April 2021

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RECRUITING – EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

30th April 2021
We have a vacancy for an experienced Accounts Assistant. Required to assist with bookkeeping and accounts preparation for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships. Based at Biggar Office. Salary dependent on experience. ABOUT JRWCA As one of the largest accountancy firms in the Borders, JRWCA have a team of accountancy and taxation specialists with a...

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extension

22nd April 2021
On budget day (or 3 March 2021 for those of you who didn’t have this in the diary) the Chancellor confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will now run until 30 September 2021. Up to and including 30 June 2021 you can claim, and must pay the employee, 80% of their reference pay...
Virtual meetings for charities

Virtual meetings for charities?

22nd April 2021
Since the pandemic began, our charity clients have been asking us if they are allowed to hold meetings virtually instead of in person. To help charities understand what action they must take, our charity expert Kevin Ferguson brings you some useful Q&A’s on the subject in relation to the requirements of the Scottish Charity Regulator,...

SEISS Fourth Grant

20th April 2021
If you are eligible for the fourth SEISS grant it is likely that HMRC have already contacted you by email, letter or text message to invite you to apply from late April 2021. The exact date on which an individual’s personal claims window opens will differ from person to person but the scheme will close...

The Recovery Loan Scheme is now live

20th April 2021
The Chancellor announced that the British Business Bank will manage the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), which opened to applicants on 6 April 2021 and will run until 31 December 2021. Various major banks (23 at last count) have already been accredited for this scheme – here is the full list Finance is available for ANY...
tax

SURF – Self-Assessment repayment claim verification letters

7th April 2021
HMRC’s new refund verification system looks disconcertingly like a scam. We have had several clients recently receive SURF1 and SURF2 letters from HMRC in response to 2019/20 tax returns that requested a refund. The SURF1 is being sent mainly to people who are newly registered in self assessment and it is a fraud prevention tactic....