Watson Buckle – Here to Help

We are here to support you during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Please read the articles below for our latest updates.

Are you making full use of the Government’s COVID-19 financial support package?

8 January, 2021

Coronavirus furlough and loan schemes further extended

18 December, 2020

Government extends further support to businesses affected by COVID-19

23 October, 2020

Key dates for Coronavirus support schemes, tax and Companies House

8 September, 2020

Download our updated Coronavirus Support grids

16 July, 2020

Summer Economic Update

8 July, 2020

Key dates for Coronavirus support schemes

29 June, 2020

Government publishes new ‘Covid Secure’ guidance

25 June, 2020

COVID-19 – An assessment of safe working arrangements

18 May, 2020

“Covid Secure” practical workplace guidance for employers

12 May, 2020

Preparations Checklist

30 March, 2020

Business as usual at Watson Buckle

24 March, 2020

COVID-19: Summary of the Chancellor’s announcement on 20th March 2020

21 March, 2020

Watson Buckle is open for business

19 March, 2020

Job schemes

Employers: call for furlough scheme to be introduced to working parents while schools are closed

4 January, 2021

Coronavirus furlough and loan schemes further extended

18 December, 2020

CJRS: Deadline for November claims fast approaching

11 December, 2020

Important deadlines approach for the furlough scheme

26 November, 2020

Furlough scheme update – Publication of claims and employees serving notice

16 November, 2020

Extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme FAQ

12 November, 2020

Government extends furlough scheme and provides a boost to SEISS

5 November, 2020

National Lockdown – Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Business Support Update

2 November, 2020

Chancellor expands Job Support Scheme and grants to businesses facing new COVID-19 restrictions

12 October, 2020

Government issues new guidance on the Job Retention Bonus

6 October, 2020

HMRC sends thousands of letters to employers for ‘incorrect’ CJRS claims

29 September, 2020

Download the Government’s guide to the Job Support Scheme

28 September, 2020

Businesses return £215 million furlough payments to the Government

21 September, 2020

HMRC confirms unused Employment Allowance can be used to reduce other tax costs

21 August, 2020

New legislation introduced to protect redundancy pay of furloughed workers

30 July, 2020

Upcoming key dates for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

22 July, 2020

Government confirms Job Retention Bonus of £1,000

22 July, 2020

HMRC offers clarity on usual hours calculation for flexible furlough

3 July, 2020

Guidance published on repaying Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme overpayments

29 June, 2020

Employers given 30 days to confess to furlough fraud

25 June, 2020

Employees returning from parental leave continue to be eligible for furlough scheme

15 June, 2020

HM Revenue & Customs publishes detailed guidance on calculating furlough claims from July onwards

15 June, 2020

The latest updates on the Job Retention and Self-Employment schemes

4 June, 2020

Chancellor unveils changes to furlough scheme

1 June, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – the next steps

27 May, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extended until October

12 May, 2020

Certain sectors see access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme restricted

27 April, 2020

Administering the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

22 April, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme online portal launches

20 April, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to end of June

20 April, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) cut-off date extended to 19 March 2020

16 April, 2020

Latest amendments to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced

7 April, 2020

COVID-19: Government to cover employer NICs and pension contributions of furloughed workers

2 April, 2020

Newly appointed staff members will not benefit from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

2 April, 2020

Government confirms that furlough rules do not leave employers at risk of breaching minimum wage rules

2 April, 2020

The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme and employers’ National Insurance and Pension contributions

1 April, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance Published

27 March, 2020

Accessing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

25 March, 2020

Employment and payroll

HMRC updates Statutory Residence Test due to COVID-19

4 December, 2020

COVID-19: Time is running out to make November furlough claims

2 December, 2020

Furlough scheme update – Publication of claims and employees serving notice

16 November, 2020

Government extends furlough scheme and provides a boost to SEISS

5 November, 2020

Make sure you claim Employment Allowance

20 October, 2020

Government introduces legal duty to self-isolate, with big penalties for employers that prevent staff from following the rules

29 September, 2020

Automatic enrolment easements to be lifted from January, regulator reveals

28 September, 2020

Government launches £2 billion Kickstart employment scheme to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs

7 September, 2020

Coronavirus apprenticeships guidance updated

16 July, 2020

Whistleblowers make almost 2,000 allegations of furlough fraud

15 June, 2020

What happens if my employees have to self-isolate following contact tracing?

1 June, 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – the next steps

27 May, 2020

Tax treatment of expenses and benefits during COVID-19

22 May, 2020

Temporary tax freeze on home office expenditure announced

22 May, 2020

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme set to open for claims

22 May, 2020

More than 423,000 workers were paid less than the National Minimum Wage in 2019

14 May, 2020

I’m a director of a small company – what support is open to me during the Coronavirus outbreak?

27 April, 2020

Child Benefit and the High-Income Child Benefit Charge during the coronavirus outbreak

27 April, 2020

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme

27 April, 2020

Are you or your team classed as essential workers?

27 April, 2020

What expenses are taxable when working from home?

