Covid-19 measures for self-employed

On Thursday 26 March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak made his long-awaited statement about the Covid-19 government support scheme for the self-employed, called the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Reports suggest that the announcement had been slow to arrive because of the greater difficulty in structuring and running a scheme that relied on annual information (via tax … More Covid-19 measures for self-employed

Covid-19 measures to rescue businesses

Last week’s Budget from the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, included £7 billion of expenditure targeting the impact of Covid-19 on employees, the self-employed and businesses. Six days later a further raft of measures was announced, amounting to an additional £20 billion of support expenditure plus £330 billion of loan guarantees. The Chancellor’s 17 March statement … More Covid-19 measures to rescue businesses

Important information relating to InMINDFUL (UK) Limited and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Dear All,  As you are likely aware, the COVID-19 situation is worsening. Yesterday our government announced that they had moved from the ‘contain’ to ‘delay’ phase of the crisis and the WHO has declared the virus a pandemic. The number of confirmed cases are increasing each day, with the government estimating that around 10,000 people … More Important information relating to InMINDFUL (UK) Limited and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Budget Summary

The Chancellor’s #Budget2020 was focused on dealing with Covid-19 alongside spending on infrastructure and building a new economy. But there were few #tax measures. Read our Summary … More Budget Summary

A Budget Day… at last!

In early January Chancellor announced a new Budget date: 11 March 2020. This could be a significant Budget. Traditionally, the first Budget of a new Parliament is when the Chancellor delivers the medicine of tax increases and/or unpopular reforms. To borrow from Macbeth: ‘If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were … More A Budget Day… at last!

Minimum wage apprenticeships – not plain sailing

A report out in January shows that around 20% of those on apprenticeship schemes are not being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW), while apprenticeships themselves have fallen in number. The figures in the Apprenticeship Pay Survey from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show the strange anomaly that correct levels of … More Minimum wage apprenticeships – not plain sailing