HMRC reminds businesses about new VAT penalties and interest payments ahead of filing deadline

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Value Added Tax (VAT) registered businesses to file their VAT returns and pay on time, ahead of new penalties being applied. The new penalties will be fairer and more proportionate for businesses who submit their VAT returns or pay their VAT late. The first monthly returns and payments affected by the penalties are due by 7 March 2023. The late payment penalties and points-based late submission penalties were introduced from 1 January 2023, replacing the VAT default surcharge, and apply to accounting periods which start after that date. The penalties for late VAT returns also apply to businesses that submit nil returns and repayment returns. Changes have also been made to how interest is calculated. Paul Riley, director of Tax Administration, HMRC, said: “Our aim is to help customers get things right before monetary penalties are applied; a points-based system for late VAT returns will not punish the occasional error....Read More >

Employment concerns- furloughing, pay roll issues, workplace pensions and working remotely

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, posing new challenges to the economy and small businesses… the Federation of Small Businesses is on hand to provide the latest information and guidance on what support and options are available to help get you and your firm though this crisis. In this latest webinar we will be looking at employment issues that are facing business owners across the UK. These issues range from the Government Job Retention Scheme, furloughing of staff, what this means for workplace pensions, what are the employers legal obligations and pay roll issues. Our panel of guests include Tina McKenzie, a managing director of a recruitment and employment support business, Hannah Thomas of FSB Legal and Sam Baker from FSB Workplace Pensions. We will also be joined by SGS who specialise in certification in occupational health & safety, and who will outline areas you must consider as an employer with regards to mental health & wellbeing and to formalise this...Read More >

Leading through COVID-19 webinar series

Join Grant Thornton’s weekly webinars, where they’ll provide practical steps to support your thinking around potential business impacts, questions to consider and associated practical actions in order to protect reputation and preserve value. They’ll focus on the following six lenses: people – keeping them safe, motivated and enabled to do their jobs technology – managing your stability and digital risk liquidity, contingency and claims – ensuring your stability for the future operations – meeting customer demands effectively and efficiently customers and suppliers – keeping them informed, secure and prepared for change regulatory changes – stay compliant now and in the future The webinar will include a 45 minute presentation followed by a Q&A with their team of experts.

BT Skills for Tomorrow: Get Started with Digital Advertising

BT Skills for Tomorrow partners with Google Digital Garage About this Event BT are partnering with Google Digital Garage to host a fantastic online event to help you grow your business with new digital skills. The event will feature two Google Digital Garage workshops. Full agenda 10:45 – 12:00 Get Started with Digital Advertising More details about the Google Digital Garage sessions For aspiring digital marketers keen to learn how to use digital advertising on social, search and display. We take you through a practical approach to using digital advertising, including developing an advertising plan for a channel and measuring its success.

BT Skills for Tomorrow: Digital Marketing Strategy

About this Event BT are partnering with Google Digital Garage to host a fantastic online event to help you grow your business with new digital skills. The event will feature two Google Digital Garage workshops. Full agenda 09:30 – 10:35 Digital Marketing Strategy More details about the Google Digital Garage sessions For small business owners and aspiring digital marketers who want to get to grips with the main digital marketing channels. Learn how to develop, implement and track a digital marketing strategy.

Leadership & Management Support – Manufacturing Sector

It’s a difficult time for businesses and employees, and here at the MTC, we’d like to help. We’re giving you and your teams FREE access to two of MTC Training’s brand new Leadership and Management courses, supporting you with new skills to help address some of the challenges that we’re all facing. Our Developing Mental Individual Toughness and Managing Stress and Conflict courses are designed to support you and your employees to manage conflict at work, as well as providing methods to improve personal resilience through testing times. To complete either or both of our free courses, just click on the links below and use discount code ‘DMFREE‘ at the checkout. If you would like any further advice and assistance, or to find out more about our Leadership & Management courses, please contact training@the-mtc.org These are tough times for everyone, but we’ll get through them together. https://the-amtc.co.uk/training/courses/introduction-to-digital-manufacturing/ This will require the code DMFREE to be entered at checkout https://the-amtc.co.uk/training/courses/online-member-support/ https://the-amtc.co.uk/training/courses/online-member-support/...Read More >

