By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 22/10/2020 COVID-19 Update – 22 October – Plan for Jobs: Additional support to protect jobs and businesses. The government have announced additional support to protect jobs and businesses over the coming months including, new cash grants, updates to the job support scheme and doubling the value of the [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 21/10/2020 Preparations for Australia-style arrangements from 1 January. The government urges business leaders to step up preparations for Australia-style arrangements from 1 January. The call to action comes as the government launches the latest phase of its public [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 19/10/2020 Applying to import goods temporarily to the UK or EU As of January 2021, applications for authorisation to import goods temporarily to the UK or EU will be separate for Northern Ireland and Great Britain. People using the goods or arranging for the [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 15/10/2020 Preparing for change – Hiring from the EU From 1 January 2021, the way UK companies hire staff from the EU will change with the new immigration rules that have been outlined by the Home Office. Following the end of the Brexit transition [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 14/10/2020 COVID-19 Update – 14 October – Allowance for working from home and pre-pack sales to face scrutiny Allowances for working from home HMRC has confirmed employees working from home can have £6 per week or £26 per month allowance paid tax-free by employers or, during the pandemic, can claim a [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 12/10/2020 COVID-19 Update – 12 October – Job Support Scheme extended In order to help protect jobs and support businesses that have had to close as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, the government will be expanding the Job Support Scheme (JSS). Details on the [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 09/10/2020 COVID-19 update – 9 October – Customs training scheme extended The government has extended the grant-funded customs training until 30 June 2021 along with making further funding available. These grants present funding for training that gives employees with [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 08/10/2020 COVID-19 update – 8 October – Job Retention Bonus HMRC has published new guidance for employers on the eligibility requirements for claiming this Job Retention Bonus. The Job Retention Bonus is a one-off taxable payment of £1,000 that can be [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 07/10/2020 COVID-19 Update – 7 October – Key deadlines approaching (CJRS and SEISS) We would like to remind you that the deadlines are approaching for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). SEISS The second SEISS grant [...] 0 Read More
By Tom Maxwell In Advice, Blog, NewsPosted 06/10/2020 COVID-19 Update – 6 October – Self-assessment time to pay extended The threshold for using HMRC’s self-service time to pay facility has been increased from £10,000 to £30,000. This on-line facility is accessed through the government gateway and will allow [...] 0 Read More