Firm News

29 Mar 2021

New Restart Grants to help businesses recover from lockdown

See details below from Hull City Council which will also apply to your local council if different. These grants relate to business premises which have had to close and should largely be automatic if you have had similar grants previously.

04 Mar 2021

Spring Budget 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his second Budget on Wednesday 3 March 2021. In his speech he stated his Budget 'meets the moment with a three-part plan to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people'.

15 Feb 2021

Grant To Aid Trading With EU

The Government has announced a £20 million support package for small businesses (SMEs) to mitigate some of the time and costs caused by the new Brexit rules.

11 Jan 2021

HMRC Furlough Enquiries

HMRC have started conducting Furlough enquiries remotely. The opening questions are as below. Some are straightforward, some HMRC should know already and some will require some thought or research.

05 Jan 2021

New Lockdown Business Support Announced

New Lockdown Business Support Announced Who is it aimed at?

15 Dec 2020

Funding still available from Hull City Council

Additional Restrictions Grant - Funding still available from Hull City Council

26 Nov 2020

BREXIT - what we know so far

There will be new rules for trade, travel and living in the UK and EU from 11.00pm on the 31 December 2020. Our aim is to provide you with information and resources to help you manage the change as smoothly as possible.

05 Nov 2020

Tax Investigations Protection Service

Targeted HMRC enquiries are being undertaken with an unprecedented level of detail and persistence. In 2018/19, the total tax revenue increased by £22bn to £627.9bn with compliance activity yielding £34.1bn – a 12.5% increase in additional tax on 2017/18.

02 Nov 2020

New National Lockdown Business Support

Please see below the latest outline information we will bring you more detail when it is available.

16 Sep 2020

Tweaks to furlough calculations

Yet more tweaks to furlough calculations in certain circumstances are set out below. It remains to be seen if there will be any further tweaks to assist businesses which have been particularly badly hit such as nightclubs, theatres and music venues but at the the moment the furlough scheme remains due to end 31st October.