by Gary Woosey | Nov 2, 2020 | Covid-19
The Government has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) following the announcement of new Coronavirus restrictions in England from Thursday 5 November 2020 to Wednesday 2 December 2020, which will require many businesses to close. It has also confirmed...
by Gary Woosey | Oct 23, 2020 | Covid-19
Under increasing pressure from business groups, local authority leaders and the public, the Government has decided to extend several of its existing support measures to help businesses across the UK – regardless of whether they are forced to close or remain open....
by Gary Woosey | Oct 14, 2020 | Covid-19
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has received 54,800 tax relief claims from individuals for working from home using a new online portal. The online portal was launched on 1 October and was set up to process tax relief on additional expenses for employed workers who...
by Gary Woosey | Sep 28, 2020 | Covid-19
The disruption of business, due to the coronavirus pandemic, has meant many companies are still waiting on unpaid invoices from their debtors. According to a Freedom of Information request to the Small Business Commissioner (SBC), submitted by the UK Domain, there...
by Gary Woosey | Sep 24, 2020 | Covid-19
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a new job protection scheme and a range of new business support measures. Announcing his Winter Economy Plan at a hastily arranged statement in the House of Commons, Mr Sunak said: “Our task now is to move to the next stage...
by Gary Woosey | Sep 4, 2020 | Covid-19
Businesses who registered with the Eat Out to Help Out scheme have been urged to claim back the 50 per cent government-funded discount applied to bills ahead of the September deadline. The reminder comes after official statistics revealed that more than 100 million...