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A statement dated 24th March 2020 concerning the implications to students of the virus. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/slc-coronavirus-covid-19-update–2  

At the Prime Minister’s daily press briefing on 20th March, the Government announced a new scheme to help businesses retain their staff, which has been called the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This will be in the form of grants to businesses … Continue reading →

Please find the link to the latest HMRC update. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F873676%2FCovid-19_fact_sheet_18_March.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Cmichael.charlton%40trade.gov.uk%7Ce13068dcc8684ba5204208d7ccda902a%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637203111396616120&sdata=HkMvi%2B86l%2FDs2SPtzW2NGwWX63Qj4j9z%2B2%2Brl3atTkQ%3D&reserved=0   Any further queries please contact us as usual.

Dear all I am afraid that whilst the headlines are with us (330 billion, 15% of GDP, grants for certain businesses etc) there is as yet little detail backing up said headlines. To date we have ascertained the following: Banking. … Continue reading →

Apologies for making life more depressing than absolutely necessary, but we must report on the business relief announced by the Chancellor, yesterday, March 17th. Rather than badly paraphrase, please find a link to the actual statement: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses Obviously, if you … Continue reading →

After real fears that the Capital taxes regime was going to be seriously overhauled, this seems to have passed for the time being at least. We attach a link to the full budget statement and will further comment once digested.Budget_2020_Web_Accessible_Complete … Continue reading →

I attach the All party parliamentary group document entitled: “Reform of inheritance tax – January 2020”. This is clearly written by urban dwellers who rarely venture far from Westminster, or their London houses (that continue to be free from CGT … Continue reading →

How do the ICAEW know this?   DOC171019-17102019122457 We should be told!  

I am not going to rant on anymore about Brexit, as one could say that it is actually a demonstration of democracy working rather than the contrary. However, the Institute of Chartered Accountants (of which we are members) have recently … Continue reading →

It’s that time of the year again and on Saturday 3rd August we will be attending at Blakesley Show as usual. Do please call in if you are attending. This year we are also sponsoring a new initiative, with the … Continue reading →