Furlough leave – the HMRC Job Retention Scheme

This webinar explains the temporary HMRC Job Retention Scheme being made available to businesses across the UK. The webinar is designed for employers who have furloughed workers, or who are planning to furlough workers within their organisation. The webinar is free to attend and includes: An overview of the Job Retention Scheme and Furlough Who can claim What can be claimed, and what is excluded Maternity leave considerations National Minimum Wage considerations Impacts on holiday entitlement / leave Selecting employees for Furlough and gaining agreement Shielding and furlough

Rapid Response: Master Your ‘Working From Home’ Set-Up

To support business-owners during the coronavirus pandemic, The Women’s Organisation has launched #RapidResponse – a series of webinars supporting you to survive, capitalise on opportunities and maintain momentum. Hear from industry leaders and thought experts over the coming weeks covering a range of topics, including accessing finance, promotion and marketing, innovation and well-being. In the past couple weeks – it is likely that your working life has been changed by the impact of COVID-19. With more people now working from home than ever, it is important to have the right environment to maintain focused and motivated. In this masterclass, IT service provider Aabyss will be sharing their best practices to make the working from home environment as good, If not better than the office environment. This session will cover: Technical requirements to work at home Legal and security considerations Communicating and collaborating internally and externally Keep physically and mentally well This session will be led by Troy Midwood and Adam...Read More >

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Webinar

This webinar provides guidance on the Job Retention Scheme which will help support businesses and employers dealing with the economic impact of COVID-19 – including furloughed workers, scheme eligibility, how to calculate a claim and more. Register here

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Webinar

Leading through COVID-19 webinar series

Plugged In: Online Panel Talks

Make CIC are hosting a second edition of ‘Online Panel Talks’ on Wednesday 29th April. Join them to hear from a variety of speakers talking about the response to Covid-19 so far. For this second event they will cover three topics in 45 minute sessions. Each topic will start with a handful of speakers covering the subject from their point of view, then a Q&A session to finish. The event will take place on zoom, a zoom link will be sent to you before the event via email. 14.00 – High `Streets and Town Centers responding to Covid-19 15.00 – Music & the night time economy responding to Covid-19 16.00 – Our Wellbeing & Mental health responding to Covid-19 Please register

How to run successful virtual board meetings – for charities and SMES

Smaller charities and SMEs are suddenly faced with holding board meetings virtually. Many face tough decisions in coming months. This webinar will be delivered by ICAEW Council member Clive Bawden, who has spent years holding board meetings online, and will focus on how tips and ideas on how to make the most of them, in turning helping you to maintain good governance throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Clive Bawden is an experienced executive and non-executive director. Clive has been running SMEs for over a decade now, as well as holding a number of charity and sporting roles, which means that he is highly skilled in running efficient and effective board meetings (in a variety of different situations) and will bring this real-world experience to this webinar. This will be a very practical session and focused on process not technology – it won’t be about whether Zoom is better or worse than Microsoft Teams! Benefits of attending: Practical tips on how Boards...Read More >

Furlough leave – the HMRC Job Retention Scheme

Webinar: Brabners Quarterly Economic Briefing

Trump and Tariffs, Boris and Brexit, were the major issues overhanging the UK and World Economy in 2019. Now we add “pandemic”, as the world grapples with the impact of the coronavirus on economic growth and financial markets. The human cost of the crisis continues to rise. Governments appear incapable of quelling fears in financial markets. Spending plans are on the increase, interest rates have been slashed, growth forecasts are downgraded. So what happens next? We invite you to join us online for our next Brabners Quarterly Economics Briefing. Dr John Ashcroft, author of The Saturday Economist, will reveal the latest in “viral” modelling as we update our forecasts for the UK and World economy. To register click here

