The English High Court handed down a judgment in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s test case on business interruption insurance coverage. The Court found in favour of the arguments advanced for policyholders by the FCA on the majority of the key issues. The FCA noted in its original announcement its view that most policies in […]
Business News, HMRC News, Uncategorized, VAT
Zero rate of VAT extended for charity digital advertising
14
Sep
Sep
HMRC has changed its guidance on the VAT treatment of supplies of digital advertising to charities following extensive discussions led by the Charity Tax Group. They have announced that the zero rate of VAT is applicable to a range of digital advertising services when supplied to charities. There is a zero-rate of VAT for certain […]
Business News, HMRC News, Payroll, Tax Investigation
Furlough Scheme Claims: HMRC found fraud and errors
09
Sep
Sep
HMRC has revealed that they may have paid almost £3.5 billion in furlough scheme money on fraudulent or wrong claims. That means CJRS payments have been claimed fraudulently or paid out in error. The tax authority told MPs on the Public Accounts Committee it estimates that they have awarded 5-10% of furlough cash mistakenly. Latest […]
07
Sep
Sep
The Treasury has published a consultation document on reforms to the VAT refund rules. The government departments, devolved administrations, the NHS and Highways England are eligible for VAT refunds under Section 41 of the VAT Act 1994 Under the current VAT refund rules. However, unlike commercial organisations, public sector organisations do not carry out business […]
04
Sep
Sep
The UK government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme is now open for employer applications. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the scheme as part of the Plan for Jobs in July Summer Economic Update. The Kickstart Scheme aims to create work placements for young people. Moreover for those who are at risk of becoming unemployed for the long-term. […]
Capital Gain Tax, Coronavirus News, HMRC News, Income Tax, Uncategorized
UK Tax rises: Pay the cost of COVID-19
03
Sep
Sep
The leading economists have warned that the UK will likely face “substantial” tax rises in the coming years, as the government seeks to pay for the cost of its COVID-19 response and public services. Some top economists told parliament’s Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday that tax rises were likely, although they said increases would likely […]
Business News, Coronavirus News, Corporation Tax, HMRC News, Income Tax
Repayments of Corporation Tax: Updated Guidance
28
Aug
Aug
HMRC have issued an update to their guidance on repayments of corporation tax. They have now acknowledged that, in exceptional circumstances, claims for repayments of corporation tax for prior periods based on anticipated losses before the current accounting period has concluded will be considered. Angela Clegg, technical manager in the ICAEW tax faculty, which had raised […]
26
Aug
Aug
Small firms have urged the government to extend its Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Extention will continue helping thousands of small food and drink businesses across the UK. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the scheme in the Summer Economic Update. So, the government started it at the beginning of August. It is going to […]
25
Aug
Aug
Uk government approves an additional £20 million for Small Businesses of UK are to help them recover from (COVID-19) pandemic. The government recently announced that small and medium-sized businesses will have access to grants of between £1,000 and £5,000. So, the grants will help them recover from the effects of the pandemic. Further, the funding […]
22
Aug
Aug
HMRC has started off its compliance activity on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grants. They are writing letters to 3,000 employers who may need to repay some or all of their claim. HMRC has been already evaluating Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) applications critically. Therefore, they are now starting the next phase of its compliance […]