Well done to Connor on winning his second Employee of the Month Award in the last six months. Connor has shown great resilience (along with the rest of the Jack Ross team) during lockdown. He has continued to excel in meeting client needs and maintains high client service standards. Well done Connor for a well[…]
Introduction Most of the information below has been taken directly from the UK government website and updated as at 16th April 2020. How much you can claim You’ll need to claim for: 80% of your employees’ wages (even for employee’s on National Minimum Wage) – up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. Do not[…]
Once you have calculated the amount of grant (see this article) to which you are entitled, you can make your claim online with HMRC. The information below is taken from the government website as at 15th April 2020. Jack Ross can make the claim on your behalf, please email your usual contact if you wish[…]
Please see below for our webinar on the help available from government for small businesses, including barristers and employers, during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. Subjects covered include interest-free loans grants for retails and hospitality businesses deferring VAT and self assessment payments Job retention scheme support for self-employed who earn up to £50,000 per annum Please[…]
On Thursday 26th March, the chancellor announced measures to help self-employed workers during the coronavirus epidemic. The following has been taken directly from the government business support website. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per month. HMRC will use[…]
Taken from the government website Business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses We will introduce a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England for the 2020 to 2021 tax year. Businesses that received the retail discount in the 2019 to 2020 tax year will be rebilled by their local[…]
This is taken from the government website Eligibility You are eligible for the scheme if: your business is UK based your business is a small or medium-sized and employs fewer than 250 employees as of 28 February 2020 What is the scheme? HMRC will allow employers to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness[…]
Taken from the government website The government will provide additional Small Business Grant Scheme funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBBR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses[…]
UPDATED 9 APRIL 2020 What has changed since 7th April? As below, we advised that business owners must submit their own applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grant, and that we, unfortunately, could not do this on our clients’ behalf. We are pleased to say that HMRC have released new information which indicates that[…]
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Updated: 7th April 2020 On 20th March 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced several measures to help businesses across the UK who will be affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus. The situation is changing rapidly. This was the third significant announcement by the Chancellor in 10 days. Subscribe[…]