This measure will provide relief to employers who have had to close or reduce their business and would otherwise face having to lay off their staff without pay. Some FAQ’s regarding the scheme: What is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme? HMRC will pay 80% (up [...]
Here are some of the FAQ’s we’ve been discussing with clients this week. We don’t currently have all of the answers, but we know that some of these questions can’t wait, so where we have been vague, please understand that as legislation and guidance is [...]
The impact of the coronavirus and government's support for business is changing rapidly so we've updated our blog to outline the key measures for business and the detail behind them where it is available. We will continue to update this post as more information is [...]
The government announced yesterday the first wave of financial support in their mission to support businesses, individuals and families. There are further measures expected in the coming days but for now, here are the headlines: Government loans The treasury are making available £330 billion by [...]
The reality of working at home is that you just don’t have everything set up as well as you do at work. Talking to people, getting documents to people or sharing work amongst a team can be hassle or even impossible if you don’t have [...]
As one of the most anticipated budgets in years, we wanted to focus on the key changes and how these will affect you and your business. Entrepreneurs Relief This is a big change for our clients, particularly as most fall into the category of business [...]
Once the dust settles after the election, we will be expecting a new budget early in 2020. However, one of the measures we are not expecting to change is the huge reduction in company car tax for electric vehicles due to come in April 2020. [...]
Recently, some of our team traveled to London to attend a conference organised by accounting software Xero. Past attendees have referred to Xerocon as the ‘Glastonbury for Accountants’, and it certainly lived up to the hype. Xerocon isn’t your traditional accounting conference. With inspiring keynote [...]
Many Solicitors will refer to any charges that go over and above the basic fee for their services to the client as a ‘disbursement’. Expenses paid out on behalf of the client to a third party, for example. However, the term is loosely used for [...]
How do you know when it’s the right time to hire a Bookkeeper? Would you know? Or would you be like most entrepreneurs and assume that it's a job anyone can do, a cost you don’t need or something you can simply do yourself. A [...]
