Everything costs money so when it comes to taking your business to the next level you may need help from some investors. Investors can be so valuable for small businesses but they’re not easy to come across, especially one that…
SELF EMPLOYED INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME No doubt due to recent lobbying by the press and other interested support groups, the Chancellor has extended the SEISS for a final three-month period to 31 August 2020. This means that the self-employed who…
If you are self-employed and qualify for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme you will receive a cash grant from HMRC based on 80% of profits, up to £2,500 per month. The initial grant will be for the three months, from…
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak on 12 May announced significant changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, now commonly referred to as the furlough scheme. The scheme had been due to run until at least 30 June 2020. The Chancellor has…
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, on Monday (27 April 2020) made a statement to the House of Commons on the government’s economic response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Chancellor confirmed that the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said that the…
WHAT IS THE JOB RETENTION SCHEME? The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to all UK employers to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those employees that would otherwise have been laid off during this…
The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has seen the UK Government launch a series of unprecedented announcements in the Government’s support of businesses, employees and individuals. Below are further details. SUPPORT FOR LARGER FIRMS Under the COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility, the…
We are extremely excited to welcome Michelle Burgess to the Kara Accountants’ team as of the beginning of 2019. We tasked Michelle with a few questions in order to introduce her to our clients and for us to get to…