Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021 Guidance has been issued detailing what you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the Northern Ireland market from 1 January 2021. You can check which rules apply to you, if you need to change your conformity assessment or marking, find information about appointing an authorised person and check whether your legal responsibilities are changing and more by visiting the GOV.UK website. Great...
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This measure aims to make sure the use of relevant antigen testing procedures by employers are not subject to a tax charge and provides for a new temporary exemption to make sure that employees who are given a relevant coronavirus antigen test by their employer, will not be liable to an Income Tax benefit in kind charge. The exemption will apply to any relevant coronavirus antigen test provided by an employer, on or after 8...
Guidance on claiming for employees wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been updated: the CJRS is being extended until 31 March 2021 30 November 2020 is the last day employers can submit or change claims for periods ending on or before 31 October 2020 claims for furlough days in November 2020 must be submitted by 14 December 2020 guidance has been updated with detail on employer claim information that HMRC will make...
Are you a supported employment provider keen to know more about how Covid-19 has had an impact on autistic and learning disabled people? Do you want to know what support is available to employers who have autistic, and learning disabled staff? Then join the free Employment Symposium Webinar which takes place on 4 December 2020, facilitated in partnership by the National Autism Team (WLGA), Swansea University, National Centre for Mental Health (Cardiff University), and Learning...
New information and advice sites have opened across the UK to make sure hauliers have everything they need to prepare for the end of the transition period. To find out more please visit the GOV.UK website. The COVID-secure sites, which are located at key motorway service stations and truck stops across the UK road network, offer hauliers one-to-one training on the new ‘Check an HGV’ service and upcoming changes to border processes that come into...
Self Assessment customers should be alert to criminals claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). As the department issues thousands of SMS messages and emails as part of its annual Self Assessment tax return push, HMRC is warning customers completing their returns to take care to avoid being caught out by scammers. The annual tax return deadline is on 31 January 2021. Many scams target customers to inform them of a fake ‘tax...
The Welsh Government have updated their guidance for tourism and hospitality businesses. The guidance aims to help employers, employees and the self-employed working in the tourism and hospitality sectors in Wales to operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and keep visitors safe. Please visit the GOV. Wales website for further information.
The UK Government has announced that health professionals and their family dependants will have their visas extended for a year. The extension will cover healthcare professionals working in the NHS and the independent health and care sector. Their visas will be extended for a year, free of all fees and charges, including the Immigration Health Surcharge. Those benefiting from this extension will need to complete a simple online form to verify their identity; their employers...
HMRC know that some employers pay their employees earlier than usual over the Christmas period, for example the business may close for Christmas and New Year. If you do pay early, please report your normal payment date on your Full Payment Submission (FPS). For example: if you pay on 18 December 2020 but your normal payment date is 31 December 2020, please report the payment date as '31 December 2020'. In this example the FPS...
The date that you can claim VAT refunds has been updated : VAT refunds from EU countries from 1 January 2021: You can continue to use the EU VAT refund system to claim a VAT refund on expenses incurred before 1 January 2021 in EU member states, until 11pm on 31 March 2021. For more information visit the GOV.UK website. UK VAT refunds from 1 January if you’re an EU business: The UK will continue...