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Furnished Holiday Lets, Lockdown and Tax
- 06 May 2021
- By Mark Stanger
There are certain letting conditions that must be met for a letting business to qualify as a Furnished Holiday Let (FHL). These are important as FHL businesses qualify for a number of tax allowances and […]
Christmas Opening Hours
- 14 Dec 2020
- By Philip Holdsworth
Our offices will be close for Christmas at 5.00pm Tuesday 22 December 2020 and re-open 8.30am Monday the 4 January 2021. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Safeguard Your State Pension
- 25 Nov 2020
- By Mark Stanger
At present many people miss out on the full state pension as they have missed some contributions or even credit for contributions. To maximise state pensions you need 35 years of contributions and some of […]
Business Grant Forms
- 29 Mar 2020
- By Philip Holdsworth
The online forms are now available for the below areas – Allerdale https://www.allerdale.gov.uk/en/coronavirus/coronavirus-business-grants-claims/ Copeland Borough Council https://www.copeland.gov.uk/attachments/business-support-grant-app-form-0 South Lakeland https://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/business-and-trade/coronavirus-covid-19-business-support-grants/ Eden https://selfservice.eden.gov.uk/renderform.aspx?t=262&k=964D769EF15050F36DBB9C96DDC7C74C27677BE9 Barrow https://selfservice.eden.gov.uk/renderform.aspx?t=262&k=964D769EF15050F36DBB9C96DDC7C74C27677BE9 Carlisle council will write to those that are eligible.
Be Vigilant
- 28 Mar 2020
- By Philip Holdsworth
Just a quick point to you all. People are receiving calls supposedly from HMRC wanting bank details to pay them tax refunds/support due to COVID 19. These calls are completely fraudulent . Everyone is distracted […]
Allerdale Business Grants
- 28 Mar 2020
- By Philip Holdsworth
The online form is now available for Allerdale Business Grant applications https://www.allerdale.gov.uk/en/coronavirus/coronavirus-business-grants-claims/
Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
- 27 Mar 2020
- By David Harper
The government have now announced a new support measure that will be available to the self employed whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 (their emphasis). The support will extend to 80% of the […]
Summary of Covid 19 Government Support
- 25 Mar 2020
- By David Harper
There have been no further announcements of additional support or release of extra details about the government support measures already announced last week, however I will summarise what we know below: Small Business Grant Funding […]
Covid-19 Copeland Business Grant Application Form
- 25 Mar 2020
- By Philip Holdsworth
Contrary to advice on Gov.uk, Copeland Borough Council have prepared an application form to be completed and submitted via email. The application form can be found at: https://www.copeland.gov.uk/coronavirus-resources-business Once completed email the form to business.rates@copeland.gov.uk […]
Safety Measures during the current COVID – 19 situation
- 23 Mar 2020
- By Philip Holdsworth
We are taking measures to protect both our staff and our clients and would appreciate your cooperation. The health and wellbeing of our staff and clients continues to be our first priority. For this reason, […]
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