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Over 250,000 investigations are carried out by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) every year. This is a staggering amount and something that some people may not be aware of. Investigations are chosen [...]

SEISS claimants who have received an email from HMRC querying whether they have continued to trade need to respond by 20 November. In October 2020, HMRC emailed approximately [...]

Where you must make redundancies, you should do so in accordance with the normal rules. This includes giving a notice period and consulting staff before a final decision is reached. For claim [...]

A welcome relief to some businesses as the government announced they are to provide grants for businesses who have been forced to close during the national lockdown. This grant is in addition to [...]

The Charity Commission has updated its response to the most commonly asked questions about what charities are to do during the coronavirus outbreak. The Charity Commission wants to assure [...]

The UK will become what is known as a ‘third country’ by the EU when the transition period ends on 31 December 2020. This means UK organisations or individuals cannot assume they can continue to [...]

On 5 November 2020, it was announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was to be extended to 31 March 2021. Generally known as ‘furlough’, an employee can take a period of [...]

Thanks to our friends at Lincoln Business Improvement Group for highlighting this, we have posted a summary of which businesses can remain open in the current lockdown phase. The second lockdown [...]

It isn’t possible to write emails in pencil, but we may have to find a way given the volume of changes in the last four days… Workers across the UK are set to benefit from the increased support [...]

The minimum income floor used to calculate universal credit payments for the self-employed will remain suspended until April 2021 due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. In March the government [...]