Coronavirus Hub

A collection of updates, guidance and support documents to help you, help your clients.

 

Links to COVID documents are valid for 6 months.

If you require documents over 6 months old please do contact us on 01246 488 200 or email info@ProActivTax.co.uk

 

Please feel free to use your own branding on our documents and share with your clients


Latest updates

 

Update 7-1-2022

COVID concessions for self assessment

 

Update 5-1-2022

Wales Economic Resilience Fund

 

Update 29-12-2021

Northern Ireland Hospitality payment

 

Update 23-12-2021

Scotland cancellation fund and top up grant

 

Update 22-12-2021

Scotland Hospitaly top-up

 

 

Update 21-12-2021

UK Announcements

 

 

  

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 Try out our checklists

 

 

  

Latest client updates

 

Documents you can use with your clients 

We have put togther summary guides for you to use with your clients. All documents are in word format, to allow you to add your firm's logo and contact details and update as you see fit. Alternatively you can use the pdf versions without branding.

 
Word
pdf
Updated
Omicron grant - England 
Grant
Grant
 22 Dec 2021
Top up grant - Scotland 
Grant
Grant
22 Dec 2021
 
 
 
 
Sick pay 
SSPRS
SSPRS
22 Dec 2021 
       
       

  

Job Rentention Scheme 
Word
pdf
Updated
 
 
 
 
JRS claims - Disclosed publically 
JRS public
JRS public
7 Dec 2020 
       
       
       
       

 

Self-employed Income Support Scheme
Word
pdf
Updated
SEISS - Comparsion
Compare
Compare
21 Sept 2021
       
SEISS - Fifth grant
Grant 5
Grant 5
8 July 2021
SEISS - Fourth grant
Grant 4
Grant 4
18 Mar 2021
SEISS - Third grant 
Grant 3
Grant 3
 26 Nov 2020
Newly self employed - Northern Ireland
NSESS
NSESS
11 Jan 2021
 
 
 
 

 

Practical changes for SEISS - Fourth grant 
Grant 4 steps
Grant 4 steps
 12 Mar 2021
 
 
     

  

 

Internal documents for accountants to use

 
Word
Updated
Job Support Scheme letters
Example letters
27 Oct 2020

The letters are examples. Employers may wish to seek employment law advice

to ensure they remain fully compliant.   

 

Job Retention Scheme checklist
 
 
Period to 30 June 2020
1 CJRS audit
13 Jan 2021
1 July to 31 Oct 2020
2 CJRS audit
13 Jan 2021
1 Nov 2020 to 30 April 2021
3 CJRS audit
13 Jan 2021
1 May 2021 to 30 Sept 2021
4 CJRS audit
1 July 2021
     
Self-employed scheme checklist
 
 
Grants 1 and 2
SEISS Grant 1+2
 1 July 2021
Grant 3
SEISS Grant 3
1 July 2021 
Grant 4
SEISS Grant 4
1 July 2021
Grant 5
SEISS Grant 5
23 Aug 2021
Newly Self-employed - Northern Ireland
NSESS - NI
15 Jan 2021 
     
 

We are already aware of accountants receiving HMRC inspections over COVID claims

  

 

Acas guidance for employers

Acas Guidance on Furlough
 
Acas Furlough Agreement Templates

 

 

 

Information from Government 

These Government webpages provide useful summaries and seem to be regularly updated:

 

Government business support finder tool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other guidance can be found online; 

 

 

 

Updates from Paul

In case you missed them here are the updates issued by Paul. 

 

   
   