1 April, 2020

Suspension of director liability for wrongful trading

1 April, 2020

Holiday rules relaxed to allow annual leave to be carried over to next two years

1 April, 2020

Coronavirus support for people working through their own limited company

1 April, 2020

Working from home

30 March, 2020

30 March, 2020

HMRC: Self Assessment payment on account deferral scheme open to ALL taxpayers

27 March, 2020

Payroll professionals confirmed as key workers

24 March, 2020

Coronavirus: Government announces IR35 delay

18 March, 2020

Grants, business rates and loans

Chancellor announces grants worth up to £9,000 for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors

5 January, 2021

National Lockdown – Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Business Support Update

2 November, 2020

Government to launch new local lockdown grants

14 September, 2020

New local lockdown grant fund to act as business “safety net”

11 September, 2020

How will you rebuild and recover? Funding launched to cover cost of professional advice

7 September, 2020

Government launches £2 billion Kickstart employment scheme to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs

7 September, 2020

COVID-19 – More than 10,000 SMEs apply for business recovery grants

18 August, 2020

Green Homes Grant guidance published

10 August, 2020

FSB urging businesses not to miss out on emergency Covid-19 funding

10 August, 2020

Coronavirus grants to businesses, employers and individuals are taxable

29 June, 2020

Download our Coronavirus support for business timeline

23 June, 2020

Coronavirus Future Fund opens to applications

22 May, 2020

Government reduces the penalty for Lifetime ISA withdrawals

5 May, 2020

Eligibility for grant funding

5 May, 2020

Government launches Business Support Finder tool

22 April, 2020

Government announces Future Fund for fast-growing businesses

22 April, 2020

Accounting for grant payments

16 April, 2020

Government updates guidance on small business and retail sector grant schemes

2 April, 2020

Commercial Rent Deferrals

30 March, 2020

Business rates relief extended

30 March, 2020

Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme – eligibility restrictions for small businesses

23 March, 2020

Accessing the latest COVID-19 stimulus

18 March, 2020

CBILS Loans and other support

HMRC: Penalty payments for non-compliance increase by 62 per cent

16 December, 2020

COVID-19: National Audit Office warns up to 60 per cent of Bounce Back Loans may not be paid back

7 October, 2020

Government set to announce extension of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

23 September, 2020

CBILS ends on 30 September 2020

11 September, 2020

UK businesses borrow more than £52.6 billion to tackle impact of the pandemic

10 September, 2020

COVID-19 – 1.23 million businesses access Government support schemes

24 August, 2020

Don’t forget to make an SEISS claim by 13 July!

6 July, 2020

COVID-19: UK businesses owed more than £133 billion since lockdown began

24 June, 2020

COVID-19: Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme distributes £23 billion in finance

17 June, 2020

Maximum Government-backed loan amount for larger businesses increased to £200 million

22 May, 2020

Bounce Back Loan scheme is now live – apply today

4 May, 2020

Bounce Back Loans scheme for small businesses

28 April, 2020

Expanded Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) launches

20 April, 2020

Four new Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) lenders announced

16 April, 2020

The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)

7 April, 2020

Government extends Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to all SMEs

6 April, 2020

Revised Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

6 April, 2020

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

30 March, 2020

Coronavirus Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS)

27 March, 2020

Government support help with the economic impact of Coronavirus – Here’s what businesses need to know

24 March, 2020

MTD & VAT

Guidance launched for VAT deferral New Payment Scheme

4 December, 2020

Prepare for changes to VAT filing in 2021

20 October, 2020

Are you in HMRC’s crosshairs?

20 October, 2020

Reminder: Deferral of second payment on account

16 July, 2020

Remember to reinstate your VAT direct debit in time for your next payment

25 June, 2020

VAT deferral refund available

15 June, 2020

Changes to notifying an option to tax (VAT) on land and buildings during the Coronavirus pandemic

22 May, 2020

Money laundering supervision payment deferrals and deregistration announced by HM Revenue & Customs

22 May, 2020

Deferring your VAT payment

30 April, 2020

Businesses who defer VAT payments should continue to file returns as usual, says HMRC

28 April, 2020

Soft-landing period for MTD for VAT extended to April 2021

1 April, 2020

Deferring VAT – HMRC confirms businesses should cancel VAT direct debits

25 March, 2020

Cash flow management

OBR warns that the UK economy may contract by more than a third before bouncing back by end of 2020

16 April, 2020

Managing your business cash flow during the Coronavirus outbreak

20 March, 2020

Watson Buckle Here to Help: Essential business preparations for COVID-19

18 March, 2020

Charities

Charities encouraged to claim gift aid on cancelled event tickets

1 May, 2020

Scammers are targeting charities: Are you prepared?

21 April, 2020

Government pledges £750 million to charities

9 April, 2020

New SORP charity guidance

2 April, 2020

Coronavirus – Guidance for the charity sector

27 March, 2020

Time to pay and Companies House filing

Self Assessment: thousands spread tax liabilities in response to coronavirus disruption

14 January, 2021

Self-Assessment: Taxpayers encouraged to file tax returns now to spread tax bill across the year

6 January, 2021

Make sure you claim Employment Allowance

20 October, 2020

Self-Assessment: HMRC announces new ‘enhanced payment plans’ for self-employed

6 October, 2020

Government delays VAT Reverse Charge

15 June, 2020

Payment of dividends during the Coronavirus outbreak

27 April, 2020

Statutory Residence Test changed to allow skilled workers from around the world to assist the UK’s coronavirus response

20 April, 2020

Businesses urged to apply for Companies House filing extension before deadline

25 March, 2020

Companies House Filing

20 March, 2020

We’re here to help – what to do if you can’t pay your tax bill

19 March, 2020

Personal Finances and Fraud

New Companies House rules to “crack down” on corporate fraud

10 December, 2020

HM Revenue & Customs confirms first arrest in connection with furlough fraud

16 July, 2020

Whistleblowers make almost 2,000 allegations of furlough fraud

15 June, 2020

Businesses bombarded by cyber-attacks as they seek support for COVID-19

27 April, 2020

Take care – Coronavirus fraud on the rise

2 April, 2020

Personal Finances

30 March, 2020