Support Finder In an effort to help businesses locate (amongst all the recent announcements) help that may be available, the Government has set up a ‘support finder tool’, which hopefully may provide some clarity as to what clients can / cannot claim. Please see the link below: https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder
Further details on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Set out below are the rules as they are currently understood (summarised from notes provided by ICAEW), however it must be stressed that further guidance is awaited and therefore the following comments are provisional and may change. For sole director/shareholder owner-managed limited companies Not treated as self-employed…
HR Support As part of our service from Croner Taxwise, all clients who have opted to take out the insurance cover against professional fees incurred in the event of any HM Revenue & Customs enquiries receive telephone access to expert HR support. This service has been extended to include a dedicated Coronavirus team to guide…
SELF-EMPLOYED INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME The Chancellor has now announced the help that the Government will provide to the self-employed. The scheme will allow some self-employed clients to claim a taxable grant, initially for the next 3 months, but may be extended. You will qualify if you’re a self-employed individual, or a member of a partnership…
UPDATE ON VAT & INCOME TAX DEFERRAL Based on the briefing from ICAEW, we have updated the notes. VAT The deferral for VAT payments applies from 20 March 2020 until 30 June 2020. All VAT registered traders are eligible. This will generally mean the deferral of one quarter’s VAT, therefore quarterly payments that would have been…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme HMRC will set up a new online portal so that ALL UK employers, regardless of size, will be eligible for assistance where an employee has been designated as a ‘furloughed worker.’ HMRC will reimburse 80% of furloughed workers wage costs, up to a cap of £2,500 per month. The current plan is that…