IT’S TIME FOR...'FREE ON A FRIDAY'

THE last two blog instalments have aimed to provide details of the support initiatives that are available to businesses as they seek to cope with the implications of Covid-19.

While there is no doubt that the support schemes have helped millions of UK employees and self-employees during this challenging time, we at Black Type Accountancy want to do our bit to assist. Which is why we’ve come up with ‘Free on a Friday’...

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Are you up to speed? Here's some August updates

Working from home?  How can you cut your tax bill?

If you’ve been working from home over the past few months as an employee, you may be able to claim a small reduction in your taxes.  HMRC allows you to claim up to £6.00 per week worth of expenses without having to provide bills or other accounting paperwork to justify it.

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HOW THE CHANCELLOR'S UPDATE MAY AFFECT YOU

ON July 8 the Chancellor introduced a three-point plan to support jobs in the wake of the current Covid-19 crisis when he delivered his Summer Economic Update to Parliament. He also announced a couple of other tax and VAT temporary changes.  

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