We are here to support you during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Please read the articles below for our latest updates.
Loans, Grant and Deferrals
- Details of ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme confirmed
- Travel and tourism: apply now for grants of up to £5,000
- Community Interest Companies affected by Covid-19 can access business support, Treasury confirms
- Essential Government grant funding available via the Local Authority Discretionary Grants
- Businesses able to recover Coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay payments from next week
- Future Fund launched to support fast-growing tech companies
- Eligibility for grant funding
- I’m a director of a small company – what support is open to me during the Coronavirus outbreak?
- Almost all viable businesses now eligible for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, says Chancellor
- Government launches Business Support Finder tool
- Government announces Future Fund for fast-growing businesses
- Expanded Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) launched
- Government to support exporters through Covid-19 crisis
- The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)
- Revised Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
- Government support to help with the economic impact of Coronavirus – Here’s what businesses need to know
- COVID-19 Summary of the Chancellor’s announcement on 20th March 2020
- Accessing the latest COVID-19 stimulus
Personal finances
- Government reduces the penalty for Lifetime ISA withdrawals
- Personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts
Self-employed
- Don’t forget to make an SEISS claim by 13 July!
- Further clarification issued on eligibility for second round of Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
- Get ready to claim the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
- Are you eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)?
- How total income and trading profits will be calculated for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme
- Government SEISS guidance updated
- Coronavirus support for people working through their own limited company
- Self Assessment payment on account deferral scheme open to ALL taxpayers, HMRC says
- Coronavirus Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
Employment
- Coronavirus grants to businesses, employers and individuals are taxable
- Employers given 30 days to confess to furlough fraud
- New parents returning from statutory leave can be put on furlough after cut-off date, it has been confirmed
- Quarter of British workforce on furlough, official figures reveal
- What happens if my employees have to self-isolate following contact tracing?
- Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
- Are you or your team classed as essential workers?
- Payment of dividends during the Coronavirus outbreak
- Statutory Residence Test changed to allow skilled workers from around the world to assist the UK’s Coronavirus response
- Holiday rules relaxed to allow annual leave to be carried over to next two years
Charities
Cashflow
Job Retention Scheme & Furloughing
- Guidance published on repaying Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme overpayments
- Employers will be given 30 days to admit to furlough fraud
- Employees returning from parental leave continue to be eligible for furlough scheme
- HM Revenue & Customs publishes detailed guidance on calculating furlough claims from July onwards
- New parents returning from statutory leave can be put on furlough after cut-off date, it has been confirmed
- Quarter of British workforce on furlough, official figures reveal
- Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) extended
- Chancellor unveils changes to furlough scheme
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extended until October
- Certain sectors see access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme restricted
- Administering the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to end of June
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme online portal launches
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) cut-off date extended to 19 March 2020
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Portal opens Monday 20 April 2020
- Half of employers to furlough staff this week, study reveals
- Latest amendments to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced
- The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme and employers’ National Insurance and Pension contributions
- Macalvins Furlough Assistance Service to launch next week
- Accessing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Insolvency
Home working
Employment
- Coronavirus grants to businesses, employers and individuals are taxable
- Employers given 30 days to confess to furlough fraud
- New parents returning from statutory leave can be put on furlough after cut-off date, it has been confirmed
- Quarter of British workforce on furlough, official figures reveal
- What happens if my employees have to self-isolate following contact tracing?
- Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
- Are you or your team classed as essential workers?
- Payment of dividends during the Coronavirus outbreak
- Statutory Residence Test changed to allow skilled workers from around the world to assist the UK’s Coronavirus response
- Holiday rules relaxed to allow annual leave to be carried over to next two years
VAT & MTD
- Guidance on hospitality and tourism VAT cut published
- Remember to reinstate your VAT direct debit in time for your next payment
- VAT deferral refund available
- Government delays VAT Reverse Charge
- Treasury waives VAT and duties on essential medical supplies
- Soft-landing period for MTD for VAT extended to April 2021
IR35
Macalvins updates
- New parents returning from statutory leave can be put on furlough after cut-off date, it has been confirmed
- New code of practice to enable businesses and landlords to negotiate fair payment terms
- Quarter of British workforce on furlough, official figures reveal
- Future Fund launched to support fast-growing tech companies
- “Covid Secure” practical workplace guidance for employers
- Coronavirus – Your questions answered
- Government reduces the penalty for Lifetime ISA withdrawals
- Eligibility for grant funding
- Get ready to claim the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
- HMRC delays major tax reforms amid Covid-19 disruption
- Businesses bombarded by cyber-attacks as they seek support for COVID-19
- Macalvins Furlough Assistance Service to launch next week
- Government support to help with the economic impact of Coronavirus – Here’s what businesses need to know
- Payroll professionals confirmed as key workers
- COVID-19 Summary of the Chancellor’s announcement on 20th March 2020
- Macalvins – Here to Help
- Coronavirus Update
