Bounce Back loans still available

The Bounce Back Loans scheme was launched in May 2020 to provide financial support to businesses across the UK that are losing revenue and seeing their cashflow disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme allows small businesses to borrow...

HM Treasury instructions re CJRS

An updated Treasury Direction under sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 concerning the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was published on 12 November 2020. The CJRS was due to come to an end on 31 October 2020 but has now been extended until...

Do you need a customs agent?

If your business acquires goods or sells goods to the EU, and you have no import/export trade with non-EU countries you probably have no experience of dealing with the raft of red tape involved in clearing goods through customs and settling any duties or VAT payable....

Those who shout loudest

Many of the business disruption grants that have become available in the last few weeks are being distributed by local authorities. They include support for: Businesses obliged to close due to local or national lockdown and Businesses that have been severely affected...

New Furlough Scheme guidance published

The detailed Furlough Scheme rules were updated 10 November 2020. To use the extended scheme – to 31 March 2021 – the steps that are required are: Check if you can claim Check which employees you can put on furlough Steps to take before calculating...

Barter your way through COVID disruption

While we wait for the magic-bullets that promise to reduce the impact of COVID – vaccines etc – should we be exploring ways to exchange goods and services with our suppliers and customers? Barter is defined as: the exchange of goods and services without...