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Financial help for Bradford businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic
- 29th July 2021
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs, General
No CommentsMany businesses are now back to “normal” service following 19th July being coined as ‘Freedom Day’ for people across the UK. The government has now removed outstanding legal restrictions on social contact and life events, and all venues currently closed can safely reopen with no capacity limits. This is great news for many businesses across
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Tax Planning: Strategies for Individuals
- 14th June 2021
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs, Shenward
The UK tax system is complex, there’s no denying it. And with the introduction of various COVID relief funds of late, it’s become even harder for the everyday individual to get their heads around it. The good news is, Tax Planning exists – and tax planning strategies for individuals can be created too. You might
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UK Budget 2021: Billions more for Coronavirus support – and how the ballooning debt will start to be repaid
- 5th March 2021
- Posted by: Sherad Dewedi
- Category: Current Affairs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget continues emergency support for the UK economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic – and the figures are eye-watering. In the short-term, the emergency support – most notably the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – has been extended as the Government starts to unlock the economy over the coming months. The Chancellor opened
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Financial Support Still Available for Struggling Businesses – But the Clock is Ticking…
- 7th January 2021
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs, Shenward
Lockdown 3.0 came hard and fast just a day after most businesses returned to work after the Christmas and New Year break. Businesses hoping for better times with the turn of the year were left disappointed and ‘non-essential’ shops hoping for a boost from the January sales were forced to close. Overnight the traditional ‘Happy
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The ‘hidden’ taxes you didn’t know you were paying – and five simple ways to cut your tax bill
- 10th December 2020
- Posted by: Sherad Dewedi
- Category: Current Affairs
Taxes are a fact of life. No-one likes paying them but if we didn’t there would be no NHS, no welfare state and no public services. As the saying goes ‘Money Makes the World Go Around’ and without people paying taxes the world would stop turning. Not literally, but you know what we mean! Given
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Financial Support Available During the Second Lockdown
- 5th November 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Financial Support Available During the Second Lockdown Last week, just days after the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced amendments to the Job Support Scheme, we were notified as a nation that a second national lockdown would be enforced and therefore changes would be made to the proposed financial support packages. Whilst this brings good news to many,
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Getting to grips with the new Job Support Scheme
- 26th September 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Getting to grips with the new Job Support Scheme It comes as no surprise that as of the 31 October 2020, the Job Retention Scheme that has kept so many businesses afloat throughout the pandemic will come to an end. However, the good news is that Rishi Sunak announced a new support scheme will come
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Accounting for government grants: What your accountant needs to know
- 6th August 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Accounting for government grants: What your accountant needs to know Across the industry, accountants are beginning to prepare year-end financial statements for clients whose accounting periods end on or after 31 March 2020. Resulting from the various government support made available due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are likely to have received grants, whether from
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Summer Statement: A review of the Chancellor’s key announcements
- 10th July 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Summer Statement: A review of the Chancellor’s key announcements In a bid to minimise the economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic, yesterday (8 July 2020) the Chancellor made a summer statement mini-budget announcement to the nation. Whilst we welcome the government support and appreciate the governments’ efforts to support the economy, we again await
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How will the furlough scheme change from July?
- 18th June 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
How will the furlough scheme change from July? Since the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) officially launched on 20 April it has enabled businesses to keep valued employees whilst facing the financial challenges brought about by the pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been clear about the fact that the government has always intended to review
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Offsetting covid-19 losses against previous year’s profits
- 9th June 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Offsetting covid-19 losses against previous year’s profits The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is already beginning to cripple even the most resilient of markets, and thus threatening national and global growth. In the three months that the UK has spent in lockdown, we’ve witnessed businesses of all sizes dramatically slow down, if not completely
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COVID-19 Financial Support: Updates to Furlough and Self Employment Income Support Schemes
- 1st June 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
COVID-19 Financial Support: Updates to Furlough and Self Employment Income Support Schemes Over the course of the last month, there’s been a lot of speculation about how long the government can continue to financially support individuals and businesses across the UK. Whilst many of the rumours weren’t backed up by facts, one particular speculation was confirmed
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Small Business Funding
- 27th May 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Small Business Funding: What you need to know about the top-up to local business grant fund scheme. On May 1st, the Government announced it would be introducing further support for small or micro businesses which had been left out of the original support schemes such as the Small Business Grant Fund or the Retail, Leisure
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Furloughing
- 7th April 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Furloughing: Everything you need to know as an employer There’s no denying that the UK is facing one of the biggest peacetime economic shocks its ever faced and as a result, businesses of all sizes have been presented with sudden financial constraints. But, in a bid to support businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the
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COVID-19 Self-employment Survey
- 31st March 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
COVID-19 Self-employment Survey The new Coronavirus, officially name COVID-19, was first declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11TH March 2020, when the number of affected countries and individuals drastically increased. As confirmed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, this has caused the biggest peacetime economic shock the UK has ever faced. Because of this,
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COVID-19: Support for the self-employed
- 27th March 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
COVID-19: Support for the self-employed The new coronavirus, officially name COVID-19, was first declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11TH March 2020, when the number of affected countries and individuals drastically increased. Given how much the virus has spread across the UK, the stimulus package announced during the 2020 Budget is no
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COVID 19 Business Support: The Latest Updates
- 24th March 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
COVID 19 Business Support: The Latest Updates As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the government is continuously introducing measures to support businesses across the country in a bid to protect the UK economy. With information circulating the internet, it can be difficult for businesses to follow exactly what is available to them. So, following
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Coronavirus Update & Measures
- 19th March 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
COVID-19: Things have changed, but we’re here for you! With the continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we would like to reassure you that we are committed to ensuring the safety of all our clients and teams at Shenward. The welfare of our clients and teams is of paramount importance and we are closely following Public
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Government support during COVID-19 pandemic
- 18th March 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
Government support during COVID-19 pandemic: Your questions answered The new coronavirus, officially name COVID-19, was first declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11TH March 2020, when the number of affected countries and individuals drastically increased. Given how much the virus has spread across the UK, the stimulus package announced during the 2020
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The 2020 Budget
- 9th March 2020
- Posted by: team-glow
- Category: Current Affairs
The 2020 Budget – Predictions and Potential Changes Every year, the government reveals its plans on how to spend public money and collect tax for the next financial year beginning 5 April, and usually does so around the beginning of March. However, this year, rumours emerged that the resignation of Chancellor Sajld Javid may cause
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