Change to qualifying start date for employees – The government have given further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS). The qualifying date, when the employee has to have been on the employer’s payroll, has changed from 28th February to 19th March 2020.
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Coronavirus is more than a world health emergency, the economic impacts are very real and emergency provisions are being made worldwide in an attempt to support individuals, business and anyone who advises them. HB Accountants are monitoring the COVID19 situation closely and collating resources as conditions unfold
COVID19: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) online portal opens for claims on 20 April 2020
HMRC announced plans this week to open the online Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) service on Monday 20 April – the first claims due to be paid 10 days later. File-only and payroll bureaus will be omitted from claiming.
Continue readingCOVID19: Top Tips for Closed Business Premises
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Continue readingCOVID19: £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities announced
COVID19 Update: 9th April 2020 – Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that UK Charities are set to receive a support package worth £750 million to ensure they can continue their vital work throughout the coronavirus crisis.
Continue readingCOVID19: Financial help available for self-employed individuals – what you need to know
COVID19 Update: 7th April 2020 – We have outlined some clarifications for you regarding the financial help available if you are a self-employed individual – Self-Employment Income Support Scheme – here is what you need to know:
What you need to know
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: Changes made to Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to benefit more businesses
COVID19 Update: 3rd April 2020 Changes have been made to Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to benefit more businesses
The emergency loan scheme announced by the chancellor during the budget (CBILS) has been revamped following strong criticism that banks were taking advantage of the COVID19 crisis.
Continue readingCOVID19: Payroll Furlough Facts – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Daily COVID19 update: 2nd April 2020 – Payroll Furlough Facts – we thought it would be beneficial to bring you the answers to the most common questions you are asking regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Payroll Furlough Facts & the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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: VAT deferral for UK Businesses
VAT deferral for UK Businesses: If you are a UK VAT registered business and have a VAT payment due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020, you have the option to:
- defer the payment until a later date
- pay the VAT due as normal
