On 5th January 2021, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a further £4.6 billion in business support grants for businesses forced to close due to the latest lockdown. This follows the Prime Minister’s recent announcement of a third national lockdown, that these business will be closed until at least February half-term in order to help control …
The Chancellor announced the latest support for small businesses on Thursday 26th March 2020, in the form of the Self Employment Income Support Scheme. This is aimed at people who are self employed, and importantly were self employed before the beginning of the current tax year. It is aimed at levelling the position of the …
Further to our recent blog about how we are responding to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and in view of the lock down announced yesterday (23rd March 2020), we have the following update: At GBM Accounts, we are still working. All of our employees are now working from home. At the moment, face to face meetings …
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is having a profound and unprecedented effect on all aspects of our lives. The situation seems to be changing on a daily basis. In respect of how this affects small businesses, since the Budget on 11th March, there have been further announcements in respect of assistance. There were a raft of …
The rate of development of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) has created an unprecedented atmosphere of uncertainty, which has led to self-isolation, partial travel bans, bans on mass gatherings and panic buying. It will also have a significant effect on small businesses like ours, and the clients we provide services to. In the current climate (as from …
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget on 11th March 2020. It was against the backdrop of the development of the Coronavirus, which has turned into a pandemic and is potentially going to have a huge impact on the fabric of society over the coming months. For this reason, there were some business friendly …