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April 2021

Business rates relief extended with £1.5 billion fund
Consultations launched on UK's first Tax Day
Government publishes details of Finance Bill 2021
£20 million SME Brexit Support Fund opens for applications
HMRC publishes details of final grants for self-employed
National Minimum and Living wages increases
UK cuts electric vehicle grants by £500
ICAEW urges HMRC to rethink quarterly reports under MTD for corporation tax

March 2021

Sunak set out Budget to protect businesses
Business groups welcome Budget
Late payment penalties for Self Assessment waived until 1 April
Online service opens for VAT deferral scheme
HMRC clarifies off-payroll rules
Domestic VAT reverse charge comes into effect on 1 March
Borrowers of Bounce Back loans given six more months for repayments
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Spring Budget 2021

February 2021

10.7 million taxpayers submitted their 2019/20 Self Assessment tax returns
Rogue employers named and shamed for failing to pay employees the minimum wage
Scottish Budget Income Tax
Scottish Land and Buildings Transaction Tax
Bonus of £1,000 to help businesses take on trainees
LITRG calls for a rise in the High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold
Government urged by CBI to act on COVID business support ahead of Budget
Supreme Court backs small firms on business interruption claims

January 2021

Finance Secretary for Scotland outlines spending plans in 2021/22 Scottish Budget
Chancellor announces £4.6 billion lockdown grant package
Extension of the Job Retention Scheme
VAT deferral
New action to disrupt promoters of tax avoidance schemes
Self assessment deadline approaching
Institute of Directors warns Capital Gains Tax rise would adversely affect entrepreneurs
Individuals urged to remain vigilant when making festive charitable donations
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

December 2020

Get prepared for the end of the Brexit transitional period
Virtual Christmas parties will qualify for tax exemption
Gifts to employees can be tax-free
Minimum Wage Increases from April 2021
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Self assessment taxpayers warned to watch out for scammers posing as HMRC
HMRC confirms MTD for corporation tax to be mandated from 2026
£1 million Annual Investment Allowance cap extended

November 2020

Furlough scheme extended
Increased support made available for the self employed
Chancellor approves grants for businesses closed by lockdown
Self assessment customers to benefit from enhanced payment plans
Taxpayers claim tax relief for working from home
Brexit imports and exports
ATT issues last call for firms seeking to use increased Annual Investment Allowance
Latest guidance for employers

October 2020

Job Support Scheme
Winter Economy Plan support for the self-employed
VAT deferral and enhanced Time to Pay for self assessment
Changes to the Bounce Back Loan and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes
The VAT reverse charge
Ministers announce new grants for businesses affected by local lockdowns
New trade arrangements with the EU from 1 January 2021
House sales rise following the introduction of stamp duty holiday

September 2020

Kickstart Scheme opens for applications
Self Employment Income Support Scheme Grants
Plastic bag tax charge to be doubled and extended to all retailers
More than £30 million lost to pension scams
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Eat Out to Help Out - over 64 million meals
Self assessment deadlines
HMRC latest guidance for employers

August 2020

HMRC outlines Job Retention Bonus criteria
Treasury sets out next steps for Making Tax Digital
Government announces review of business rates scheme
Eat Out to Help Out now up and running
Scottish government cuts LBTT to help home buyers
Wales reduces LTT rate
Chancellor asks OTS to review capital gains tax
Overclaimed COVID grants

July 2020

Chancellor unveils three-point plan for jobs
Stamp duty temporarily reduced
Flexible furloughing starts on job retention scheme
Government expands aid for start-ups and innovators
Bank of England increases stimulus package for UK economy
FCA confirms further support for consumer credit customers
Private sector off-payroll reforms given go ahead for April 2021
Late payment crisis has worsened during coronavirus lockdown

June 2020

Chancellor announces changes to Job Retention Scheme
COVID-19: delay to VAT reverse charge on construction services
Loan size increased to £200 million under large business interruption scheme
Future Fund launches to give start-ups coronavirus support
Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme goes live
Changes to insolvency and company law going through Parliament
UK sets out post-Brexit tariff regime
MPs open inquiry into £155 billion of tax reliefs

May 2020

Government launches small business micro loan scheme
Lenders relax evidence requirements for business interruption loan scheme applications
Job Retention Scheme goes live
HMRC releases guidance for self-employed scheme
Government launches support finding tool for business
OBR predicts UK economy will shrink by over a third
Government borrowing could rise to £300 billion
HMRC extends late reporting deadline for CGT

April 2020

Chancellor's business support packages for coronavirus pandemic
Chancellor unveils help for self-employed workers
Regulators request delay in corporate reporting
HMRC urges businesses using VAT deferral to cancel direct debits
Get ready for 30-day returns and payments for residential property gains
New tests and new car benefit percentages
HMRC delays introduction of off-payroll rules to private sector
Rise in contactless card payment limit

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