Business Advice

Indirect Tax Partner, Sue Rathmell talks to LBC Radio on the success of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme and what should Rishi Sunak do now the Scheme has ended and the potential tax raises that lay ahead.

What does your ‘new normal’ look like? And are you getting back to preparing for Brexit?

We cover the latest updates and insights to help you create your 'new normal' and prepare for Brexit including:

• Utilisation of Staff, including Annualised hours and contract hours

• Working from home allowances, practicalities & ‘planning for the worst’. Lockdown lessons and what’s next?

• What is the future for CBILS? Including recent changes to the scheme & what to do if you’ve been declined previously.

• Non-debt investment (Equity via venture capital / private equity)

• R&D:

> Best Practice for R&D Claims

> How Brexit & EU Rules will affect claims

Indirect Tax Partner, Sue Rathmell chats to LBC Radio and gives her opinion on the VAT rate cut for hospitality and tourism businesses and why the Plan for Jobs isn’t wide ranging enough to return confidence to businesses in this sector.

Indirect Tax Partner, Sue Rathmell talks to Heart Radio on the VAT rate cut announced in the Plan for Jobs and its limited benefits for the Hospitality sector

As more and more businesses start to reopen their doors after lockdown. Many businesses will be facing the daily challenges to survive and to revive trading levels now lockdown measure are being released and we share key tips of how to thrive in this world of the new normal.

In this podcast, Business Advisory Director, Marissa Lebeau outlines the business strategy of Survive, Revive and Thrive. We breakdown each stage of this COVID-19 strategy and the key elements that businesses need to achieve to progress from just surviving to rebuilding trading levels and cashflow to pre-lockdown levels.

This podcast is a key resource for businesses of all shapes and sizes and a useful checklist to help your business through this uncertain time and back to building forward momentum.

As the world battles the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic the International Accounting Standards Board joined the fight and issued an amendment to IFRS 16 Leases to make it easier for lessees to account for rent concessions occurring as a direct consequence of the pandemic.

Neil Parsons, Head of Financial Reporting Advisory and Company Law at MHA MacIntyre Hudson about this recent amendment to IFRS

Our latest COVID - 19 Business Continuity Planning podcast covers:

- CJRS and the transitioning of furloughed workers back to work to support business revival. 

- Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans update plus other funding options businesses can secure now 

- Structuring R&D claims and Coronavirus Business Support Funding for safely maximising eligible spend, and the future of R&D Incentives in the context of a Green/Technology driven Economy. 

- VAT and PAYE deferrals - paying it all back and tips on negotiating time to pay arrangements.

- The ‘moment’ has come to mention – back to Brexit!

- IHT/capital tax planning opportunities, with a focus on reliefs and the possible changes in view of the recent reviews by the Office for Tax Simplification and an All Party Parliamentary Group regarding reforming Inheritance Tax to reflect the changes in modern society.

- Equity funding considerations (Future Fund, Private Equity, Venture Capital)

Our latest COVID - 19 Business Continuity Planning podcast covers:

- CJRS and the transitioning of furloughed workers back to work to support business revival. 

- Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans update plus other funding options businesses can secure now 

- Structuring R&D claims and Coronavirus Business Support Funding for safely maximising eligible spend, and the future of R&D Incentives in the context of a Green/Technology driven Economy. 

- VAT and PAYE deferrals - paying it all back and tips on negotiating time to pay arrangements.

- The ‘moment’ has come to mention – back to Brexit!

- IHT/capital tax planning opportunities, with a focus on reliefs and the possible changes in view of the recent reviews by the Office for Tax Simplification and an All Party Parliamentary Group regarding reforming Inheritance Tax to reflect the changes in modern society.

- Equity funding considerations (Future Fund, Private Equity, Venture Capital)

The 6 July is a key deadline for employment tax reporting. A number of important returns must be filed by 6 July following the end of the tax year, and HMRC have not extended this due to Coronavirus.

Listen to key updates from our Human Capital Advisory Specialists before submitting your Tax Returns.

The 6 July is a key deadline for employment tax reporting. A number of important returns must be filed by 6 July following the end of the tax year, and HMRC have not extended this due to Coronavirus.

Listen to key updates from our Human Capital Advisory Specialists before submitting your Tax Returns.