announces extra Tier 2 Support
22nd Oct 2020 | Posted by:In the face of mounting concerns about the disparity in help available, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the government’s coronavirus job support scheme
Read MoreHMRC urges businesses to ensure they are ready for new customs and tax rules
21st Oct 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has urged businesses to make sure they are prepared for new customs and tax rules so that they can continue to trade with the EU from 1 January 2021.
Read MoreCovid fraud hotline opens
16th Oct 2020 | Posted by:A new hotline has been launched to report Covid fraudsters who make illegal claims for support
Read MoreTax rises ‘inevitable’, says IFS
14th Oct 2020 | Posted by:The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has suggested that the UK will require tax rises of £40 billion or more per year during the middle years of this decade to stop debt spiralling upwards
Read MoreWorking patterns permanently changed by Coronavirus
8th Oct 2020 | Posted by:Most office workers will not return to their workplaces five days a week even after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is over
Read MoreCovid-19: guidance on furlough job retention bonus
7th Oct 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has published guidance on how businesses can claim the government’s £1,000 job retention bonus
Read MoreRetirement plans altered by pandemic
5th Oct 2020 | Posted by:The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the retirement plans of one in eight older workers
Read MoreBusiness groups call for more support following new restrictions
23rd Sep 2020 | Posted by:The government should waste no time in setting out a comprehensive support package for firms forced to close or reduce capacity through no fault of their own
Read More£500 self isolation payments for lower income employees
21st Sep 2020 | Posted by:The government has announced a legal requirement on people to self-isolate when instructed by NHS Test and Trace, with fines for those who fail to do so and for any businesses which threaten self-isolating staff with redundancy
Read MoreHMRC urges VAT-registered businesses to prepare for Brexit trading changes
16th Sep 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has written to VAT-registered businesses that trade with the EU outlining how they should prepare for Brexit trading changes set to take effect from 2021.
Read MoreCall to extend Covid-19 insolvency protection
10th Sep 2020 | Posted by:The government should extend emergency Covid-19 insolvency measures or risk seeing a raft of company collapses and job losses later this year
Read More£20m advice support for SMEs to recover from Covid-19
25th Aug 2020 | Posted by:The government has announced £20m of funding to help smaller businesses to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic
Read MoreHMRC targets 3,000 employers over CJRS claims
20th Aug 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has written to 3,000 employers as part of its risk assessment and compliance activity over claims made to cover the wages of furloughed staff
Read MoreBounce Back loans average 87,000 approvals a week since launch
11th Aug 2020 | Posted by:Lenders have approved an average of 87,000 Bounce Back loans every week since the scheme was launched on 4 May, according to the latest figures from the Treasury.
Read MoreHMRC outlines changes to VAT treatment of imported goods
28th Jul 2020 | Posted by:From 1 January 2021, VAT on imported goods with a value of up to £135 will be collected at the point of sale as opposed to the point of importation.
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