by Grace Welsh | Jul 29, 2021 | HMRC
From 15 June 2021, all businesses and organisations will need multi-factor authentication in order to sign into the Government Gateway. Multi-factor authenticationBusinesses and organisations that use HMRC’s online services and which do not currently receive an access... 
by Grace Welsh | Jul 23, 2021 | Business, COVID-19
As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) enters its final months, now is the time to review grants that you have claimed under the scheme, and pay back any amounts claimed in error. You may also choose to repay voluntarily funding that you have received under... 
by Grace Welsh | Jul 13, 2021 | Tax
The residential stamp duty land tax (SDLT) threshold applying in England and Northern Ireland was temporarily increased to £500,000 from 8 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 (extended from the original end date of 31 March 2021). From 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021, a new... 
by Grace Welsh | Jul 7, 2021 | Tax
A new relief has been introduced for employers of armed forces veterans which allows them to benefit from a zero rate of secondary National Insurance contributions on the earnings of the veteran up to a new upper secondary threshold. However, while the relief applies... 
by Grace Welsh | Jul 1, 2021 | COVID-19
Claims for the fifth grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will open from late July. If, based on your tax returns, HMRC think that you are eligible for the grant, they will contact you in mid-July and give you a date from which you can submit...