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Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all employers in the UK will be able to access support to continue paying part of employees’ salaries who would otherwise have been laid off during the ongoing crisis. Furloughed workers are employees whose employers cannot cover staff costs due to coronavirus, and as such they have been asked…Read More
Is an employer required to fund the difference between the grant received and full salary? No, but the scheme is being designed with underlying reference to employment law. The general principle for employees (not for casuals or agency workers) is that an employer cannot reduce unilaterally an employee’s pay without their consent unless the employer…Read More
Based on the latest available guidance Directors can be furloughed provided they meet the definition of who can be furloughed e.g. must be an employee on PAYE and on the payroll on 28 February 2020. Some directors will meet the PAYE criterion, some won’t. Directors will only get 80% of basic pay though, and they…Read More
HMRC have issued further guidance on how the Job Retention Scheme will work and this is replicated below. Please note though that the process for claiming, which will be online, has not yet been released yet and so the claims cannot yet be made. Clarity is also being sought as to whether a sole-director of…Read More
Last night HMRC announced the outline of the support they will be providing to self-employed individuals. Whilst it is welcome it is not perfect and there will be some people that loose out due to the basis that it is calculated on. If it applies to you then you cannot claim this until HMRC ‘invite’…Read More
Written 25 March 2020 PLEASE NOTE: NOTE THIS GUIDANCE IS STILL INCOMPLETE AND THE GOVERNMENT NEED TO ISSUE FURTHER BRIEFING NOTES ON THE DETAIL. Introduction Under the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers with a PAYE scheme will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those that…Read More
The government will provide additional Small Business Grant Scheme funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBBR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses to help meet their ongoing…Read More
The Retail and Hospitality Grant Scheme provides businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors with a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property. For businesses in these sectors with a rateable value of under £15,000, they will receive a grant of £10,000. For businesses in these sectors with a rateable value of between…Read More
The Government are introducing a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England for the 2020 to 2021 tax year. Businesses that received the retail discount in the 2019 to 2020 tax year will be rebilled by their local authority as soon as possible. Eligibility You are eligible for the business rates…Read More
HMRC will support businesses by deferring Valued Added Tax (VAT) payments for 3 months. If you’re self-employed, Income Tax payments due in July 2020 under the Self-Assessment system will be deferred to January 2021. VAT For VAT, the deferral will apply from 20 March 2020 until 30 June 2020. Eligibility All UK businesses are eligible.…Read More
The situation is moving fast. The pressure to keep on top of new, and rapidly changing information from numerous sources can be a stress in itself on employers and employees. It is important that you keep up to date on the changes. Below are some useful links. NHS Coronavirus COVID-19 : how to protect yourself or…Read More
Similar to Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme It will operate in a similar way to EFG and be provided by the British Business Bank, but will offer more attractive terms for both businesses and lenders, with the aim of supporting the continued provision of finance to UK businesses during the Covid-19 outbreak The British Business Bank’s…Read More
New HMRC helpline launched to help businesses concerned about paying their tax due to coronavirus (COVID-19).HMRC has a set up a phone helpline to support businesses and self- employed people concerned about not being able to pay their tax due to coronavirus (COVID-19).The helpline allows any business or self-employed individual who is concerned about paying…Read More
20 March 2020: businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply to Companies House to request an extension to file their accounts, reports and confirmation statements. The maximum extension is three months, but stringent conditions apply, the most important being that any appeal must be lodged before a company’s filing deadline. Updated government advice states that…Read More