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Certain sectors see access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme restricted
27 April 2020
Some sectors that receive payments from the Government as well as from private sources have seen their access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) restricted. The CJRS allows employers to retain employees on the PAYE Payroll who are not carrying out work for them by placing them on furlough and to claim a grant of 80 per cent...
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Are you eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)?
23 April 2020
Find out if you are eligible and how to obtain the taxable grant worth 80 per cent of your taxable trading profits. Click here to download our PDF guidance.
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I’m a director of a small company – what support is open to me during the Coronavirus outbreak?
23 April 2020
f you are a director of a company where you are the sole employee, navigating the support available to help you throughout the Coronavirus outbreak could look like a daunting prospect. To help you make the most of the support available, we have compiled the following top tips: 1. You can furlough yourself, receive up to 80 per...
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Government launches Business Support Finder tool
22 April 2020
With an increasing array of Coronavirus business support measures available to different types and sizes of business, the Government has launched a new Support Finder tool to help businesses identify what support packages they could be eligible for. The new tool asks for some basic information about a business, including turnover...
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Government announces Future Fund for fast-growing businesses
22 April 2020
The Government has announced a new scheme to help businesses with the impact of Coronavirus. The Future Fund is aimed at rapidly growing businesses that typically rely on equity investment. These businesses are often pre-revenue or pre-profit and have been unable to access existing schemes, such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption...
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Administering the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
22 April 2020
We appreciate that you are probably hard at work making the necessary arrangements and sourcing the required information for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) at the moment. The portal went live this week and can be accessed by clicking here. Initial reports suggest that more than 140,000 businesses have made an application so far.
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme online portal launches
21 April 2020
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) online application portal went live at 8am on Monday 20 April 2020. The CJRS allows employers to retain employees on the PAYE Payroll who are not carrying out work for them by placing them on furlough for a period of between three weeks and four months, unless the scheme is extended further...
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Statutory Residence Test changed to allow skilled workers from around the world to assist the UK’s Coronavirus response
21 April 2020
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has written to the Treasury Select Committee, to inform it that the Statutory Residence Test (SRT) is being relaxed temporarily so ‘highly skilled’ individuals from around the world can join the UK’s Coronavirus response without jeopardising their tax status. The measures apply to workers such as...
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Government SEISS guidance updated
21 April 2020
To help people that are eligible for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) the Government has updated its guidance to confirm essential points. Tax: The grant will be subject to Income Tax and National Insurance contributions but does not need to be repaid. Universal Credit: Many people awaiting payment from the SEISS grant...
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to end of June
21 April 2020
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which will see employers able to furlough employees for an additional month. The CJRS allows employers to retain employees on the PAYE Payroll who are not carrying out work for them by placing them on furlough and to claim...
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