Following on from the government announced on 7 September 2021 the new 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy to fund investment in the NHS, health and social care, will come into effect from 6 April 2022. The Levy is effectively introduced from April 2022 when the rate of National Insurance contributions for working age employees, Read more about Health and Social Care ― National Insurance Contribution increase[…]
The Chancellor announced yesterday that a support package of grants will be available for businesses who have been most impacted by the Omicron variant. Businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in England will be eligible for one-off grants of up to £6000 per premises, plus more than £100 million discretionary funding will be made Read more about Government’s financial support for businesses[…]
From August, employees will still continue to received 80% of their salary for hours un worked, but the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants will cover 60% of employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £1,875.50. Employers will need to continue to pay their furloughed employees at least 80% of Read more about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – upcoming changes from 1 August 2021[…]
HMRC has issued a warning to taxpayers to be careful when making a Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant claim as there are a number of scams circulating, with fraudsters using emails and text messages to try dupe the self-employed into making spurious claims. It is important not to click on any links before Read more about Warning of Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant Scams[…]
HMRC has confirmed the penalty regime for the Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) with harsh fines. An overclaimed Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant includes any amount paid which the self-employed person was not entitled to or received payments of more than the amount HMRC said they were entitled to when the claim Read more about HMRC pledges harsh fines for abuse of Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant[…]
The first change to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will come into effect from 1 July 2021. From July, employees will still continue to receive 80% of their salary for hours unworked, but the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants will cover 70% of employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap Read more about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – changes from July 2021[…]
Businesses that deferred VAT payments last year have less than a month left to join online and pay in monthly instalments under the VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme, HMRC has warned. The online portal for the new payment scheme will close on 21 June 2021. Over half a million businesses deferred £34 billion in VAT Read more about HMRC’s VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme set to close on 21st June[…]
HMRC has confirmed that the fifth Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant covering the period May 2021 to September 2021 will open to claims from late July. To be eligible for the grant, an individual must be self-employed or a member of a partnership. They must have traded in the tax year 2019/20 and submitted Read more about Fifth SEISS grant will be open to claims from late July[…]
It was announced in March’s budget that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended until the end of September 2021, with changes to the scheme from July 2021. The UK Government will continue to pay 80% of employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month, up Read more about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – upcoming changes[…]
Businesses that took out government-backed Bounce Back loans to get through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will now have greater flexibility to repay their loans, the government has announced. The Pay as You Grow repayment flexibilities now includes the option to delay all repayments for a further six months. This means businesses can choose to make Read more about Borrowers of Bounce Back loans given more flexibility[…]