CoronaVirus
Retail and hospitality reopening
Yesterday was a day which many of us have been looking forward to for a very long time: April 12th 2021… the day ‘non essential’ retail, gyms, leisure and outdoor hospitality venues are once again allowed to reopen, after what
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VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme – Open
Just a reminder to everyone that if you deferred payment for VAT falling due for periods between 20 March and 30 June 2020, you can now make these payments or sign up for the new VAT Deferral Payment Scheme. Unfortunately
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Budget 2021 – super summary for business owners, entrepreneurs and sole traders
So, here follows my take on the budget for those that we work with most closely, namely owner managed businesses and entrepreneurial individuals… I’ll attach a link to the official summary, and the below is my take only… Andy would
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BUDGET OVERVIEW 2021
Introduction It is interesting to look back 12 months to Rishi Sunak’s first Budget: it was followed by a year none of us could have predicted or imagined. The Conservatives had won a comfortable majority in the December 2019 General
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Outsourced Bookkeeping and Finance
I’m very excited to announce our newest team member who is joining us on Monday 1st of March, in a brand new role as Outsourced Client Services Manager… Sarah is an experienced ACA qualified Chartered accountant from Poynton, where she lives
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VAT Deferral Payment Scheme opens
VAT deferral new payment scheme – join from 23 February If you deferred paying VAT due in the period from 20 March to 30 June 2020, you should pay it by 31 March 2021 if you can. If you can’t afford to pay by
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Deferred VAT Payments
In March 2020 many businesses took advantage of HMRC’s offer to defer paying VAT due for periods ending 28 February, 31 March, or 30 April 2020 until 31 March 2021. Since then, with the pandemic lasting much longer than could
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Financial Support in Lockdown 3
Well here we go again… Lockdown 3. I’ve had a lot of you asking already today about grants and support available for your business. There is only a small amount of detail out at the moment, so I’ll summarise this
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Tax relief for working at home
HMRC has received more than 54,800 claims from taxpayers using a new online portal which allows workers to claim tax relief for working at home. From 6 April 2020, employers have been able to pay employees up to £6 a
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Separation, divorce and tax…
2020 has as we all know been one hell of a year. But it’s not just people’s physical and mental health, our NHS, jobs, businesses and finances which have been impacted. Relationships and families have been hard hit, having been
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Chancellor approves grants for businesses closed by lockdown
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced approved additional funding for cash grants to support businesses required to close in England due to the lockdown. Those businesses affected will be eligible for the following: For properties with a rateable value of £15,000
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Increased support made available for the self-employed
The government has increased the support available to self-employed workers and extended its emergency business loan schemes as the UK heads for a second national lockdown. On 5 November Rishi Sunak announced an increase in the level of the third
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