This week has seen a flurry of changes to the various government support schemes. We have summarised a few in this article. Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) The HMRC portal – where you formally register your claim - should be live as from 20 April 2020. HMRC have published a “user” guide to the claims…
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Coronavirus: NI £25,000 Grant for Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism goes live
Applications are now open for the long awaited Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Grant, so if your business is within these sectors and if you have property with a Rateable Value between £15,001 and £51,000, then you may well be eligible for a £25,000 Grant. We have recorded a video that summarises the criteria and…
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Business rates changes
In England The government will increase the Business Rates retail discount to 100% for one year, expand it to the leisure and hospitality sectors and increase the rates discount for qualifying pubs to £5,000. Taken together with existing small business rate relief (which provides full relief for businesses using a single property with a rateable…
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Coronavirus – Business update
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) Employers will be relieved that the waiting is over, as of 5.30am this morning (20 April 2020), they can login to HMRC’s new portal and claim their CJRS rebate for the first pay periods. HMRC have promised that money will be in employers’ bank accounts within six working days of…
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