Starting a new business after COVID-19

New businesses can still grow and flourish. Not much can stop determined entrepreneurs from building a new business from the ground up. Even during such challenging times as a COVID-19 or its ensuing fallout budding business owners are succeeding. The pandemic has proven a huge challenge for businesses. 396,155 UK firms closed in 2020 according to[…]

Making Tax Digital – HMRC to Prioritise MTD

In order to try and build public trust the HMRC charter has been upgraded and updated to clarify the standards of behaviour expected from both them and tax payers. The have also provided clearer guidance on Making Tax Digital, meaning it is more accessible and as clear and authoritative as possible. Support services will be[…]

HMRC to contact self-employed claimants for grant four SEISS applications

HMRC has confirmed that it will be contacting eligible self-employed individuals based on their tax returns in mid-April to give a date for making applications Individuals will be contacted by email, letter or within the online service and all claims must be made on or before 1 June 2021. The claim must be made by[…]

The economic damage of COVID-19

Had everything gone to plan this year, the Chancellor would have been delivering his Autumn Budget speech. Instead, Rishi Sunak declared an “economic emergency” alongside a slimmed down spending plan to see him through until spring. Nobody in government would privately claim there is any way to avoid tax rises at some point, but the[…]

Winter Economy Plan

The Chancellor has scrapped his Autumn Budget, but this afternoon he set out a series of measures to help businesses over the next six months. All the measures are welcome, and below you can see more detail (taken from the Government website). In summary Rishi Sunak announced the following A new Job Support Scheme where[…]