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COVID-19 business interruption insurance – Are you due a payout?

Thousands of small businesses across England and Wales may be about to receive insurance payouts from business interruption insurance policies, following a ruling in the Supreme Court. More than 370,000 small businesses in England and Wales could be due a payout on their business interruption insurance after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of payments

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Are you making full use of the Government’s COVID-19 financial support package?

As we find ourselves in yet another national lockdown, businesses may be concerned about their ability to survive and succeed in the weeks and months ahead. The level of support on offer from the Government and local authorities is unprecedented via the various grants, loans and payment holidays now available. To help you make sense

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FSB proposes move to turn Covid emergency debt into shared ownership schemes

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Government to introduce new measures to help companies struggling with COVID-related debt, including employee shared ownership. The FSB has said that businesses are facing “unmanageable” levels of Coronavirus debt – with four out of 10 small businesses describing their indebtedness in this way. Already nearly

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The post-Brexit Agreement – what this means for you and your business

There are more than 1,000 pages of the post-Brexit trade agreement under scrutiny at the moment. From an initial review, these are the key points you may wish to consider which may affect you and your business as we start 2021. From 1 January 2021, the process for importing and exporting goods has changed. In

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Forthcoming Changes – Annual Investment Allowances (AIA)

As you are no doubt aware the Annual Investment Allowances (AIA) allows a business to claim 100% tax relief on certain items of plant and equipment.  The maximum allowance is currently set at £1,000,000 however this is set to reduce to £200,000 from 1 January 2021.  Transitional rules will apply to accounting periods which span

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Statutory Residence Test and Covid-19: Important Changes

HMRC Statutory Residence Test and Covid-19: Important Changes

By Jenna Ideson (Personal Tax Senior) at RMT Accountants & Business Advisors Ltd The Statutory Residence Test (SRT) was introduced by HMRC and brought into effect in the Finance Act 2013 on 6 April 2013. The purpose of the test is to help determine the tax residence status of an individual within the UK tax

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(COVID-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme

This scheme will allow you to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of your trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months. This may be extended if needed. For full guidance please visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme. Who can apply You can apply if you’re a self-employed individual or a member

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Business Support and Advice – COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 on both the domestic and international economies is already being felt by UK businesses and companies are naturally concerned not only about the short-term impact on their business, but also the medium to long term consequences of a COVID-19 pandemic. RMT is here to assist and guide you through these challenging

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Companies House to allow coronavirus-related filing extensions

20 March 2020: businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply to Companies House to request an extension to file their accounts, reports and confirmation statements. The maximum extension is three months, but stringent conditions apply, the most important being that any appeal must be lodged before a company’s filing deadline. Updated government advice states that

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