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Government launches new export finance guarantee scheme
10 December 2020
The Government has launched a new export finance guarantee scheme, targeted at SME exporters. The General Export Facility scheme will provide an 80 per cent Government guarantee on financial support of up to “around £25 million” from lenders to support the general costs of exporting.
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How can your business prepare for customs and VAT after Brexit?
10 December 2020
We are now less than one month away until the UK officially leaves the European Union. For businesses, this means new processes, protocols and procedures. In this blog, we are going to explore how your business can approach just two of these issues: customs and VAT. Here’s what you need to know.
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UK launches points-based post-Brexit immigration system
04 December 2020
The UK’s new points-based immigration is now live to help businesses as they prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020. The new system outlines who can work in the UK once the free movement agreement with the EU ends on 1 January 2021. There are several new Immigration categories under the new...
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Business Secretary writes to professional services sector ahead of end of Brexit transition period
04 December 2020
The Business Secretary has written to the professional and business services sector warning them about the actions they need to take to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period. With just a month to go, the letter, titled Are You Ready For New Rules For Business With The EU, sets out the key steps businesses in industries...
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HMRC updates Statutory Residence Test due to COVID-19
04 December 2020
New guidance has been issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) which alters how the Statutory Residence Test (SRT) for tax will operate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest COVID-19 guidance is likely to affect taxpayers’ ability to move freely into and out of the UK, which could affect their status under the SRT.
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Scammers are targeting Self-Assessment taxpayers, says HMRC
03 December 2020
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is calling on Self-Assessment taxpayers to keep a look out for scammers posing as the tax authority. HMRC has said that scammers are using calls, emails and texts to contact individuals in the run-up to the tax return deadline on 31 January 2021. During the last year, HMRC responded to more than...
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Eat Out to Help Out compliance checks underway
03 December 2020
More than 84,700 food and drink establishments took part in the Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme, according to the Treasury’s latest figures. This resulted in 130,000 claims at the end of the scheme and is estimated to have cost the Treasury around £522 million. The claims system was set up quickly by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)...
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Businesses face legal action over unpaid business rates
03 December 2020
Local authorities have begun to take legal action against businesses that fail to pay their business rates bills. A new report from property consultancy Colliers has shown that an increasing number of businesses have begun to receive letters demanding payment and/or a court summons. In response, many businesses have started...
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HMRC publishes consultation on MTD for Corporation Tax
03 December 2020
A new consultation has been published by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) which explores how the core principles of Making Tax Digital (MTD) can be applied to Corporation Tax (CT). Within the new consultation document, HMRC has made it clear that MTD for CT is a means of tackling the underpayment of tax, especially among SMEs, where HMRC...
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HM Revenue & Customs issues Capital Gains Tax reminder
03 December 2020
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a reminder of recent changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to taxpayers and the impending deadline for reporting profits from sales of residential property in the 2019-20 tax year. Various changes to how CGT is reported and paid came into effect at the start of the current tax year on 6 April 2020.
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