SEISS extended to new parents

The government has announced that the scope of the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be extended to help new parents. The newly announced measures are designed to help new parents whose trading profits dipped in 2018-19 because they took time out to...

New guidance for shop owners

The HM Government guidance titled Working safely during COVID-19 in shops and branches has been updated. The updates relate to managing product handling and returns, the test and trace service, safer travel and managing security risks. The guidance is relevant to all...

Retain or let go?

Last week, we considered one of the issues that employers will likely need to consider in the coming weeks and months: productivity. This week we have listed other factors that you may need to consider if you presently have staff furloughed under the Coronavirus Job...

Saving for taxes

While our businesses have been able to maintain or increase profits there has been an unwritten acceptance that we will pay for current taxes out of future cash resources. For example, if you are self-employed, payments on account for self-assessment taxes on current...

CJRS changes announced 12 June 2020

We reported late last month on the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to 31 October 2020 following the announcement by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. At the time, the Chancellor confirmed that further guidance on the workings of the amended scheme, which...