The government announced as part of the Spring Budget 2020, that a new Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme will be launched. Since the Budget changes have been made to the scheme increasing the benefits provided. The scheme will be
HMRC has launched new emergency measures to help those businesses and self-employed people affected by COVID-19 through the Time to Pay service. These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and
The Chief Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Barclay, made an unexpected announcement to parliament on the night of 17 March 2020. The announcement confirmed that the government are postponing the roll-out of IR35 measures to the private sector that
Enterprise zones were first launched in 2011 and are specific geographic areas that provide various tax breaks and government support. Businesses that set-up in enterprise zones can benefit from up to 100% first year capital allowances for qualifying
Junior ISAs were introduced to encourage parents to save money for their children and to provide an alternative to the Child Trust Funds (CTF) that were only available to children born after 31 August 2002 and before 3 January 2011. It is possible to
The Chancellor confirmed that a review into the effectiveness of Entrepreneurs' Relief has now been completed. Where this relief is available Capital Gains Tax of 10% is payable in place of the standard rate. The Chancellor had many
It has been confirmed that the taxable turnover threshold, that determines whether businesses should be registered for VAT, will be frozen at £85,000 until 31 March 2022. The taxable turnover threshold that determines whether businesses can
The Corporation Tax main rate will remain at 19% from 1 April 2020. The main rate had been expected to reduce to 17%. However, this reduction was always in doubt after the Conservative election manifesto promised to reverse this announcement. It has
The annual exemption for individuals is currently £12,000. From 6 April 2020, this will increase to £12,300. A husband and wife each have a separate exemption. Same-sex couples who acquire a legal status as civil partners are treated in
In the Budget speech, the Chancellor confirmed that the government would honour its promise to increase the Employment Allowance by a third to £4,000 from April. This represents a tax boost for almost 500,000 small businesses who can claim an
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