The 5th round of Government Support under the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme For those of you who are self-employed - we are aware you have been receiving emails this week regarding the above. Th...

Furlough changes – 1 July 2021 If you cannot maintain your workforce because your operations have been affected by coronavirus ( Covid 19) You can furlough employees and apply for a grant to cover a...

Following on from the Chancellor’s highly anticipated Budget of 3rd March, we would like to highlight some of the measures announced to our business and personal tax clients. The Chancellor has outl...

There are currently several compelling reasons to switch to electric cars now rather later, aside from the considerable environmental benefits of running an electric company car vs petrol or diesel. T...

Welcome to our latest Directors view, every quarter Cheryl, Matt and I take this opportunity to reflect on the current climate and offer our professional insight. In the last of our Directors' view, C...

The VAT domestic reverse charge for construction comes into force today, the 1st March 2021. Please find below England & Company's complete guide for your reference. Why is the VAT reverse charge ...

Just a short Briefing this time – The first sections concern England and Company Payroll Bureau and New Payment Scheme for VAT deferred from last year The rest of the briefing is for the attention o...

Please note below important deadlines in respect of SEISS and Tax Returns. Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) Please note that the deadline to claim the third grant is 29 January 2021 As advi...

Just a short Briefing to follow up on our Briefing of 7 January, in respect of “One-Off” Grants. We would like to pass on our thanks to the Wimborne BID for providing the following information: Do...

In response to the latest national lockdown, HM Treasury has announced an extension of several of the support schemes for businesses affected by the pandemic. This lockdown is different to the March ...

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) - update The Chancellor announced last week that the CJRS (Furlough) scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021. This provides businesses and employee...

Since our last briefing, there have been a number of announcements, so we thought we would share these with you now. Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) Your local authority may be offering an Additio...

Please see below further updates. Job Support Scheme (JSS) As mentioned in an earlier briefing the Job Support Schemes (both open and closed) have now been abandoned with the extension of the Job Rete...

Welcome to the first of our Directors’ View We’ve decided this shall be written in turn by the three of us. To kick things off, the guys have given me the honour of writing this first issue. ...

You will have noted that the Chancellor issued details of further support under the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) yesterday. The details are...

As advised in our Briefing yesterday, please see below further details in respect of the SEISS, CIBLS and Furloughed staff. Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) – Update The Government announ...

Following the Government’s announcement on Saturday, please see below updates that we are aware of. There is more information to come, so we will send this to you in further Briefings when we receiv...

From 1 November 2020, two new Job Support Schemes will come into existence, effectively replacing the Job Retention Scheme which closes on 31 October 2020.  They are named the "open" Scheme and t...

The current rules on Capital Gains Tax mean that you may need to submit a CGT return online and pay any CGT due within 30 days of selling UK property. Please note this does not apply to selling proper...

With recent announcements from Rishi Sunak on the Government’s Winter Economic Plan, which outlined new as well as extensions of existing support schemes, we thought it was time to update you all. C...

Landlords should realise that HMRC will know about their lettings through Airbnb, so full disclosure of all their taxable property income is essential, including for all prior years. Reuters rece...

What is R&D Research and Developments (R&D) relief supports companies that work on innovative projects in science and technology. A company that seeks to research or develop an advance in thei...

One of the most talked about changes in recent years is the new IR35 off-payroll rules, applying to those working via a personal service company (PSC) for a public sector body from 6 April 2017. These...

End of temporary suspension on personal liability on directors At the beginning of the pandemic the UK government temporarily removed the risk of personal liability for directors due to the  unpreced...

SELF-EMPLOYED INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME (SEISS) This section of the briefing is specifically focused at out Self-Employed or Partnership member clients.  For clarity, you are not self-employed if you own...

If your second payment on account is due to HMRC, this Friday 31st July, then you have the option to defer.   You can still make the payment by 31st July 2020 as normal if you want to do so....

This is a reminder to companies planning to make a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claim for the period ending on or before 30 June, make sure it’s completed by 31 July, as this is the last dat...

As you will all no doubt know by now, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, announced ‘A Plan for Jobs’ last week. This announcement outlines how the Government plan to protect jobs and boost job creation. The ...

Tom, you qualified as an accountant a year ago. It’s probably pretty safe to say it’s been quite a year. Not many accountants face a global pandemic in their first year of practice! What’s been ...