Jun 23 2020 HMRC updates guidance on Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme during COVID-19 Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 Many churches are currently facing severe financial pressures as a direct result of COVID-19 as traditional income streams from lettings and face-to-face fundraising dry up. Concerns have been raised by the Charity Tax Group (CTG), which makes representation to the government on charity taxation issues, about the operation of the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme more
Jun 18 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Flexible Furlough from 1 July Categories: COVID-19EQ AccountingPayroll As announced on Friday 29 May, flexible furlough, allowing furloughed employees to come back to work part time, will begin from 1 July. HMRC issued in-depth guidance on how the scheme will change from July and we’ve highlighted the main points you need to be aware of in order to make claims moving forward. As more
Jun 16 2020 The Bed & Breakfast Hardship Fund now open for applications Categories: COVID-19Leisure The Scottish Government’s new hardship fund launched today to help Bed & Breakfast and Small Serviced Accommodation Providers affected by COVID-19, that do not have business bank accounts. The Bed & Breakfast Hardship Fund is designed to help those who have not been able to access support through other schemes, offering successful applicants a one-off payment more
Jun 12 2020 Welcomed announcement for tourism businesses Categories: COVID-19Leisure Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy & Tourism, Fergus Ewing confirmed that tourism businesses should prepare for a provisional return to trading on 15 July, however this is conditional on moving to the third phase of the Scottish Government route map for easing lockdown restrictions. A new Scottish Recovery Tourism Taskforce will assist with the ongoing reset more
Jun 11 2020 How we’ve been supporting our clients, The Green Park Hotel Categories: COVID-19EQ News The leisure industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors during these unprecedented times. At EQ, we have been working hard to ensure we provide relevant support and advice to ensure our clients weather the storm and are able to welcome back their own customers in due course. One of those clients is The Green more
Jun 10 2020 Extension to the Small Business Grant Fund Categories: COVID-19 The Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF) allows businesses who claim Small Business Bonus Scheme Relief, Rural Relief, Nursery Relief, Business Growth Accelerator Relief and Disabled Relief to apply for a one-off £10,000 grant from their local authority through online forms available on their local authority website. The Scottish Government has now announced that firms who more
Jun 4 2020 Summary of support measures for healthcare businesses Categories: COVID-19Healthcare Healthcare businesses across all professions have been overtly affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic, and our EQ Healthcare team have been working to make sure our clients receive the relevant support and funding available to them. We have assisted a number of our healthcare clients with applications for various loans and grant funding, including the Pivotal more
Jun 3 2020 How we’ve been supporting our clients, Jon Dow Distribution Categories: COVID-19 At EQ, whilst we all navigate through these challenging times, our clients continue to be our priority. We remain in constant contact to provide relevant advice and support, every step of the way. One of those clients is, Jon Dow Distribution, specialist suppliers to the food and drink industry across the North East of Scotland. Established more