Deferral of VAT Payment If you took advantage of the option to defer any VAT payments due between 20th March 2020 and 30th June 2020 then you will soon need to consider how you are going to settle the liability. If you wish to make payment in full then this will need to be done…
Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEIS) The following notes have been provided by HMRC: Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Today the Chancellor has announced that CJRS will be extended until the end of March 2021 for all parts of the UK. For claim periods…
Overclaimed Furlough Grants and Fraud Penalties Croner TaxWise have released the following notes regarding overclaimed furlough grants: The Government has explained that the following actions constitute an overclaimed furlough grant, and thus could lead to furlough fraud: any amount the employer was not entitled to receive; or any amount the employer is no longer entitled…
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme – Second Grant HMRC’s second Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant is opening for eligible people to claim. This week HMRC are writing to self-employed people who may be eligible. The scheme will open for claims on 17 August and customers have been given a date to make a claim. They can…
Help and Support for Businesses and Individuals – Update The Chancellor has recently announced the introduction of some new measures to support business and individuals, together with some changes to the existing schemes in place. Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) From 1 July, you can claim a more flexible grant for any employee you…
Exemption for Reimbursed Home Office Equipment The government is introducing a year-long exemption that means employers will not have to pay tax or national insurance contributions (NIC) on reimbursement of staff expenses for home office equipment purchased to enable them to work from home during the COVID-19 crisis. In a written statement , Jesse Norman, The Financial…