Jan 13 2022 Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to be reintroduced Categories: Amber Accounting On 21 December 2021, the UK Government announced that it would temporarily reintroduce the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to support employers facing heightened levels of sickness absence due to COVID-19. The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will refund small and medium-sized employers’ COVID-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) costs for up to two more
Nov 4 2021 Xero package price freeze for our clients Categories: Amber AccountingCloud Accounting From 23 September 2021, Xero increased the price of their monthly subscription plans. The Starter and Standard business subscriptions for new and existing UK customers increased by £2 per month, whilst the Premium subscription increased by £3 per month. If you hold your own subscription, you will automatically see this increase in your regular billing. However, more
Sep 29 2021 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme comes to an end Categories: Amber AccountingCOVID-19Payroll The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) comes to an end on 30 September 2021, after running for almost 18 months. For your September payroll, you can claim up to 60%, capped at £1,875 for furloughed hours and must contribute the remaining 20% yourself (up to a maximum of £625). You must also make employer National more
Jul 6 2021 Employer contribution changes to the CJRS Categories: Amber AccountingCOVID-19Payroll The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was extended until 30 September 2021, with employers asked to contribute towards the cost of their furloughed employees’ wages from July onwards. As a reminder, we’ve highlighted the changes in the table below: *If the employee is furloughed for 100% of their working hours. The timetable will change if, for more
Apr 9 2021 Dext Partner certified Categories: Amber AccountingBookkeepingCloud AccountingTechnology Recent times have shown us just how important technology is when it comes to keeping your business going while working from home. As part of our ongoing effort to improve our remote working processes, we are excited to announce that our Amber Accounting team have recently achieved Partner certification with Dext, previously Receipt Bank, the award-winning more
Mar 29 2021 Payroll Year End 2021 Categories: Amber AccountingPayroll With April fast approaching, it’s time to familiarise yourself with Year End filing procedures and deadlines. There are a number of things you need to do for a successful payroll year end but key to this is submitting your final payroll of the 2020/21 tax year to HMRC by 19 April 2021. Here are some of the more
Feb 24 2021 Minimum Wage increases from April 2021 Categories: Amber AccountingPayroll The government has announced increased minimum wage rates that will take effect from 1 April 2021. The National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 2.2% from £8.72 to £8.91 and will be extended to 23 and 24 year olds for the first time. For workers aged under 23, Commissioners recommended smaller increases in recognition of more
Feb 23 2021 Finding the right project management software for your business Categories: Cloud AccountingTechnology Our EQ Technology team work closely within the sector to find the best solutions for our clients and understand that one of the most important roles for businesses is to manage the costs and income of individual projects it is undertaking. Projects in IT and technology are often complex and it is important to establish more
