News and Updates

Rishi Sunak has announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended for four months, until the end of October 2020. Until the end of July, there are no changes. From August to October 2020, the scheme continues on the basis furloughed employees can be...

The Bounce Back Loan scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000. The government will guarantee 100% of the loan and there won’t be any fees or interest to pay for the first 12 months. Loan terms will be up to 6 years. No...

Furloughed workers planning to take paid parental or adoption leave will be entitled to pay based on their usual earnings rather than a furloughed pay rate....

HMRC have issued a step by step guide to making the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims as well as an online calculator. The calculator has limitations but can be a helpful tool...

Thousands more employees will able to receive support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after the eligibility date was extended to 19 March 2020, the government has announced....

HMRC have updated VAT Notice 700/22 Making Tax Digital with information to extend the soft landing period on digital links. This period will now end for VAT return periods starting on or after 1 April 2021.  Click on the link to access the notice and scroll down to...

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Government guidance for apprentices and employers including details of flexibilities to allow furloughed apprentices to continue their training as long as it does not provide services to or generate revenue for their employer....

HMRC have issued full guidance on the job retention scheme which also clarifies the position with directors and the duties they can still perform and be eligible for furlough....

Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years....