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HM Revenue & Customs issues ‘nudge’ letters to people suspected of having undeclared overseas assets

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has written to people suspected of having undeclared overseas assets, asking them to declare any currently undeclared overseas assets and to complete a certificate declaring the correct tax position. The letters have been generated following receipt of information from tax authorities around the world through the Common Reporting Standard and […]

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Guidance on hospitality and tourism VAT cut published

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published guidance on temporary cuts to the rate of VAT from 20 per cent to five per cent from Wednesday 15 July 2020 to 12 January 2021 for certain goods and services in the hospitality and tourism sectors. The reduced rate was announced by the Chancellor at the Summer […]

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Details of ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme confirmed

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The Government has now confirmed details of the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme, announced by the Chancellor at his Summer Economic Update on Wednesday 8 July. The scheme covers the costto restaurants, cafes and pubs that sell foodof providing a 50 per cent discount, capped at £10 per head, on food and non-alcoholic drinks […]

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Summer Economic Update

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When the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Spring Budget on 11 March to the packed benches of the House of Commons, the hope was that the economic impact of the Coronavirus outbreak would be ‘V-shaped’, with an immediate bounce back to prosperity. Since then, nearly four months of onerous restrictions have shuttered large sections of […]

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Don’t forget to make an SEISS claim by 13 July!

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Individuals eligible for the first Self-Employment Income Support (SEISS) grant must submit their claim by 13 July 2020. The first round of SEISS funding allows self-employed individuals, who have been adversely affected by COVID-19 on or before 13 July 2020, to claim a taxable grant worth 80 per cent of three months’ average monthly trading […]

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HMRC offers clarity on usual hours calculation for flexible furlough

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After some confusion regarding how flexible furlough should be calculated, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has offered new guidance to help employers work out usual working hours. In its initial guidance, HMRC said that to work out how much support a business is entitled to through its furlough grant claim calculator, employers must enter usual […]