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Business | Covid-19: FCA extends consumer credit support

The FCA intends to extend the support offered to users of certain consumer credit products, who are facing a financial impact because of the exceptional circumstances arising from coronavirus

19 Jun 2020

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Business | Is Covid-19 the final reel for UK cinemas?

Picture houses are facing epic financial challenges, but if the big studios continue to release their blockbusters in theatres, this is no time to die, argues Mercer & Hole’s Andy Turner

19 Jun 2020

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Business | Covid-19: Bank of England injects £100bn into UK economy

The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to drive an extra £100bn into the UK economy to save it from the Coronavirus led decline - taking the total bond buying support package to £745bn

18 Jun 2020

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Tax | ATT signals businesses to reinstate deferred VAT payments

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is reminding businesses which have cancelled their direct debit in order to defer VAT payments, to set up a new one soon to prevent penalties

18 Jun 2020

Business | Covid-19: self employed new parents can claim support grant

Self employed parents whose trading profits dipped in 2018/19 because they took time out to have children will be able to claim for a payment under the self employed income support scheme (SEISS), the government has announced

18 Jun 2020

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Tax | Covid-19: HMRC clarifies repayment of corporation tax

HMRC has updated its company tax manual outlining when companies can make claims for repayments of corporation tax based on anticipated losses, in light of the exceptional circumstances many industries are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic

18 Jun 2020

Business | Pensions regulator sets ‘high bar’ for new superfunds

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published guidance giving the green light for so-called DB pension ‘superfunds’, ahead of government moves, but has warned it wants to see ‘stringent’ standards and a robust regulatory framework for this new approach

18 Jun 2020

Business | McMafia orders fail to prove £80m properties illicit

High Court rejection of Unexplained Wealth Orders in Kazakhstani money laundering probe clarifies limitations of use, say Gary Pons and Dan Jones, barristers at 5 St Andrew’s Hill

18 Jun 2020

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Business | FCA fines Commerzbank London £37.8m over AML

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Commerzbank AG (London Branch) £37,805,400 over anti-money laundering (AML) failures between October 2012 and September 2017

17 Jun 2020

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Business | PwC in spotlight over remote working compliance technology

PwC has come under the spotlight over a project to develop a facial recognition tool allowing clients to track finance workers’ absences from their computer screens while working from home remotely, amid concerns over privacy issues

17 Jun 2020

Business | IFS warns Covid-19 business support is ‘inequitable’

The government’s £22bn Covid-19 grant scheme for businesses risks being inequitable as it supports fewer businesses in areas with high property prices, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which wants to see a more tailored approach

17 Jun 2020

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Business | Department for Education criticised over £750m spend

The Department for Education (DfE) has come under fire from MPs over its failure to improve the financial performance of University Technical Colleges (UTC), which it has funded at a cost of nearly £750m over the past decade

17 Jun 2020

Business | Covid-19 sees jobless rates rise, business investment fall

The number of UK employees fell by more than 600,000 last month, while job vacancies are at a record low, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as Covid-19 restrictions on business activity impacted the labour market

16 Jun 2020

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Business | Covid-19: returning military reservists eligible for support schemes

Military reservists who have been deployed during the pandemic will be able to access the government’s self employment scheme, and those returning to work in the coming months will be eligible for the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS), the Chancellor has announced

16 Jun 2020

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Tax | Q&A: construction reverse charge

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT adviser, Magdalena Tchorz explains how new rules for the domestic reverse charge will affect construction businesses

16 Jun 2020

Finance | Clear disclosures are critical for a recovering economy

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Lab has issued practical guidance to companies in areas of reporting that investors have highlighted as being most critical during the coronavirus pandemic

16 Jun 2020