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I’ll probably face a backlash from the party political fanatics, but I like to think that Sunak only (a big “only”) did what Starmer or McDonnell would also have done. Very sensible, generous, for now it’s saved the vast majority of businesses and jobs. A no brainer really, it’s been widely...

On your last part, obviously that’s awful exploitative behaviour by the business owners/management, exploiting both your girlfriend and the public purse. I genuinely can’t think of a solution that on Monday would ensnare the possibly 100,000’s of p taking businesses. They also have the power...

With 5.9 million businesses in the UK and about 1.5 million of those employing staff, I wonder if it would simply be too protracted to find out who truly deserves the money, how would HMRC staff be able to vet mid-financial year results and cashflow for 1.5 million businesses? Sadly, lying...

Takes you through to the end of October. Hopefully by then, we’ll have an economy on the move. I know many folk who haven’t been hit financially who are chomping at the bit to eat out, travel, go shopping again.

Just extended for a further three months 1/8/20 to 31/10/20, at 70%, a single grant again. (The current three months scheme made a single grant covering 1/5/20 to 31//7/20 at 80%).

Good luck. You were probably going to anyway, but get practising and test yourself Q&A’s. You’re never too old! :smile:

As usual with your employment situation (unscrupulous employer, solely in it for the money), I’m genuinely sorry to hear that. Once post-covid settles down, do you have any tealistic alternatives that would take your fancy?

Over two months away, can your employer reopen their business by then? Assuming that most sectors other than indoors hospitality will have.

Agree about the deliberately vague communication. I think it's because they have over 11 long weeks to get the policy right. After representations by various business sectors, unions and others. We really don't know where the UK will stand by late July - will covid19 metrics still be in...

It’s the only 12th May. Far too early to say which sectors will be allowed to open and trade by 1st August. No one, including scientists, can give any idea at this stage, we don’t know if people in the meantime will abide by the continuing restrictions, or whether they’ll take the p and...

HMRC paid the full claim amount into my client's bank account 7 days later. I'm pleased with the efficiency of the scheme.

Yes, wouldn’t the UC claim be by his Mum as the head of household? She can’t have savings of £16,000 or more, but another NSC’er told us that he ignored that rule in the recent past and got away with it (I wouldn’t, as HMRC/DHSS get data from the banks). Their might be other benefits available...

My guess, no more informed than anyone else: - Mid May, all small shops can reopen, with the mandatory 2m rule to be observed. As well as beaches and possibly outdoor gardens eg National Trust, Wakehurst. - Then Public Heath and other scientists to gauge the success or not of that. If a...

He wasn’t eligible when the scheme was announced. I’ve just checked various reliable websites and sadly for him that still appears to be the case.

They originally said June, so I genuinely believe in May. With the wages system up and running, their IT people will be working 24/7 on the self employed version.

I have a significant commercial property owning contact, who’s listening to the various pleas from tenants, doing a tiny bit of background checking (a couple lied, they have huge reserves and their businesses are little effected by covid19), then he’s amicably giving rent holidays and payment...

In effect, smaller pubs, bars, cafes, restaurants, live music venues (and many other businesses) have zero rates to pay for 2020/21.

I thought they could claim for all staff on their payroll as at 29 February (since extended to 19 March). The only element excluded - tips, tronc payments and service charges.

I just made my first 'furlough claim' through HMRC online, for a client. I avoided the first day yesterday, to allow for the stampede to pass. It took just 10 minutes to gather the information they require, then another 10 to logon and make the claim. At the moment you claim for say March and...

Good news, that’s incorrect. The historical average of taxable profits per submitted tax returns 6/4/16 to 5/4/19, divided by the number of months of trading behind those figures, will form the basis of calculating monthly self employed payouts. A short basis period won’t lead to a lower...