HMRC have announced that businesses who deferred VAT payments between 20 March and 30 June 2020 and still have payments to make can opt into the new VAT deferral payment scheme when it launches later this year. The new scheme will be available in early 2021. You must opt in yourself; your agent cannot do this for you.

The Chancellor has announced that businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors will be eligible to receive a one-off top up grant worth up to £9,000 per property.

If you are self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) find out if you can use this scheme to claim a grant.

Updated 5 November 2020. The Government is providing the same level of support for the self-employed as is being provided for employees through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which has been extended until March 2021.