
Taxpayer completes victory: VAT recovery on self-build
If you build your own home from scratch, you can make a claim to...

Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund
Updated 1 June In response to coronavirus, the UK Government has provided support for...

Employment Allowance 2020/21
Employment Allowance allows eligible employers to reduce their Employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NIC) by...

Apprenticeship levy 2020/21
The apprenticeship levy, a monthly tax on big businesses, was introduced by the government...

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme: check your eligibility
In March, we reported on the UK Government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, through which...

Coronavirus and VAT relief: temporary zero rating of PPE
Updated for 3 July 2020 HMRC has been announcing VAT reliefs to help people...

Read all about it a bit earlier: zero-rating of e-publications brought forward
We reported in January on a Tribunal decision to the effect that ‘digital newspapers’...

Coronavirus: latest updates for businesses and individuals
The UK Government’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19), announced in the Chancellor’s Budget 2020 speech and...

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (2020-21)
Updated 1 April 2021 Applications for the Bounce Back Loan Scheme closed on 31...

Accounting dates and the advantages of changing them
The take-away from this article (which may be as much as any of our...

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBIS): less than it seems?
Today marks one month since the UK Government introduced the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...

Using market falls to mitigate IHT
BKL tax consultant and inheritance tax specialist Terry Jordan has contributed to Investors Chronicle’s...