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  • Covid-19: insolvency rules temporarily relaxed

    • 30th March 2020
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS
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    Insolvency Rules
    30th March 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Covid-19: insolvency rules temporarily relaxed The government has announced changes to the insolvency regulations during the coronavirus pandemic to enable UK companies undergoing a rescue or restructure process to continue trading, with the aim of giving them breathing space This will
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  • Check if you could be covered by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    • 27th March 2020
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Personal Tax, COVID-19 NEWS, Business News
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    Covid19#4
    27th March 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Personal Tax, COVID-19 NEWS, Business News No Comments Check if you could be covered by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme If you and your employer both agree, your employer might be able to keep you on the payroll if they’re unable to operate or have no work
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  • Covid-19: Self-employment Income Support Scheme

    • 27th March 2020
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS
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    SEISS#1
    27th March 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Covid-19: Self-employment Income Support Scheme The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of
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  • Increase in home working raises risk of cyber-attacks

    • 26th March 2020
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS
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    Cyber Security
    26th March 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Increase in home working raises risk of cyber-attacks The significant increase in home working caused by the coronavirus pandemic has increased the risk of firms being hit by cyber-attacks, according to insurers Beazley. Ransomware attacks skyrocketed by 131% in 2019, compared
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  • Covid-19: 80% rule salary payments liable for income tax and NICs

    • 25th March 2020
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Personal Tax, COVID-19 NEWS
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    Minimum wage
    25th March 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Personal Tax, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Covid-19: 80% rule salary payments liable for income tax and NICs Individuals will be deducted income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) on the 80% salary subsidies paid under covid-19 emergency employment measures for furloughed workers Under the Coronavirus Job Retention
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  • Covid-19: VAT payments deferred for three months

    • 23rd March 2020
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS, VAT
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    Covid19-VAT
    23rd March 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS, VAT No Comments Covid-19: VAT payments deferred for three months The government has announced a three-month deferral for VAT payments until end June for all UK businesses with HMRC working all hours to thrash out the detail The VAT deferral will apply from
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