Smarter News Archive

The Smarter business blog features the latest updates on Christmas Grants & Other Business Updates >>

The Smarter business blog features the latest updates on the various Government Support Schemes and more news >>

Today’s blog features updates on the various business support schemes introduced by the Government, useful links to information & more news that may affect you >>

In today’s blog (13/11/20) we are giving updates on the various support schemes and grants available, introducing a couple of new bits of information, and giving our insights on the Capital Gains Tax reforms that seem likely >>

Bonfire Night News from the Chancellor – 05/11/2020 As per the blogs that we released on Monday, the current situation regards Government support is very fluid. The Chancellor has today announced further extended support for businesses and employees throughout the...

Lockdown 2 – Support for Businesses – SEISS Update! We sent our blog updating you all on the measures that were announced on Saturday and as mentioned in the blog, the situation feels very fluid. In the last half an hour the Chancellor has announced the following...

Lockdown 2 – Support for Businesses On Saturday, the Prime Minister announced that we would be moving to another lockdown. Over the past few weeks, the Chancellor has announced a number of measures to support businesses and with the statement on Saturday came some...

Chancellor Increases Financial Support for Businesses The news continues to be full of all things Coronavirus. Yesterday the Chancellor announced increased financial support for businesses and workers. As we have seen throughout the pandemic, the support offered by...

The Teignmouth Office has successfully moved to the old NatWest Bank building in Teignmouth, whilst business news continues to be full of all things Coronavirus >>

We are now seeing the Government’s reaction to the rise in coronavirus cases, with increased restrictions on us. So far, we are not seeing a full lockdown, but it does look as if more measures are likely. Yesterday the Chancellor outlined a package of measures aimed...

Furlough, Self Assessment Tax Deadline & more news from Smarter Accounting. We’ve started to move some bits into the new Teignmouth Office

Kickstart Growth & Employment Updates We hope everyone is well.  As the summer is drawing to a close and the kids are going back to school, life is returning to a bit of normality- whatever normality is nowadays! The new Smarter Teignmouth office is taking shape...

We hope everyone is enjoying the summer. The weather has taken a turn for the worse, but here is hoping we can return to some good summer weather! The new Teignmouth Office continues to progress. We have had some issues, mainly utilities, and have now pushed the move...

At Smarter Accounting, we're here to help your business through the Coronavirus and would like to take this opportunity to update you on some items of news as follows: Self Employed Income Support Grant URGENT Reminder: The first round of this grant will close on the...

Self Employed Income Support (SEISS) Grant Closure & VAT News As last week, the Smarter Accounting Offices have been staffed and several clients have dropped off and collected records.  The safety and well being of our staff and clients remain our priority and...

Smarter Business Blog - Grant & VAT Deferral NEWS This week the Smarter Accounting Offices have been staffed and several clients have dropped off and collected records. Things will continue this way for the time being. Please if you are dropping off or collecting...

Smarter Business Blog - Lockdown Easing & Branches Reopening on Monday It has been a week with very few announcements on the financial side, which is as expected, and the Government have relaxed the lockdown restrictions further.  From a business perspective,...

Smarter Business Blog - Lockdown Easing & Branches Reopening We’ve seen a slightly quieter week for business news announcements this week.  The Government seems to have already made the big announcements and so, with the current Coronavirus circumstances, we do...

Smarter Business News - Furlough Update & Self Employed Grant Extension The Chancellor has just made an announcement regarding the Furlough Scheme and- to our surprise, an extension to the Self-Employed Income Support Grant. As part of our ongoing regular...

Today we continue our regular communications to provide news updates on the Coronavirus support available for businesses as follows: Self Employed Income Support Scheme – Claims for the scheme opened today. We have already heard from clients who have successfully...

This weekend has seen a number of announcements and important developments from the government and HMRC, including claims information for schemes, grants and loans as follows: Self Employed Income Support Scheme – We still are awaiting letters from HM Revenue &...

It’s been another busy week at Smarter Accounting and we’re pleased to say that we’re all well and still working hard!  We thought we’d provide an update on the business news we’ve been reporting on in April and update you on a couple of new items, including the new...

It has been another quiet week regarding announcements from the Government during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  However, the team at Smarter Accounting have plenty to update you on what has been happening: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme The claim system went...

The team at Smarter Accounting have been working hard to support our clients during these challenging times.  We're all comfortable working remotely and collaborating using the latest tech from home. This is enabling us to support both existing and new client queries...

This is just a brief note to inform you about some items that have become clearer since our previous update on 26/03/20: Furloughing Directors – We have now received confirmation that Directors of Limited companies can be furloughed.  As Directors have ongoing duties...

This evening 26/03/20 the Chancellor has announced another significant set of measures, this time to help the Self Employed.  The scale of the measures announced should not be underestimated, neither should the complication of providing financial support to help the...

Today 20/03/20 the Chancellor has released additional financial measures.  The scale is unprecedented.  Clearly things are escalating very quickly.  The Government is putting together a massive financial package to support us all, at this extremely difficult time. ...

The Government has issued a number of initiatives to help businesses and individuals through the current Coronavirus outbreak.  The situation is changing daily. The information contained is this communication is correct, as far as we know, as at today the 18 March...

In light of current Government Guidance due to the current Coronavirus outbreak, we have been reviewing our operating processes and protocols.  As a business, we want to ensure that we respond in the best possible way in helping to stop the spread of the virus and...