Scott & Wilkinson Blog - Page 10
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£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants
Date: 05/01/21
The new grant will be a one-off grant for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses and will be paid in addition to the existing grants for closed businesses. Read More
Wet-led Pubs to Receive Cash Grant
Date: 17/12/20
Eligible businesses may be entitled to a one-off cash grant of £1,000 from their local council in areas under Tier 2 or Tier 3 local restrictions. Read More
LCC Opens Applications for All Government Grants – Complete Guide
Date: 18/11/20
Lancaster City Council (LCC) has now opened applications for all available types of grant and are aiming to pay successful applications within five working days upon receipt of a valid application. Read More
CJRS Extended Further and SEISS Grant Increase
Date: 05/11/20
Today Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, announced that the furlough scheme would now be extended to the end of March 2021, the Job Retention Bonus would be scrapped and there would be an increase in the grant available to the self-employed under SEISS. Read More
Job Retention Scheme Extended Following National Lockdown Announcement
Date: 02/11/20
After announcing we will be going into a national lockdown from Thursday 5th October, Boris Johnson also announced the extension of several business support schemes including, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) or ‘furlough scheme’. Read More
Increased support Announced for the Self-Employed During National Lockdown
Date: 02/11/20
The Government are increasing the support available under the third instalment of the UK-wide Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) in response to the national lockdown. Self-employed individuals will now receive 80% of their average trading... Read More
Another Qualified Accountant – Congratulations Rachel Wright
Date: 28/10/20
Huge congratulations are in order again as Rachel Wright has successfully passed her final exam and is now a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Read More
Working from Home Tax Relief on Expenses
Date: 28/10/20
The treasury has recently confirmed that due to the ‘very fluid’ working from home situation this year, anybody who has had to work from home will be able to claim tax relief based on £6 a week from 6 April 2020 to 5 April 2021. Read More
Financial Support Increased for 'Plan for Jobs'
Date: 23/10/20
Increased funding will be made available for current support schemes such as the Job Support Scheme, Self-employment Income Support Scheme and other Coronavirus Business grants. Read More
