Updated: 22 April 2020: Following emerging issues about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from HMRC, the ICAEW has released amended guidance. We have updated our “top 10 questions answered” to include these amendments
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Worrying about affording your monthly car finance during the Coronavirus crisis?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a package of measures covering motor finance and high cost credit agreements to directly support you if you are facing payment difficulties due to coronavirus. Read on if you are worrying about affording your monthly car finance during this Covid19 crisis.
Continue readingThis is the time to take a Business MOT
We’re part way through the Covid19 lockdown. Easter is over and at the time of writing, we do not know exactly when quarantine will be eased. As the days stretch before us business owners, who may or may not be currently trading, there is time for many to give your company a MOT: to get prepared for the future, whatever this may bring.
Continue readingCOVID19: Latest Job Retention Scheme updates – furlough facts
COVID19 Update: 6th April 2020: The government has now published further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme – here are the most important clarifications and latest changes to the Job Retention Scheme – furlough facts below:
Continue readingCOVID19: Support for businesses through deferring self-assessment payments on account
Deferring self-assessment payments on account is just one of the governments measures to support your businesses during COVID19. Are you due to pay a self-assessment payment on account by 31 July 2020? Is the impact of the #coronavirus is going to cause you difficulty in making payment by that date?
You may defer your self-assessment payment until January 2021.
Continue readingCOVID19: 27th March 2020 – Help for the Self-Employed
The Chancellor announced help for the self-employed yesterday evening at a press conference. Are you a sole trader? We have outlined what we currently know below – please note we expect further guidance to be released soon and will update you as soon as we are aware of this.
Continue readingCOVID19: Job Retention Scheme for Furloughed employees explained
Covid19 Update: 26th March 2020 – On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to help businesses through these times of economic uncertainty. Among these is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Continue readingTeam Contact Details
Here are email addresses for all our team members, ordered by surname. You can also reach us at 01992 444466.
Continue readingCOVID19: Business as usual, but from a super safe distance
Letter from the Directors, Karen, Keith & John
Following the unfolding events of COVID19 over the past two weeks, we want to reassure our clients that, albeit we are facing uncertain times, HB Accountants is still very much open for business and Team HB are prepared for any disruption that may occur.
Continue readingCelebrating Vicki’s First Year with HB Accountants
We are delighted to be celebrating Vicki’s first Year with HB Accountants. It was a whole year ago that she joined as our Marketing & Office Manager.
Team HB’s Director Karen says “Happy work anniversary Vicki, the year has certainly flown by and you’ve achieved so much in just a year. We are lucky to have you, we can’t wait to see what the year ahead brings and we couldn’t imagine HB without you now”.
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