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Following the announcement from the government, we can expect England to move to step 4 on 19 July. However, this is very much dependant on the data and the move to step 4 will be confirmed one [...]

HMRC has published new claims templates for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help simplify the process. As the CJRS enters its final phase, HMRC has updated its claims templates covering [...]

The UK Government will continue to pay 80% of furloughed employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month, to the end of June. In July, CJRS grants will cover 70% [...]

The deferral of VAT payments was one of the first tax easements implemented by the government to support those affected by COVID-19 and in September 2020 the deferral was extended giving business [...]

As a business leader or manager, you determine your team’s level of enthusiasm. And without enthusiasm for the work they do, your people will be a major source of stress and strain that can be [...]

  How often do you avoid making changes in your business? Most people avoid change and prefer to settle for the status quo. But standing still in your business is a recipe for irrelevance [...]

HMRC will be taking a tougher approach to traders that should have signed up to Making Tax Digital for VAT, including a trail of closing their access to online VAT returns. It is understood that [...]

Under new legislation, the Insolvency Service will have the power to investigate directors who dissolve companies to avoid repaying government support monies. The extension of power to [...]

Businesses that took out the Bounce Back Loans in April 2020 are now being contacted about repayment. With many businesses still struggling with the difficult trading environment amid [...]

The ban on rental property evictions that was brought in due to COVID-19 will end on 31 May. Bailiffs in England were asked not to carry out an eviction if anyone living in the property has [...]