The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), more commonly referred to as furlough, will now be extended until the end of September this year following confirmation in the recent Chancellor’s Budget. First introduced a year ago, the scheme has provided an … Continue reading
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Newly self-employed asked to complete pre-verification checks before applying for fourth SEISS grant
Newly self-employed taxpayers may be required to undergo pre-verification checks before they can access the fourth self-employment income support (SEISS) grant, it has been revealed. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) wrote to over 100,000 businesses recently informing them about the … Continue reading
Repaying COVID-19 Government-Backed Loans
Businesses that have used the Coronavirus Business Interruption and Bounce Back Loan schemes may soon see their 12-month payment-free period end soon. Businesses that took out a loan when they were first launched last year will have to begin repaying … Continue reading
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme is closing soon – Apply today!
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) is due to end on 31 March 2021, after which no further applications for the scheme can be made. CBILS allows businesses to apply for a loan of between £50,001 and £5 million … Continue reading
Budget 2021
In the year since the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his first Budget to a packed Commons chamber in March 2020, more than 135,000 people in the UK have died from Coronavirus, there have been three national lockdowns, the economy has shrunk by 9.9 per cent and Coronavirus support measures have cost around £280 billion. Continue reading