The government have distributed £12.3 billion to local authorities so they can support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 19th April 2020, £6 billion had been paid out to 484,166 business properties. The Small Business Grants Fund is a £10,000 grant per eligible business, originally announced at Budget. Businesses included in this scheme are … Read more
NIC Threshold Rise With the 2020/21 tax year starting on 6th April 2020 we see the NIC threshold rise to £9,500. The personal allowance is set to stay at £12,500. This will result in a cut of £104 for the average full time worker and a cut of £78 for the average self-employed worker. Hourly … Read more
Under the job retention scheme employers can claim 80% of their furloughed staff wages back, HMRC are still working on the portal but once it is ready the following information will be needed: The PAYE reference number Number of employees being furloughed The start and end date of the claim Amount to be claimed Company … Read more
With the support for Self-employed and the job retention scheme for employees, limited company directors could get caught in a gap between the two schemes. This group contains contractors, consultants and other off payroll workers whose services to an organisation are provided through a limited company or a personal services company. With the norm being … Read more
Copyright 2019 © All rights Reserved.