Selling NOW and in a Post Corona World

Join MIA for their webinar Selling NOW and in a Post Corona World. What will be covered: Sales trends and predictions and how this will affect you What to say to customers right now and in the future to reassure them How to differentiate your venue in the sales process How to have that difficult price conversation and protect your rate Please register here

Innovating using Test & Learn Principles to Navigate Uncertain Times

BT Skills for Tomorrow with Mauro Mortali About this Event BT’s Mauro Mortali will be hosting a fantastic online event to help your business in these unprecedented times. The event will feature an hour workshop with the Senior Manager, Enterprise Strategy and Innovation. Full agenda 10:00 – 11:00 Innovating using Test & Learn Principles to Navigate Uncertain Times More details about the session A webinar providing real world experience and learnings from BT Enterprise’s Strategy and Innovation team on how they have used test and learn principles to run experiments which help better uncover and assess new opportunities, and reduce uncertainty around investment decisions. In these increasingly uncertain times, adopting this experimental mindset will become even more critical for businesses to help them focus on the right opportunities Register here for this free event

Evolving Markets: Spotlight on Hotels

Join Avison Young for a series of online discussions focusing on the outlook for key markets across the UK in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The aim is to provide you with an up-to-date assessment of the impact on the commercial real estate market and invites you to pose questions to our expert panels. Register here for this free webinar

FinTech North Emerging Vulnerability Webinar

In partnership with Equiniti Credit Services, FinTech North will bring people together from across the FinTech ecosystem to explore and discuss emerging vulnerability, answering questions such as what is a vulnerable customer, how do you identify and help them in the digital age? Register now and join them on the 23rd April. In the meantime, click here to view what support is available to businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Responding to COVID-19: Updates and practical steps

Please register here to attend Deloitte’s free weekly webinar ‘Responding to COVID-19: Updates and practical steps’. The webinars will take place every Thursday from 13.00 GMT, and will be chaired by Ian Stewart, Deloitte’s Chief Economist. They’ll cover different topics each week, from public health and economic impact, business continuity and financing, to supporting wellbeing in uncertain times. You will have the opportunity to ask the panel of experts any questions you may have.

BT Skills for Tomorrow: Digital Marketing Strategy

About this Event BT are partnering with Google Digital Garage to host a fantastic online event to help you grow your business with new digital skills. The event will feature two Google Digital Garage workshops. Full agenda 10:45 – 12:00 Digital Marketing Strategy More details about the Google Digital Garage sessions Digital Marketing Strategy For small business owners and aspiring digital marketers who want to get to grips with the main digital marketing channels. Learn how to develop, implement and track a digital marketing strategy. To register for this free event, please click here.

BT Skills for Tomorrow: Social Media Strategy

BT Skills for Tomorrow partners with Google Digital Garage About this Event BT are partnering with Google Digital Garage to host a fantastic online event to help you grow your business with new digital skills. The event will feature two Google Digital Garage workshops. Full agenda 09:30 – 10:35 Social Media Strategy More details about the Google Digital Garage sessions For small business owners and aspiring social media marketers who want to find out about how businesses use social media. Discover how social media can help your business grow, how to build a social media strategy, best practice, and how to measure success For this free event, please register here.

Professional Liverpool Resilience Panel Webinar

Professional Liverpool is pleased to announce a series of webinars where a panel of specialists are offering support and advice to the businesses of the Liverpool City Region during this difficult time, where businesses are continuously needing to change and adapt.

HMRC Webinar

This webinar provides guidance on the Job Retention Scheme which will help support businesses and employers dealing with the economic impact of COVID-19.

Growth Platform online event, Destination Response & Recovery

Join MIA for an interactive discussion on destination response and recovery. How can we best support the meetings and events industry in our destination? What examples of best practice are out there? How can we collaborate most effectively?