30 May 2020
Under the coronavirus special measures, local authority grants can help businesses with Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF) payments. If your business receives such a grant must it pay tax on it?
9 May 2020
Goverment Gateway account
You will need a Gateway account to be able to claim the Self Employment Income Support Scheme. Here are the instructions how to create an account.
4 May 2020
Corona virus guidance support has been enhanced by the Government, and there is now a single point of contact for all funding advice.
There is a gateway for all Government support which is the best place to start if you are a business. The gateway is accessible at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.
25 March 2020
Details of the Job Retention Scheme and Business Interruption Loans, as updated on 13/4/20. Now with details of how to claim, and what we will do for you.
The published version of the information is at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme and covers the scheme in some detail. HMRC will continue to issue further guidance using their new powers to explain precisely how the scheme will operate.
The Coronavirus Job Retention scheme provide for government grants which will cover 80% of the normal salary of PAYE employees who would otherwise have been laid off as a result of this crisis. The scheme is open to any employer and will cover the cost of wages backdated to 1 March 2020 and will be open before the end of April. It will continue for at least three months, and can include workers who were in employment on 28 February.
