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Received a CJRS Compliance Check? Act now!

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) ended in September but many firms could still be subject to a CJRS compliance check in the weeks and months ahead. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been sending out letters to employers throughout the year telling them they need to pay back CJRS payments because they claimed too

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New Mileage Rates From September 2021

Mileage rates for petrol and diesel cars have increased from 1 September 2021, employers have been reminded. The new rates only apply to employees using a company car, rather than their own vehicle. If you need to reimburse staff for business travel, here’s what you need to know. What are mileage rates? Mileage rates –

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Tax-Relief Schemes May Help Start-Ups Raise Outside Investment – ICAEW

Tax-relief schemes may help start-ups and established businesses attract outside investment when traditional investment is not viable, a major regulator has said. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) said initiatives, such as the seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS) and the enterprise investment scheme (EIS), may help even the smallest of firms

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New Plans to Support Hospitality Industry in Wake of Coronavirus Pandemic

New plans will help pubs, bars, restaurants, and hotels bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, it has been revealed. The report comes after the Government unveiled The Hospitality Strategy on Friday, 16 July. With a focus on “reopening, recovery and resilience”, the plans will introduce a variety of measures designed to help hospitality businesses recover

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Help to Grow: Management Scheme Opens For Registrations

The Government’s landmark Help to Grow: Management scheme is now open for applications. The initiative offers businesses free or subsidised training to level up in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you need to know. What is the Help to Grow: Management scheme? The initiative will offer 30,000 senior business leaders or managers

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COVID forces businesses to change direction

The devastating effects of the pandemic have meant small businesses in the UK have changed the direction of their organisations to survive the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions. More than a year on from the start of the first official national lockdown and with the country currently slowly exiting the latest one,

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Coronavirus Business Support Brief

To keep you up to date with the latest developments on Coronavirus support related to you and your business we have prepared a roundup of the latest actions taken by the Government. If you have any queries relating to any of the points covered in this update or you require support with any matters, please

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Coronavirus Restart Grants

Businesses in the non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure, personal care and accommodation sectors can now access one-off cash grants of up to £18,000 from their local council. The Restart Grant scheme opened nationally on 1 April 2021 and is now being rolled out by local authorities across England. Eligible businesses will be paid: a one-off grant of up

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Requests for exemption from publication of furlough claims must be submitted by Monday 25 January

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that the final deadline for employers to request an exemption from the publication of furlough claims will be this coming Monday 25 January 2021. Shortly after it was announced in the autumn that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) would be extended and reset to resemble the original

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