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Due to the fast moving nature of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we are endeavouring to cover as much of the critical news as possible. Note that parliament returned as of Monday 20 April 2020 and committee hearings are being held as normal.
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26 January
21 January
Financial distress deepens but administrations decline
Pandemic pressure sees exec bonus cuts
Accountex London 2021 show postponed
20 January
MPs slam HMRC’s out of date tech
19 January
Call for HMRC to extend self assessment deadline
18 January
Legal win for SMEs on Covid-19 insurance pay-outs
International reporting: the Covid-19 impact and opportunities ahead
15 January
Pandemic disruption poses threat to 400,000 retail jobs
14 January
FCA updates Covid repossession guidance
13 January
Push to extend debt relief order eligibility post-Covid
12 January
Covid prompts 21% slump in tax advisory revenues
Pandemic puts 250,000 small businesses at risk of failure
11 January
Covid judged ‘reasonable excuse’ for late SA returns
Pandemic puts 4,000 FS firms at risk
8 January
CFOs predict post-Covid home working shift
7 January
Call for consistent Business Bounce Bank Loan recovery scheme
5 January
£4.6bn in additional lockdown business support
2021
23 December
EY launches social distancing ‘proximity monitor’
Nearly 40,000 retailers in financial distress
20 December - parts of England moved into Tier 4 restrictions
18 December
Accountancy jobs in 2021: Covid catalyst
17 December
Chancellor extends furlough to 30 April 2021
16 December
Bounce Bank Loan Scheme risks up to £26bn of fraud
Wales tightens coronavirus restrictions from Christmas
Record 3,126 businesses liquidated to reduce CGT
15 December
London put under tighter Covid restrictions
14 December
BDO does U-turn on £4.1m furlough repayments
11 December
Banks to resume paying dividends
10 December
BDO records £25m Covid hit to profits
3,300 companies at risk of bankruptcy when insolvency ban lifts
9 December
Call for one-off £260bn wealth tax
8 December
Moves to expand SME funding options
Deadline for Covid insolvency measure changes extended
7 December
UK urged to keep EU topping tourism tax cut
3 December
Pandemic sees listed companies chop dividends
CVA on the menu at natural fast food chain Leon
2 December
‘Wet’ pubs offered £1000 Covid grant
Tesco to pay back £585m Covid business rates relief
30 November – Third SEISS grant applications open
SEISS update: third self-employed grant now available
CBILS applications to surge by 84% for winter survival
FRC to look at review standard for interim financial statements
26 November – Tier system announced
Tougher tiered restrictions post-lockdown
Spending review presages tax rises
Top five questions about furlough and zero-hours workers
Furlough rush not cause of fraud
25 November – Spending Review
Spending review: ‘economic emergency’ sees GDP fall 11.3%
Government’s Covid protection procurement failures cost £10bn
Tougher criteria for third SEISS grant
24 November – Boris Johnson sets out the Covid winter plan
Covid impacts going concern assessments
20 November
HMRC urged to clarify festive fun tax reliefs
19 November
HMRC starts ‘eat out to help out’ compliance checks
Local authorities step up legal action over unpaid business rates
18 November
NAO slams lack of transparency in Covid procurement
Brexit set to hamper post-Covid economic recovery
17 November
FTSE 350 warned over pension perks
Q&A: Christmas party tax exemption
16 November
Five furlough changes you need to know
FRC outlines expectations for 2020/21 reporting
13 November
FRC wants auditors to 'redouble' efforts to improve quality
12 November
Remote worker tax to help lower-paid employees
11 November
Covid-19 puts self-employment on downward trend
ICAS proposes three-month waiver for late filing penalties
Late payment risk as pandemic takes toll
9 November
Urgent calls to help millions of excluded self employed
Over £1bn of fraudulent bounce back loan applications
Pandemic sees living wage rates hike
Covid-19 hits HMRC customer response levels
5 November - Furlough scheme extended to end of March
Furlough scheme extended to end of March
Bank of England provides £150bn Covid boost
HMRC announces coronavirus fraud arrests
4 November
UK drops from fourth to seventh place for aerospace investment
Shareholder participation up at virtual AGMs
3 November
More Covid support for self employed with 80% grant boost
2 November – Second national lockdown announced, furlough extended
England under national lockdown from 5 November
Furlough scheme extended for a month
Covid pushes business borrowing up five-fold
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