Having decided on your business idea, you need to start to put some structured thoughts together in the form of a Profit & Loss Forecast to see how good an idea it is and then a Cashflow Forecast to see if the idea works initially for 12 months and then for 3 years. The Profit … Read more
The help for the self employed and businesses affected by the November 2020 lockdown has been updated. Self Employment Income Support Extension The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension provides critical support to the self-employed in the form of 2 further grants, each available for 3 month periods covering November 2020 to January 2021 and … Read more
Due to coronavirus it was possible to defer the Self assessment payment to HMRC due 31st July 2020. For those that chose to defer due to the impact of coronavirus the tax owing should be paid in full by 31st January, 2021. No penalties or interest will be added as long as it is paid … Read more
HMRC have raised the threshold for the Self assessment ‘time to pay’ online service from £10,000 to £30,000. Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement on the 24th September, the limit for the online service used to set up payment plans has been raised to £30,000. This is part of the Governments support for businesses … Read more
HMRC have updated their guidance to reflect that the SEISS (Self-Employment Income Support Scheme) is being extended from 1 November 2020. The extension will provide two grants and will last for six months, from November 2020 to April 2021. Grants will be paid in two lump sum instalments each covering a three-month period. The first … Read more
It has been announced that the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has plans to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. This will mean that traders and the self-employed will be able to make a second claim if their business continues to be affected by COVID-19. The second claim will be made in August and will be a … Read more
The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme is due to be active on the 13th May 2020 but how are HMRC calculating the amounts and what if you are not eligible? The scheme will enable the self employed to claim a taxable grant of 80% of their monthly trading profits. This will be paid in a single … Read more
HMRC have now issued further guidance for the government’s Self-Employed Income Support Scheme which will open ahead of schedule on the 13th May, 2020. The scheme will benefit self-employed individuals or those in a partnership whose business has been adversely affected by coronavirus, covering most people who get at least half of their income from self-employment. SEISS is a temporary scheme that will … Read more
Self Employed help during COVID-19 The Chancellor has announced a new Self- employment income support scheme for those affected by COVID-19. What self- employed help is available? Self-employed people will be able to apply for a grant of 80% of their monthly profits over the last three years, up to £2,500 a month. There is … Read more
Payment dates to HMRC changed due to COVID-19 With the outbreak of COVID-19 gripping the nation HMRC have announced some changes to the payment dates for VAT and Self-assessment. I would like to take this opportunity to clarify that although there has been a change to the payment deadlines the returns still have to be … Read more
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