HMRC reports that more than
285,000 businesses have already applied for the coronavirus job retention
scheme, since it went live on 20 April.Further, to be sure payment
comes...
HMRC’s coronavirus job retention scheme portal opened on 20 April. A small number of employers had been given the opportunity to test it from 8 April. HMRC says its...
HMRC is suspending enquiries into taxpayers and businesses that are under investigation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Blick Rothenberg.Tax dispute resolution...
Where possible, new legal proceedings and pre-action letters should be served by email rather than by post. Those for England and Wales which are required to be served on the...
The Chartered Institute of Taxation
is discussing with HMRC various practical matters to help businesses and
individuals continue to engage with the department. This includes the...
The government has announced a
temporary relaxation to the UK’s tax residency rules for ‘highly skilled’ individuals
– ‘from anaesthetists through to...
MTD for VATHMRC has updated Notice 700/22: Making tax digital for VAT to reflect the extension of the digital links deadline to 1 April 2021.tinyurl.com/vatn70022Self-employment...
HMRC announced over the Easter
bank holiday weekend that the payment of duty and import VAT through duty
deferment accounts on 15 April can, subject to a financial hardship test,...
HMRC will be ready to launch its
coronavirus job retention scheme portal on 20 April. At a virtual hearing of the House
of Commons’ Treasury Committee, Jim Harra, HMRC first...
The deadline for implementing digital links for making tax digital for VAT has been extended by a year. An HMRC spokesperson said: ‘We understand that the impact of...
The Cabinet Office has confirmed that the coronavirus job retention scheme applies to off-payroll contractors working for public sector organisations. Describing these individuals...
NHS suppliers will no longer have to pay customs duty and import VAT on specific medical goods coming from outside the EU, including ventilators, coronavirus testing kits and...