The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to close on 31 October and businesses will need to make any final claims on or before 30 November. … More Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – closes on 31 October
Chancellor extends VAT cut until March 2021 … More VAT cut extended to March 2021
HMRC-related scams on the rise … More Scammers never sleep – rise in tax scams reported
New regulations impose specific legal obligations on employers and workers and prescribe mandatory periods of self-isolation.
… More Employers face £10,000 fine for failing to enforce self-isolation
Additional government support has been announced this week for businesses and employees impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) across the UK. … More Winter Economy Plan 2020
Designated venues in certain sectors must have a system in place to request and record contact details of their customers, visitors, and staff to help break the chains of transmission of coronavirus. … More Venues required by law to record contact details
Reports suggest two-thirds of employees may have wrongly continued working while receiving CJRS payments. HMRC is now investigating companies thought to have broken the rules with opportunities to pay back the grants. … More HMRC targets employers over CJRS claims
All self-employed workers who can show they been ‘adversely affected’ by Covid-19 can apply for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant second application by 19 October. But what does that mean? … More Defining ‘adversely affected’ for the self-employed
Staying COVID-19 safe at the Workplace … More Staying COVID-19 safe at the Workplace
The furlough scheme has been extended to the end of October allowing for part time working but is more complex to administer … More Revised furlough scheme stretched through October
