The government has announced a new £1.25bn scheme to help innovative firms survive the coronavirus pandemic.

The package is made up of:

£500 million investment fund

HMRC has released the latest bi-monthly issue of the 'Agent Update' publication which includes summaries of recent changes and updates that have been announced. The

Companies House has confirmed that businesses will be provided with additional support to help them meet their legal responsibilities in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The

The new VAT road fuel scale charges have been published. The changes amend the VAT scale charges for taxing private use of road fuel to reflect changes in fuel prices.

The new

The government has published sector-specific guidance for employers in England on social distancing in the workplace during coronavirus (COVID-19). The guidance covers how social

Once the present lock-down is eased, those businesses that have manged to weather the disruption will be eager to start selling.

Sales will be the indicator that receives the most

There is a temptation to treat expenditure as a cost. The Cambridge Online dictionary defines cost as:

“The amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something”

What

Many businesses that import goods into the UK from outside the EU operate deferment accounts, which allow payment of import VAT and duty to be delayed for 15 days after […]

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced an additional £750m of funding for front-line charities to help them to continue their vital work during the COVID-19

As we have written about previously, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) provides significant government support to allow employers to furlough employees and apply for a

The basic element Working Tax Credit payment has been increased from an expected £1,995 to £3,040 for the 2020-21 tax year that commenced 6 April 2020. This is part of

HMRC has confirmed that parents of new-borns will still be able to claim Child Benefit despite the outbreak of Coronavirus. The weekly rates of child benefit for the only or eldest