Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors that have been required to close due to

HMRC supports virtual Christmas parties
HMRC has recently announced that employers may arrange a “virtual” Christmas party this year and there

Government extends furlough to March and increases self-employed support
With a five-month extension of the furlough scheme into Spring 2021, workers across the United Kingdom

Job Support Scheme expanded to firms required to close due to Covid Restrictions
The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required

Rumours of CGT increases
There has been a lot of speculation in the press that the Chancellor may introduce radical

Changes to CJRS ‘furlough’ claims
Note that for the month of August the Government will continue to pay 80 per cent

Second self-employed income support grants to be paid in August
On 29 May the Chancellor announced that the grant scheme to support the self-employed would also