by Pi Accountancy | Feb 18, 2022 | Business, Corporation Tax, COVID-19, HMRC, Taxes
Have you set money aside to deal with tax on support grants? HMRC has highlighted that all money paid for test and trace or self-isolation payments in England, Scotland or Wales are taxable, as are Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebates. The Coronavirus Business...
by Pi Accountancy | Jan 12, 2022 | COVID-19, PAYE, Payroll
To help employers affected by the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rebate scheme for small employers is being reintroduced. In addition, the period for which an employee can self-certify a sickness absence is increased...
by Pi Accountancy | Dec 31, 2021 | COVID-19, HMRC, SEISS, Self-Assessment, Self-Employed, Taxes
If you need to file a self-assessment tax return for the year to 5 April 2021, you have until midnight on 31 January 2022 to file your return if you have not already done so. You must also pay any tax that you owe for 2020/21 by the same date. Do I need to file a...
by Pi Accountancy | Oct 29, 2021 | Business, COVID-19, VAT
New VAT rate for hospitality and leisure To help the hospitality and leisure industries recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, a reduced rate of VAT of 5% applied from 15 July 2020 until 30 September 2021. This rate has now come to...
by Pi Accountancy | Oct 1, 2021 | COVID-19, HMRC, PAYE, Payroll, Taxes
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) came to an end on 30 September 2021. The scheme has provided financial help to employers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing employers to claim grants with which to pay furloughed and flexibly furloughed...
by Pi Accountancy | Sep 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Director, HMRC, Job Support Scheme, PAYE, Payroll, Taxes
The recent ‘pingdemic’ has resulted in large numbers of employees self-isolating. Where an employee meets the qualifying conditions, you must pay them SSP while they are self-isolating. As qualifying periods of self-isolation count as a Coronavirus-absence, if you are...