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 A day in lockdown with EQ – Mark McColgan Categories: People As we continue to work remotely, we remain focused on supporting our clients and maintaining contact with them and the rest of the EQ team. To provide a glimpse into lockdown life, we asked various members of the team to share their experiences of what an average day working from home entails for them. This week, 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 8 2020 Are you aware of the VAT treatment on certain takeaway items? Categories: Food & DrinkTaxation With many restaurants and cafes opening as takeaway only due to the impact of coronavirus, we wanted to highlight the different VAT rules that can apply to certain items. All hot or cooked takeaway food and most drinks will continue to be subject to VAT at 20% but there are some cold items that can more
Jun 5 2020 Further delays to the Domestic Reverse Charge VAT for construction services Categories: Property & Construction HMRC have today announced a further delay to the implementation of the Domestic Reverse Charge VAT (DRC) for Construction Services until 1 March 2021. The reason for this delay is to limit the impact to the construction sector who is already feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. HMRC has also added an amendment to 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
Jun 2 2020 A day in lockdown with EQ – Margaret Waite Categories: People As we continue to work remotely, we remain focused on supporting our clients and maintaining contact with them and the rest of the EQ team. To provide a glimpse into lockdown life, we asked various members of the team to share their experiences of what an average day working from home entails for them. This week, more