The recent ‘pingdemic’ has resulted in large numbers of employees self-isolating. Where an employee meets the qualifying conditions, you must pay them SSP while they
Kickstart Scheme You may be able to benefit from funding under the Kickstart Scheme if you are looking to create new jobs for young people.
Basis period reform HMRC have been consulting on the reform of the basis period rules in preparation for the introduction of Making Tax Digital for
Now that the ‘work from home if you can’ guidance has been lifted, employees are returning to the office. If, following their return, you allow
If you take on temporary staff over the summer, you will need to pay them at least the National Living or Minimum Wage appropriate to
During the COVID-19 pandemic, HMRC paused much of their debt collection work, both to divert resources to administering the various COVID-19 support schemes and to
The EU e-commerce package came into effect on 1 July 2021. It introduced reforms in respect of the movement of goods from Northern Ireland to
SEISS grants that were received in the 2020/21 tax year (i.e., between 6 April 2020 and 5 April 2021) should be reported on your 2020/21
As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) enters its final months, now is the time to review grants that you have claimed under the scheme,
New lower temporary SDLT threshold The residential stamp duty land tax (SDLT) threshold applying in England and Northern Ireland was temporarily increased to £500,000 from
A new relief has been introduced for employers of armed forces veterans which allows them to benefit from a zero rate of secondary National Insurance
Claims for the fifth grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will open from late July. If, based on your tax returns, HMRC think
From 15 June 2021, all businesses and organisations will need multi-factor authentication in order to sign into the Government Gateway. Multi-factor authentication Businesses and organisations
If you have some shares that have become worthless, you can make a negligible value claim. This will allow you to set the associated loss
If you are self-employed, you will pay Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance contributions if your profits exceed the relevant thresholds. Class 2 National
If you are an employee and you are, or have been, working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be able
You can use a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) if you wish to settle the tax liability arising on the provision of a benefit-in-kind or an
If you are an employer and you provided taxable expenses and benefits to your employees during the 2020/21 tax year, you will need to report
