News Archives - Appleleaf Accountancy

Are you lost without Appleleaf? See what our clients say about our support

We love to hear we are helping our clients and making their lives easier. Especially during what is a challenging time for many businesses... It’s great to know our accounting support is taking at least one thing off people’s minds. Indeed, if you’ve found our support helpful recently, we’d love to hear [...]

I Always Wanted to Be A Policeman: An Interview with Matthew Portess (FCCA)

To give you a bit more insight into Appleleaf Accountancy, every now and then we thought it would be useful to bring you an interview with a member of the team. To kick the series off, we sat down to talk with our founder and one of our directors, Matthew [...]

The 2019/20 Tax Year Is Over: Here’s What You Need to Do Now

The 2019/20 tax year has ended. That news might almost come as a surprise. I mean, amidst all the upheaval we’ve been experiencing since the outbreak of coronavirus, I wouldn’t blame you if you forgot. But 5th April came and went and despite all that’s going on, it’s now time to start [...]

Universal Credit (UC) Fact Sheet

Updated 7 April 2020 How your UC payment is calculated: There are 3 steps to work out your Universal Credit payment. More details about each stage are below: Your household’s maximum Universal Credit amount is calculated. This will be made up of one standard amount and any additional amounts that [...]

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme…..Your Top 48 FAQs

Updated Monday 6 April Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers with a PAYE scheme will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those that would otherwise have been laid off during this crisis. This applies to employees who have been asked [...]

COMPANIES TO RECEIVE 3-MONTH EXTENSION PERIOD TO FILE ACCOUNTS DURING COVID-19

From Wednesday 25 March 2020, businesses will be able to apply for a 3-month extension for filing their accounts. This joint initiative between the Government and Companies House will mean businesses can prioritise managing the impact of Coronavirus. As part of the agreed measures, while companies will still have to apply [...]

CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES PAYING TAX: TIME TO PAY SERVICE

Updated Friday 27 March All businesses and self-employed people in financial distress, and with outstanding tax liabilities, may be eligible to receive support with their tax affairs through HMRC’s Time to Pay service. These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and liabilities. Who is eligible? You [...]

SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOAN SCHEME

Updated Friday 10th April A new temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered by the British Business Bank, will launch this week (w/c 30 March) to support primarily small and medium-sized businesses to access bank lending and overdrafts. The Government will provide lenders with a guarantee of 80% on each loan [...]

CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES THAT PAY LITTLE OR NO BUSINESS RATES

Updated Friday 27 March The government will provide additional Small Business Grant Scheme funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR), Rural Rate Relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 [...]

CORONAVIRUS CASH GRANTS FOR RETAIL, HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE BUSINESSES

Updated Friday 27 March The Retail and Hospitality Grant Scheme provides businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors with a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property. For businesses in these sectors with a rateable value of under £15,000, they will receive a grant of £10,000. For businesses in [...]