The Government is introducing a new grant scheme to support businesses that are experiencing difficulties because of the Omicron variant.   Additional Restrictions Grant   The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) will also be topped up so local authorities (LAs) can continue to use their discretion to support other businesses in their area, based on local....

When announcing the last budget, the Government said they were expecting the economy to have sufficiently recovered by the end of September and as a result are ending the furlough scheme on 30th of this month.   The final month of the scheme allows claims of up to 60% of the employee’s usual pay with....

As promised from a previous budget, the Help To Grow Management programme has now been launched.   The idea behind the 12-week programme is that increased productivity with create growth for businesses and in turn help the UK’s economic recovery.   Following a tough 18 months, the new government course (which is partly subsidised) aims....

In July of last year, an emergency budget was announced which saw Rishi Sunak introduce a temporary 5% rate of VAT which applied to most supplies made by the hospitality sector. This included cafes, restaurants, pubs, hotels, tourist attractions and more.   This 5% rate has been applicable ever since but will increase to 12.5%....

Last year due to the pandemic, the government increased the work from home allowance to £6 per week. The tax break came as a welcome, unexpected bonus for many employees.   It was recognised that household bills would naturally rise from more people spending more time working at home whether that be heating or internet....

As the world begins to open up a little more, the schemes put in place to support businesses are starting to come to a close. Any business that deferred VAT in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic must act before 30 June 2021.   What is the VAT deferral scheme? In a bid to help....

On Monday the next stage of lifting lockdown began in England, meaning more businesses will be able to re-open. From April 12th all shops were allowed to open along with the following; -Hairdressers, beauty salons and other close-contact services allowed to open -Restaurants and pubs allowed to serve food and alcohol to customers sitting outdoors....

On 8th July 2020 the Chancellor, as part of his plan for jobs, introduced the Kickstart Scheme. Initially this was only being offered to larger businesses who could create a minimum of 30 jobs and since its launch in September has created over 120,000 jobs.   Earlier this month, thanks to a campaign from hundreds....

It can be difficult to keep track of the various coronavirus schemes available and when you need to take action to make sure you do not miss out.   To help you, in this blog post we provide a timeline, in order of dates occurring soonest, some going right through to 2030. We also provide....

As midnight hit on 31st January, most accountants rejoiced knowing their returns were all submitted on time. We were no different, immediately turning our attention to the big changes to come throughout 2021. We thought now would be the perfect time to update you on the major changes in legislation that you may need to....