If you are worried you have claimed too much or too little from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

If you fear you have claimed too much (or not enough) from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, find out what you need to do next

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Are you supporting local businesses?

We believe that it’s really important that all businesses are active in their local community. By this we mean promoting and purchasing from local businesses, shopping locally, and supporting local charities and initiatives that benefit the community. Why? Well, from our point of view it’s because we get so much from being part of our community. We love it and relish the interaction with others nearby.

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REBUILD OR RETREAT: 5 STEPS TO A STRONGER BUSINESS

Your business has survived ‘lockdown’ and restrictions are starting to ease. But what next? The most challenging times for businesses still lay ahead. Action Coach Yiannis Yianni is keen to spread his message that “those businesses that try to carry on as they were before may, sadly, not survive” – he has a plan.

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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s mini-Budget: everything you need to know

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled his summer economic update in a bid to mitigate the impact of the Covid19 pandemic, with the aim of boosting job creation through a government ‘plan for jobs’ and encouraging consumer spending

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COVID19: The Bounce Back Loan and the Power of Protection

The Bounce Back Loan is designed to inject much needed cashflow to businesses to get the cogs of the economy moving again. If your limited company cannot bounce back, and has to close down, what happens? Well, usually bank borrowing is underpinned by a director’s personal guarantee which results in you having to repay the debt, when you’ve just lost your income. Ouch!

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HB Accountants – how to choose an accountant and tax specialist

Quite often we hear “I am a business owner but my company finances are not the first thing I think about when I get out of bed in the morning!”  We get this! That’s why we’re here!

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Self-employed: Managing cash and risk in uncertain times

The Covid-19 pandemic has repercussions for every business. There are a range of support
measures available to the self-employed, and this briefing sets out guidance on some of the
many questions you are likely to have and although this is uncharted territory for everyone,
there are still basic management strategies that will help minimise risk to you and your business.

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Companies: Managing risk in uncertain times

Even the best-run and longest-established.businesses across the country continue to feel the adverse effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, whilst the UK government announces measures to keep the economy buoyant during the pandemic, managing risk and cash flow in these uncertain times is critical.

We have produced a three-page factsheet providing information for you and your business on:

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COVID19: Reimburse employees, tax-free, for costs incurred by working from home

If your employees are working from home at the moment, they may be saving money by not commuting or buying lunches, however, they are likely to be incurring costs, such as from increased household bills. Employers can reimburse these expenses, tax free, within prescribed guidelines. Read on to learn more. 

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COVID19: HMRC’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims corrections facility now live

Calculating the correct amounts of employees costs to claims under HRMC’s furlough scheme and the lack of an error correction facility during the claim process has given a headache to many an employer. The online error correction facility only applies to over-claims of CJRS grants

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