7 Jan 2022
Self assessment concessions
5 Jan 2022
Wales Resilience Fund and more
29 Dec 2021
Northern Ireland hospitality payment
23 Dec 2021
Scotland cancellation fund and top up grant
22 Dec 2021
Wales update
22 Dec 2021
Scotland Dec & Jan hospitality
21 Dec 2021
UK Announcements
23 Aug 2021
SEISS Grant 5 - Audit checklist
8 July 2021
Updating clients for SEISS Grant 5
19 Mar 2021
Some self-employed to respond by 22 Mar - SEISS grants
18 Mar 2021
SEISS - Grant 4 update
11 Mar 2021
Get ready for SEISS verification checks
19 Feb 2021
VAT deferral and much more
4 Feb 2021
Scottish & Northern Ireland Grants, Veterans relief & frensh property 
29 Jan 2021
Wales grant funding and UK VAT registration checker
28 Jan 2021
Scottish Budget & Brewers, Travels agents and Indoor centres fund
25 Jan 2021
SEISS 4th grant, and support
18 Jan 2021
Scotland Taxi & Private hire grant
15 Jan 2021
Limited company director's support scheme (Northern Ireland)
15 Jan 2021
Self employed support schemes - audit checklists
13 Jan 2021
CJRS audit checklists
12 Jan 2021
Scotland - Lockdown grant
11 Jan 2021
Northern Ireland - Changes to NSESS
11 Jan 2021
England grants available & LEP
8 Jan 2021
Wales ERF support scheme and current grants
7 Jan 2021
Scotland self employed proposal & current grants
6 Jan 2021
Northern Ireland Business support options
5 Jan 2021
New England Grant and more
24 Dec 2020
Tier 4 Grant and more
7 Dec 2020
Various updates
26 Nov 2020
Watch the new rules for SEISS 3rd grant
5 Nov 2020
JRS SEISS exteneded to March and 80%
2 Nov 2020
Further update - SEISS improved & top up loans
2 Nov 2020
All change - latest update re Furlough extension
30 Oct 2020
New Scottish grant - Nighclubs & softplay
27 Oct 2020
JSS letters and Wales lockdown grants
22 Oct 2020
Latest Government Business Support
16 Oct 2020
Scotland Coronavirus Restrictions Fund
15 Oct 202
Support changes and deadlines to watch
12 Oct 2020
Extra support for businesses asked to close (updated)
9 Oct 2020
Extra support for businesses asked to close
24 Sept 2020
Chancellor's winter enconomy plan
31 July 2020
Job Retention Scheme bonus
10 July 2020
31st July payment confusion
10 July 2020
Temporary VAT update
9 July 2020
Eat Out to Help Out - Meat to bone
8 July 2020
CJRS Software issue and SEISS deadline
2 July 2020
CJRS HMRC enquiries, 90 day limit, CGT property return
29 June 2020
CJRS overclaim, aniticpated losses and more
18 June 2020
SEISS second grant and issues
16 June 2020
CJRS changes from 1st July
10 June 2020
CJRS underclaims and penalty levels
9 June 2020
CJRS deadline & reclaim VAT
6 June 2020
Amending CJRS claims and CSDRC
5 June 2020
HMRC powers and CJRS changes
2 June 2020
CRJS examples
1 June 2020
CJRS changes and examples
30 May 2020
Updates on CJRS and SEISS extension
19 May 2020
Updates on SSP and Future Fund Scheme
14 May 2020
SEISS audit checklist
13 May 2020
SEISS Portal link and comments
12 May 2020
Updates for both SEISS and JRS (Furlough)
6 May 2020
Self-employed scheme update and actions to take
5 May 2020
Getting ready for self-employed and Top up grants
4 May 2020
Bounce Back Loan and SelfEmployed updates
4 May 2020
Bounce Back Loan - Initial links
3 May 2020
Bounce back loan - Interest Rate set
2 May 2020
Self-Employed Income Scheme update
28 April 2020
The Future Fund Scheme
28 April 2020
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
27 April 2020
CBILS successes & HMRC scams
23 April 2020
Our revised Job Retention Support Scheme audit checklist
21 April 2020
Our Job Retention Support Scheme audit checklist
19 April 2020
Employee retention scheme the calculations
17 April 2020
Consolidated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
16 April 2020
Update on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
15 April 2020
Self employed income support scheme update
9 April 2020
Getting ready for claiming Job Retention Scheme
8 April 2020
Holidays an issue if employees Furloughed
6 April 2020
Coronavirus Business Interuption Loan Scheme update
 
Flynn's frequent Questions and Answers
 
Landlord and Tenant guidance
6 April 2020
Details of Job Retention scheme updated
2 April 2020
Flynn's thoughts - further ways to help clients
 
Client action summary - Companies
 
Client action summary - Self-employed
 
Client action summary - Individuals
30 Mar 2020
Directors and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
 
Revised example of Furlough Leave Agreement
 
Treasury update
27 Mar 2020
Update issued
26 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
 
Example of Furlough Leave Agreement
23 Mar 2020
Coronavrius Business Interuption Loan Scheme
20 Mar 2020
Coronavirus update
18 Mar 2020
Coronavirus present understanding 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Please remember the situation is continually evolving and further details of each of the Government measures will be issued over time. 

 

 

Old documents

 

Summer economic update

 
Word
PDF
Updated
Economic update
Word
PDF version
8 July 2020
Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
Word
 
PDF version
9 July 2020
Temporary VAT reduction
Word
PDF version
10 July 2020 
       

 

 

 

Job Rentention Scheme from 1st July 2020

 
Word
Updated
Job Retention Scheme
The detail
16 June 2020
Job Retention Scheme
Examples
16 June 2020
Job Retention Scheme
Summary
16 June 2020 
Job Retention Scheme Bonus
The bonus
31 July 2020

 

 

 

 

Documents for accountants

 
Word
Updated
Job Support Scheme letters
Example letters
27 Oct 2020
Job Retention Scheme checklist
JRS Checklist
23 Apr 2020
Possible furlough agreement
Template
30 Mar 2020
Self-employed scheme checklist
SEISS Checklist
14 May 2020 
The agreement and letters are examples. Employers may wish to seek employment law advice to ensure they remain fully compliant.

 

Employer support documents for employees

 

 
Word
Design
Updated
Rest UK
Support
Support
9 Apr 2020
Scotland
Support
Support
9 Apr 2020

 Employers will not only be worried about their business/charity but also their employees. Please feel free to amend and share this document with your employer clients to send to their employees. There are two versions one text and the other a little more colourful. You may wish to add other ideas or tips for employees.  

 

 

 

Take action documents

 
Word
PDF
Updated
Companies 
Companies
Companies
28 Apr 2020
Self-employed 
Self-employed
Self-employed
28 Apr 2020
Individuals
Individuals
Individuals
2 Apr 2020

Updated to include Business Bounce Back Loan Scheme

 

 Guidance documents

   
Updated
Guide for companies
Companies
28 Apr 2020
Guide for self-employed
Self-employed
28 Apr 2020
Guide for employers
Employers
27 Mar 2020

 Updated to include Business Bounce Back Loan Scheme

 

 Summary documents

 
Word
PDF
Updated
Companies summary
Companies
Companies
28 Apr 2020
Self-employed summary
Self-employed
Self-employed 
28 Apr 2020
Employers summary
Employers
Employers 
27 Mar 2020 

 Updated to include Business Bounce Back Loan Scheme