The 5th Self Employment Grant claim will be available to be claimed from the end of July onwards.  The grant is similar to the previous ones in that you must still be self employed and you should be impacted by coronavirus between 1 May 2021 and 30 September 2021. Where this grant differs to the

The government recently launched its new Recovery Loan Scheme. This is the loan scheme that replaces the government’s CBILS and Bounce Back loans. Like the other schemes, this new recovery loan is to help businesses impacted by the pandemic and can be used for activities like management of cashflow, investment and growth. Here’s four things

For those that have claimed before, you should get an email or letter shortly letting you know the date when you can apply for the fourth SEISS grant. This fourth grant covers the period from 1st February 2021 to 30th April 2021.   To be eligible for the fourth grant you must be a self-employed

The restart grant was announced in the 2021 budget. It is a one-off business grant available to non-essential retail businesses and hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym or sport business premises. To support the recovery of the high street as government trading restrictions are relaxed, the Chancellor has announced the one-off payment ‘Restart Grant’.

Did you defer your VAT payments between March and June 2020 under the VAT Payment Deferral Scheme as a result of the COVID pandemic?   If you did, then this VAT payment was due to be paid back by the 31st March 2021. HOWEVER, you now have the option to pay this deferred VAT back