It is welcome news that two of the business support schemes have now been extended to March 31st 2021. Payments for both the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme (CRBSS) and the Large Tourism and Hospitality Business Support Scheme (LTHBSS) will now carry on up to this date. Protecting Businesses Impacted By The Pandemic The Covid …
Vaccine Roll-Out Continues At Pace In Northern Ireland
Right now we will take all the good news we can get, so the fact that the vaccine roll-out is rolling along very nicely indeed here in Northern Ireland is something to be celebrated. It is believed that over 10% of the population has now been vaccinated, these being the most vulnerable in our communities. …
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Prime Minister Says Work From Home If It Is Possible To Do So
It does feel like we are going around in ever-increasing circles right now as new directives are introduced by the government on a seemingly weekly basis. Today Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urging people to work from home if it is feasible to do so after previously urging them to get back to the …
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Furlough Scheme Extended Until October
There has been welcome news in the last few days that the government`s furlough scheme is going to be extended until October. The chancellor Rishi Sunak took this unprecedented step probably with great reluctance considering the eye-watering sum of money this is going to cost, but it had to be done to prevent huge job …
Job Retention Scheme – Update
Dear Payroll Client We are trying to continue to run our payroll service as best possible in the current situation, with regards to the new changes to employees pay in relation to the job retention scheme we will need you to confirm the following to ensure that we process the correct pay figures to HMRC:- …
Businesses See The Need For Speed From Their Accountants
A recent survey has shown that many SME’s believe speed is one of the most essential requirements of their accountants, along with them being tech savvy. The survey was carried out by business software provider Exact in which they spoke to 2,500 SME’s and accountants.Because their clients are looking for them to be able to …
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Calls For The Government To Give The Self Employed A Break
There have been calls for the Chancellor to make tax changes in the Autumn statement and give a break to the five million employed people here in the UK, as critics of the Governments tax policy feel that they have been targeted unfairly and punished enough.Speciality accountancy firm Danbro feel that there are too many …
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Good News For Self Employed As Hammond Does U-Turn
There was welcome news for the self employed last week after Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond did a u-turn and decided not to raise National Insurance Contributions (NIC) for them. This was after the Chancellor came under enormous pressure from his own party to change his budget announcement on NIC for the self employed. …