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Tax and Companies House Deferrals
31 March 2020
As part of its measures to reduce the economic impact of the Coronavirus crisis, the Government has announced deferrals to a number of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Companies House deadlines to ease the strain on businesses and self-employed individuals.
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Companies House Filing
31 March 2020
Businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply to Companies House to request an extension to file their accounts, reports and confirmation statements. Companies House is offering a maximum extension of three months for struggling businesses, but they must meet stringent conditions, including a rule that an appeal to extend...
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Personal Finances
31 March 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on all aspect of individual’s lives, not least their personal finances. During this difficult period, it is likely that your staff may look to you for advice if their own income is affected by the economic impact of this virus.
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Working from home
31 March 2020
With the Government recommending that people work from home where possible, many businesses will have had employees working from home for the first time in recent weeks. Amidst the logistics and practicalities of setting employees up to work from home, it could be easy to overlook the implications of increased home working...
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Commercial Rent Deferrals
31 March 2020
To support UK businesses, the Government has confirmed that commercial tenants that are unable to pay their rent due to disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic will not face eviction. The Government had already banned evictions on private residential tenants but has now confirmed that the three-month moratorium...
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance Published
27 March 2020
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has now published detailed guidance for operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which is intended to reimburse up to 80 per cent of the wage costs of a ‘furloughed worker’.
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Coronavirus Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
27 March 2020
Following the announcement that businesses will be reimbursed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for 80 per cent of the employment costs of ‘furloughed’ workers for at least three months from March, the Chancellor has announced a similar scheme for self-employed individuals. The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will pay...
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Accessing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
25 March 2020
With substantial restrictions for everyone on the circumstances in which we can leave our homes, and many businesses being forced to close, the Chancellor has announced a scheme to reimburse up to 80 per cent of the cost of the wages of ‘furloughed workers’.
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Payroll professionals confirmed as key workers
24 March 2020
Payroll is a vitally important function within a business and never more so now that the Government has confirmed that it will be paying furloughed workers* up to 80% of their wages through reimbursement via HMRC.
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Accessing the latest COVID-19 stimulus
19 March 2020
The Government has pledged more than £330 billion overnight to help businesses struggling with the economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has pledged to do “whatever it takes” to help businesses survive through these difficult and uncertain times and we are also standing by this commitment.
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