Category: Tax
ISA deadline 5 April 2021: use it or lose it
ISA deadline 5 April 2021: use it or lose it Make the most of the tax breaks before it’s too late If you hold a Cash Individual Savings Account (ISA)…
ESFA publishes latest funding guidelines
ESFA publishes latest funding guidelines The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has published its latest guidance on funding allocations for academies in existence on or before 1 April 2021. Allocation statements for academies that…
£78million additional funding for rapid Covid testing allocated to schools
£78million additional funding for rapid Covid testing allocated to schools An additional £78million worth of funding, earmarked to pay for rapid Covid testing, has been rolled out to schools. Academy schools and local education authorities…
Government pledges additional £400million to fund catch-up projects
Government pledges additional £400million to fund catch-up projects Secondary schools in England are being offered an additional £400million to deliver face to face summer schools…
SEISS UPDATE
SEISS UPDATE The Chancellor announced in his Budget that both a 4th and 5th grant would be available for the…
Budget summary 2021
Budget summary 2021 In the year since the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his first Budget to a packed Commons chamber in March 2020, more than 135,000 people in the UK…
Child Trust Funds (CTF) – Does your child have forgotten savings?
Child Trust Funds (CTF) – Does your child have forgotten savings? It is estimated that around 200,000 Child Trust Funds…
3000 law firms at risk of closure or merger
3000 law firms at risk of closure or merger As many as 3,000 of the 10,000 law firms currently practising in the UK are at…
SRA strengthens NDA guidance
SRA strengthens NDA guidance The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published revised guidance on the use of Non- Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) following concerns about the professional conduct of some solicitors.…
Funding to tackle court backlog
Funding to tackle court backlog Spending by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in England and Wales in 2021/22 will increase by 3.3% to help tackle the rising backlog in courts…