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April 2022 Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Sick Pay rates published
The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental...
Dec 21, 2021


Autumn Budget and Spending Review
Rishi Sunak delivered his third budget as chancellor to the Commons on Wednesday 27 October 2021 where he announced a series of measures...
Oct 28, 2021


What will be in the upcoming Autumn budget for small businesses?
The second Budget in 2021 will be announced alongside a spending review on 27 October 2021. With the UK still recovering, what could be...
Oct 5, 2021


Chancellor announces extension of Kickstart Scheme
Businesses have been given an extra three months to take on young employees through the government funded Kickstart Scheme after Rishi...
Oct 1, 2021


COVID Sick pay rebate scheme set to close.
The government scheme enabling small businesses to recoup statutory sick pay costs due to coronavirus were closed at the end of the...
Sep 20, 2021


COVID-19 response: Autumn and Winter plan
The Prime Minister this week held a briefing to set out the government's plan to manage COVID throughout Autumn and Winter. As part of...
Sep 17, 2021


State pension 'triple lock' to be suspended for a year.
The triple lock on the state pension will be temporarily suspended next year due to an anticipated “unusual change in earnings” of 8%,...
Sep 14, 2021


Extended loss carry back for businesses
The trading loss carry-back rules have been temporarily extended for both income tax and corporation tax purposes to support businesses...
Sep 1, 2021


UK must improve export support scheme for SME's
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has laid out a five-point plan to help the Government create a better export support scheme for...
Aug 18, 2021


SEISS fifth grant: Personal claim dates
The claims service for the fifth SEISS grant will open from late July. The grant covers lost or reduced earnings from May to September...
Jul 23, 2021


Self Employment Income Support Scheme: Fifth grant turnover test
Unlike the previous four grants, the fifth grant will be worth different percentages of average trading profits depending on the...
Jul 19, 2021


Calls to extend support for small businesses
The Federation for Small Businesses is calling on the government to extend its support for small firms after the lifting of lockdown...
Jul 5, 2021


Stamp duty holiday begins tapering off
The temporary holiday for stamp duty land tax is set to start tapering off from 30 June 2021 as the UK continues its gradual closing of...
Jun 29, 2021


Deferred VAT deadlines on the horizon
Businesses that deferred VAT payments during the early stages of the pandemic which remain outstanding need to act by the end of June in...
Jun 9, 2021


New tariff suspension scheme tailored to UK economy
UK businesses will be given further help to become more competitive globally in a new scheme to suspend tariffs on certain imports. It...
Jun 7, 2021


Cash boost for apprenticeships launched
From Tuesday 1 June, employers of all sizes in England can now apply for extra funding to help them take on apprentices. The boost to the...
Jun 3, 2021


Government SME support scheme open for registrations
Small businesses in the UK can now register their interest in joining "Help to Grow", the government's new scheme to help SME's prosper...
May 24, 2021


Flexibility over right to work checks end on 20 June 2021
The government has confirmed that the temporary COVID-19 adjusted right to work check process will come to an end on 20 June 2021. During...
May 13, 2021


HMRC sets out penalty regime for SEISS abuse
As the fourth self employment income support scheme (SEISS) ramps up for applications, HMRC has confirmed the penalty regime with harsh...
May 10, 2021


How "Pay As You Grow" can provide flexibility with Bounce Back Loan repayments due to start soon
The UK Government accounced Pay As You Grow (PAYG) options for Bounce Back Loan borrowers in September 2020, giving the borrower the...
Apr 29, 2021
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