Employers likely to end up paying the lion’s share of national insurance rise
In an environment where staff shortages are endemic, it may well be businesses which have to bear the brunt of the National Insurance rise, says James Shipp of Lovewell Blake.
Is your charity’s ‘rainy day’ fund enough to weather another storm?
Charity trustees need to be turning their minds to their organisation’s reserves policy as we emerge from the pandemic, says Mark Proctor of Lovewell Blake.
Increase in public trust in charities
Public trust in charities has reached its highest level since 2014, according to research published by the Charity Commission.
COVID-19 – Fifth SEISS grant service now open
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have opened their online service, allowing eligible self-employed traders to apply for the fifth and final grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
Charity commission publish results of a trustee survey
The survey looked at the impact of the pandemic amongst other things.
HMRC launches 13,000 investigations into COVID-19 support schemes
HMRC has launched nearly 13,000 investigations into alleged abuse of the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) financial support schemes.
Final round of Covid support for self-employed announced – but HMRC is flexing its muscles to claw back overpayments
The disappointment in the hospitality and travel sectors in particular about the pushing back of the so-called Freedom Day by four weeks has been very evident in the media since the announcement was made by Boris Johnson – but for the self-employed, support continues to be in place, and will be right through until September.
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from July 2021
Changes to the level of grants implemented on 1 July 2021 for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.