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Further grants for the self-employed
Further grants for the self-employed The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has provided grants and support for self-employed individua...
Check if you can reclaim SSP paid to employees due to coronavirus
Reclaiming SSP for periods of self-isolation The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme allows smaller employers to reclaim some or all of the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid to employees who are absent from work due to a Coronavirus-related absence. ...
More time to pay back deferred VAT and tax
More time to pay back deferred VAT and tax At the start of the pandemic, the following options were available: VAT registered businesses could defer VAT payments that fell due in the period from 20 March 2020 to 30 June 2020. Self-assessment taxpayers could delay their ...
Self Employment Income Support Scheme extension
SEISS extended again The Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) helps the self-employed whose businesses were affected by Coronavirus. The second payment under the scheme, which was payable from mid-August, was due to be the final payment under the scheme. Howeve...
Statutory redundancy pay and furloughed employees
Statutory redundancy pay and furloughed employees As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme draws to a close, employers may face the difficult decision to make some employees redundant. Legislation was introduced at the end of July to protect furloughed employees....
Reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and leisure
Reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and leisure The hospitality and leisure industries have been severely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. To help businesses in these sectors to get back on their feet, a reduced rate of VAT of 5% rather than the standard rate ...
Claiming the second grant under the SEISS
Claiming the second grant under the SEISS Claims for the second grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) can be made from 17 August 2020 onwards. Who can claim? A self-employed individual or member of a part...
Bonus for retaining staff when CJRS comes to an end
Bonus for retaining staff when CJRS comes to an end The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has provided a lifeline to millions of employees and their employers during the Covid-19 pandemic. As at 19 July 2020, 9.5 million employees had been furloughed by 1.2 million...
Tax implications of Covid-19 support payments
Tax implications of Covid-19 support payments Various support payments have been made available to individuals and businesses to help mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Are the payments taxable and how should they be treated? Payme...
Flexible furloughing As far as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is concerned, it is all change from 1 July 2020. From that date, employees can be flexibly furloughed allowing furloughed employees to return to work part time and be furl...
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