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CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOAN SCHEME (CBILS

Updated guidance on the Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

INTRODUCTION CBILS is a new scheme, announced by The Chancellor at Budget 2020, that can provide facilities of up to £5m for smaller businesses across the UK who are experiencing lost or deferred revenues, leading to disruptions to their cashflow. CBILS supports a wide range of business finance products, including

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Simon Fenton

The Government’s New Furloughed Workers Scheme

We are grateful to Simon Fenton of  Constantine Law for this summary of the current position. Simon is an employment law solicitor and for any advice on this matter can be contacted  simon.fenton@constantinelaw.co.uk or 07867 528 505 The scheme will be open to all UK employers to get financial support

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Coronavirus tax measures

Coronavirus – Summary of financial support on offer

Covid-19 Government Support Package The Chancellor has announced a package of temporary measures to support businesses and individuals through the period of disruption caused by COVID-19. Below we have provided a summary of these measures as they currently stand, these are continuing to evolve and we will share further updates

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Coronavirus Job retention Scheme

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

The Government recognise that businesses may need to make staff cut backs either through short term lay-offs or through redundancies. Either way this will have a big impact on employees’ livelihoods and if they lose key staff, the businesses ability to prosper after the current economic crisis has past. In

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VAT payment holiday

VAT payment holiday for businesses

In response to the economic impact of coronavirus on business, on 20 March the Chancellor announced that there would be a VAT holiday and no business will be required to make VAT payments for the next VAT quarter. Consequently no businesses will be required to pay any VAT until the

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UK Tax residency issues and cross border working

As Tax Manager in our Abingdon office Tom deals with a wide range of residency related issues and shares his thoughts on residency and related coronavirus events here. The basic premise of taxation in the UK is that if you are a UK resident, you are taxed on your worldwide

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Scam

Coronavirus a fraudster’s dream?

With thanks to Steve Mayo from Nat West Bank for bringing this to our attention Fraud Awareness: – Criminals use every opportunity and misfortune of others for gain, so please be vigilant. With remote working increasingly common, remember that anywhere staff might work becomes an extension of your workplace and

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Budget

Initial reaction to the Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced his Budget to Parliament on Wednesday 11th March; the wider implications of which are sure to impact upon SMEs across the UK. This budget has come at a rather interesting and complicated time, and included some rather interesting and complicated announcements, but fortunately

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tax planning accountant

Year end tax planning tips

As we approach the tax year end our Tax Manager shares his thoughts on what to do to ensure you are tax optimal! Accountants and Financial Advisers alike provide their hints and tips to their clients on how best to maximise their wealth through a variety of strategies which include

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