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Government confirms Coronavirus tax concessions in amended Finance Bill
23 July 2020
The Finance Bill 2020 has now reached the report stage in Parliament. In response to the impact that COVID-19 has had on the country, the Government has confirmed several temporary tax concessions. To help you make sense of these changes we have prepared a useful summary...
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Future Fund expanded to more businesses
23 July 2020
The Government has announced that the Future Fund – the support scheme for early-stage, high-growth firms – will be expanded so that more firms can benefit. The scheme, which was announced by the Chancellor in April, offers Government loans ranging from £125,000 up to £5 million to high-growth start-ups that can attract equal match...
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Research finds lack of knowledge, information and skills are key barriers to Making Tax Digital compliance
23 July 2020
A report commissioned by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to find out why 16 per cent of businesses have failed to comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT more than a year after the rules came into effect has been published. The IPSO Mori research found that a “lack of knowledge, information and skills were frequent barriers...
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New corporate insolvency rules come into effect
23 July 2020
A range of new corporate insolvency rules have come into effect after the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) received Royal Assent. The Act contains a combination of permanent reforms to the corporate insolvency rules and short-term governance measures to deal with the fall-out from the Coronavirus crisis.
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£84 billion of R&D tax credits unclaimed – Could you be eligible for a share of this funding?
23 July 2020
Innovative businesses, both large and small, are hungry for funding to assist them as they emerge from lockdown and begin their recovery. While the Government has offered several loans and grants to COVID-stricken businesses, there is an existing tax relief that remains largely unclaimed.
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Government confirms Job Retention Bonus of £1,000
23 July 2020
During the Summer Economic Update, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his Plan for Jobs, which included a new incentive for users of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to keep furloughed workers employed until January 2021. The Job Retention Bonus (JRB) will encourage employers to bring back furloughed employees...
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Upcoming key dates for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
23 July 2020
In the next few weeks, employers may need to submit additional information or change the way they manage their Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims. To help you prepare, here are some key dates and actions you may need to take: 31 July 2020 – Submit your CJRS claim for periods ending on or before 30 June 2020.
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Paying for COVID-19: Government begins exploring tax take back
23 July 2020
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has commissioned the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to undertake a review into how Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is paid by small businesses and individuals. It is estimated that the UK Government has already incurred hundreds of billions of pounds in costs in its economic fight against the Coronavirus...
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Government confirms the next steps for the digitisation of taxation
23 July 2020
The Treasury has released new details on the next steps it intends to take as part of its long-term tax digitisation plan. Its timeline for a modernised digital tax system will see HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme gradually extended over the next few years to cover most businesses.
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Government publishes detailed guidance on SDLT holiday
17 July 2020
During his Plan for Jobs announcement, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary eight-month cut in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) that ensures there is not a charge on ‘any’ residential property transactions with a value under £500,000. The Government has achieved this by immediately lifting the lower SDLT nil rate band from...
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