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COVID-19: Changes to the furlough scheme from 1 July 2020

Following the government’s announcement earlier this month regarding changes to the furlough job retention scheme from 1 July 2020 until 31 October 2020, detailed guidance has now been released explaining the changes.  

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COVID-19: Job Retention Scheme Flexible Furlough Checklist

To help you prepare for the next, flexible stage of the furlough scheme we have prepared a useful checklist of the key dates and the steps you need to take to prepare.   

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COVID-19: Employees on parental leave can access furlough scheme after 10 June deadline

Changes to the furlough scheme mean that parents on statutory maternity and paternity leave who return to work in the next few months will now be eligible for the government’s furlough scheme even after the 10 June cut-off date for new entrants.  

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COVID-19: VAT Change Delayed By Five Months For Construction Services

Domestic reverse charge for construction services delayed until March 2021.

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COVID-19: Self-employment Income Support Scheme extended

The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme has been extended by a further three months to cover June, July and August 2020.

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COVID-19: Furlough scheme extended by four months

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended by four months to 31 October and employers will be able to bring back furloughed employees on a part-time basis, as part of the government’s plans to ‘re-open the economy’.

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COVID-19: What are the options when furlough ends?

Although we still don’t know when lockdown restrictions will be lifted, it is worth organisations starting to plan for the end of the furlough period – particularly if you are unlikely to have a full workload to occupy your entire team.  We look at the options available to businesses when the furlough scheme finishes. 

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COVID-19: Company cars and lockdown

As we enter another week of coronavirus lockdown HMRC have confirmed that company car drivers must still suffer a Benefit-in-Kind tax charge where they have access to private use of their vehicles.   We look at the implications for company car drivers. 

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COVID-19: Self-employment Income Support Scheme eligibility checker now live

The self-employed can now check their eligibility for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). 

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Working from home: what Directors can claim for

We look at the rules around what the Directors of owner managed businesses can claim for when their employees are working from home. 

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COVID-19: What you can claim when working from home

The working from rules are not new but are certainly more relevant than ever as larger numbers of employees are required to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

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COVID-19: Returning to work in the NHS

If you have returned to work in the NHS after retiring, your tax affairs have just become more complicated. This is far from ideal at a time when your focus is on helping the country get through the COVID-19 crisis. We are here to help.