Financial support for business

Second round of financial support for the self-employed

The Government’s Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has so far provided financial assistance of [...]

SEISS – Self-employed new parents can claim support grant

The Government has announced that self-employed parents whose trading profits dipped in 2018/19 because they [...]

Businesses should reinstate VAT direct debits

At the outset of the Covid-19 crisis, HMRC announced that all VAT registered business could [...]

Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) – Round Two

On 29 May, the Chancellor announced details of an extension to the SEISS for self-employed [...]

The Future Fund – Official Launch and Further Detail

On Wednesday 20th May the government officially launched the ‘Future Fund’. The Future Fund supports [...]

Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund (“Top up fund”): further details

On 2 May, the government announced that a further £617 million would be made available [...]

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme- make your claim from 13 May 2020

By now, HMRC should have contacted you about the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) if [...]

Top-up to local business grant funds scheme

On 2 May, the government announced that a further £617 million would be made available [...]

Bounce Back Loans

The Government has announced a new funding scheme for small businesses, enabling them to access [...]

Some practical advice for making a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan application

We know that there are many businesses looking for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) funding [...]

COVID-19 – VAT deferral update for companies paying import VAT and duty

Companies which regularly import goods from outside the EU may have an existing deferral arrangement [...]

Coronavirus – Lifeline Funding for Charities

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £750m package to assist the country’s frontline charities during [...]

Coronavirus: support for furnished holiday letting businesses

Furnished holiday lets (FHLs) have a complex tax status, so the impact of the different [...]

Coronavirus: Operating your Charity in an uncertain world

It is difficult to predict what the outbreak of COVID-19 will ultimately have on the [...]