The latest Treasury figures show that the banking and finance industry has provided almost £73bn in support to 1.6 million businesses through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes
To assist accountants, tax advisers and auditors in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, all our related covid-19 coverage will be available here as soon as new announcements are made, plus expert analysis
ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute has published new guidance about company AGMs and the impact of Covid-19, which reflects the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on companies’ ability to hold physical general meetings
Over half a million businesses who deferred VAT payments last year can now join the new online VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme to pay in smaller monthly instalments, HMRC has announced
PM Boris Johnson has announced the government’s roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England with non-essential shops due to open on 12 April
The stamp duty holiday, which is due to end in March, has restored housing transactions to the highest level since 2007 with tax take hitting £1.35bn in the last quarter
The government has given businesses much-needed breathing space with extension of insolvency measures under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act to relieve pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus
HMRC has updated guidance on how to register for the online service to pay VAT payments deferred between 20 March and 30 June 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic
In our weekly Q&A, Pras Patel, tax advice consultant at Croner Taxwise, examines the rules relating to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), grant eligibility and trading profits
Businesses that took out government-backed Bounce Back Loans to get through Covid-19 will now have greater flexibility to repay their loans, the government has announced
In our regular Q&A series, Pras Patel, tax advice consultant at Croner Taxwise, provides an at a glance guide to current and upcoming changes to the furlough rules
To assist accountants, tax advisers and auditors in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, all our related covid-19 coverage will be available here as soon as new announcements are made, plus expert analysis
More than one in seven UK businesses are at great risk of imminent closure once Covid support schemes end in April, according to research by the London School of Economics (LSE) which predicts a major wave of bankruptcies unless the government takes action
The government is to simplify the requirements for its Kickstart scheme, the flagship programme designed to create jobs for 16- to 24-year-olds, by reducing the limit for the number of vacancies employers must supply
