Coronavirus
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Jan- 2021 -18 January
HMRC spends almost £3m on Covid-safety measures
HMRC has spent approximately £2.9m on making its offices Covid-19 secure, according to information gained by the PA news agency…
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15 January
Supreme Court sides with small firms in business interruption insurance case
The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)’s business interruption insurance test case, with the…
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13 January
PwC to examine fraud in Covid loan scheme
PwC has been chosen by the government-owned British Business Bank (BBB) to investigate possible fraud cases in its own Covid-19…
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11 January
4,000 financial services firms at risk of failure
A study conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that by the end of October there were 4,000…
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6 January
Burgis & Bullock calls for greater self-employed support
Burgis and Bullock, a midlands accountancy firm, has urged the government to act with greater conviction in providing support for…
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5 January
Chancellor unveils £4.6bn in new lockdown grants
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the chancellor…
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Dec- 2020 -17 December
Furlough scheme extended until April 2021
The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021 with the government continuing to contribute 80% towards…
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16 December
Parliamentary Committee criticises Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has published a “withering” report into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), amid calls from AAT…
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10 December
AAT: Wealth tax not ‘politically or economically sensible’
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has called the recent suggestion of a £260bn ‘wealth tax’ as not “politically or…
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9 December
£260bn wealth tax will save UK economy, experts say
A group of financial experts are calling on the HMRC to help pay for the Covid-19 crisis through a one-off…
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