Articles in "COVID-19"

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the government to provide more financial assistance to businesses affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ahead of the Budget on 3 March 2021.

The UK's Supreme Court has found in favour of small firms receiving payments from COVID-19 business interruption insurance policies.

A leading Norfolk accountant is lobbying the Treasury to extend the financial help for self-employed people to those who started trading after March 2019 – saying that these are the very businesses which will help lead the eastern region towards recovery once the pandemic is over.

At the height of the first Coronavirus lockdown HMRC announced that you would be able to defer your VAT liabilities due between the period of 20 March to 30 June 2020 until 31 March 2021.

With the latest restrictions being put into place, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced £4.6bn to support businesses on a per-property basis which will benefit over 600,000 business properties.

With a huge hole in the public finances caused by the Covid pandemic, and a manifesto promise not to raise income taxes, some form of wealth tax looks increasingly inevitable, says Shaun Davison.

The government have confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, otherwise known as the furlough scheme, has been extended until the end of April 2021.

When announcing the ‘Winter Economy Plan’ in September 2020, the government confirmed that the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until April 2021.