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Another Scam to Watch For

by Jessica Garbett | May 8, 2020 | Tax News

Scams seem to get more sophisticated each day? This one looked genuine, as it came from the hosting company I use. However: The email address they sent to isn’t registered with them There was no notification in the email that is registered with them The sending...

Coronavirus Bounce Back Loans

by Jessica Garbett | May 4, 2020 | Covid-19

Announced the end of last week, and open for application from today, 4th May 2020. The Bounce Back loans are a simplified form of loan, compared to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Per HM Government: The Bounce Back Loan scheme helps small...

Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme – Update on Eligibility and Claims

by Jessica Garbett | May 4, 2020 | Covid-19

There are some updates from HMRC today, 4 May 2020, around the Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme. HMRCs Press Release 4 May 2020 Eligibility Tool There has been no change to the scope of the scheme, or to those included, see our earlier updates:...

Tax and NI when you are both Self Employed and Employed

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 30, 2020 | Tax News

Tax obligations when you are both Employed and Self Employed (as a sole trader or business partner) can be confusing – today we’ve published a new guide to this which may help you get on track: Tax and NI when you are both Self Employed and...

Vigilance – Heightened Number of Scams

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 27, 2020 | Tax News

Sad news this morning, one of our clients has got caught on a pishing email, entering bank details thinking it was a genuine HMRC communication – perhaps not surprising when they were expecting a repayment. Please be vigilant – check and double check the...

Claim Arrangements for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Grants

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 18, 2020 | Covid-19

Details have now been released on the claim arrangements for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants. Claims can be made from Monday 20 April 2020. Government have published two documents yesterday: Work out 80% of your employees’ wages to claim through the...

Coronavirus SSP More Detail for Employers Published

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 17, 2020 | Covid-19

Part of the Governments support for businesses during the Coronavirus disruption is the temporary ability for businesses with less than 250 employees to reclaim SSP from the Government. Normally SSP cannot be reclaimed, and its a cost to the business. Government have...

Duration of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 17, 2020 | Covid-19

We’ve seen announcements in the past hour or so that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a further month. It was due to run until the end of May – i.e. March, April and May, but now its running till the end of June following the...

Entry Date to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 16, 2020 | Covid-19

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) has been one of the mainstays of Government support for business. Read our analysis of JRS Yesterday there was an important extension of the entry date of the scheme from 28 February 2020 to 19 March 2020. Previously someone...

Covid-19 Business Support & Self Assessment Cash Flow

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 15, 2020 | Covid-19

Back on 22 March 2020 we published Covid-19 Business Support – a Case Study This is an expanded set of Case Studies covering the Government Support for business and Self Assessment payments The common theme is “Janes Café” – fictitious –...

Covid-19 Government Support for Business (updated 14 April 2020)

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 14, 2020 | Covid-19, Tax News

Updated 14 April 2020 The Government has outlined widespread support for businesses during the Covid-19 disruption. For ease we are rolling all content into this post, which we are updating as new information becomes available, please bookmark and check back.....

Coronavirus – Planning Self Assessment Payments

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 14, 2020 | Covid-19

HMRC has announced a deferral of Self Assessment payments due in July 2020. The amount can, instead, be paid in January 2021. However is important to understand how Self Assessment will be impacted by Coronavirus, as its not straight forward. Application This...

Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme – New Detailed Guidance

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 14, 2020 | Covid-19

HMRC have released more detailed guidance on Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) on 14 April 2020 HMRCs links: Claim a grant through the coronavirus (COVID-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme How HMRC works out total income and trading...

Navigating Disruption in Your Business

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 13, 2020 | Covid-19

Last week our I did a presentation for HealthFlix entitled “Navigating Disruption in Your Business” focused on the Coronavirus pandemic. You can see the presentation on YouTube I thought I would quickly present the notes of that session here, and expand...

Getting Your 2020 Year End Tax & Accounts to us

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 7, 2020 | YogaTax News

5th April sees the end of the 2019-20 Tax Year. Here are some handy points for our clients around getting things to us. What Do We Need? We need a Self Assessment Data Request from all clients. This shouldn’t take you long, and you can save and return...

Another Scam to Watch For

Coronavirus Bounce Back Loans

Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme – Update on Eligibility and Claims

Tax and NI when you are both Self Employed and Employed

Vigilance – Heightened Number of Scams

Claim Arrangements for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Grants

Coronavirus SSP More Detail for Employers Published

Duration of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended

Entry Date to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended

Covid-19 Business Support & Self Assessment Cash Flow

Covid-19 Government Support for Business (updated 14 April 2020)

Coronavirus – Planning Self Assessment Payments

Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme – New Detailed Guidance

Navigating Disruption in Your Business

Getting Your 2020 Year End Tax & Accounts to us

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