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Eligibility for Third Seiss
Hi all. Looking for some advice please on whether I can claim the third SEISS. Im a sole trader in the entertainment industry. My trading profits for 2019/2020 were £19k ish and my projected trading profits for 2020/2021 are only £9k. I’ve claimed SEISS grants 1&2 totalling £6.4K. We know grant 3 is at 80% and let’s say…
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Hotel refusing refund
Hello,I originally booked two hotel rooms in Manchester for April. It was for a concert that was initially rescheduled for next week but has since been canceled. Because it was rescheduled the hotel kindly moved the dates of the room. Obviously, now Manchester is in Tier 3 I will be unable to go as the hotel should be…
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Holiday used, but no notice
Hi all, I don’t know if this is the right forum for this topic but here goes. Back when I was on furlough I was still accruing holiday and when it got to July, after hearing nothing from my employer, I emailed HR and they informed me they used 2 weeks of my holiday whilst on furlough and an email had been sent out to…
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Travelling on a Flight that Transfers through the US
I may be required to travel for work in 2 weeks from the UK to Mexico City. Most flights im looking to book transfer via one of the US airline hubs (Philly, ATL, Miami, JFK...). I'm just wondering if anyone knows the rules whether its allowed or not to transfer flight in the US at the moment? Hopefully that makes sense. I…
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Tier 2 Childcare
I am unclear on the new rules for Tier 2 areas. Gov website says In tier 2:* you must not socialise with anyone you do not live with or who is not in your support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place But then in the exemptions it says Exemptions from gatherings limits in all tiers * as part of…
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Help for newly self employed this year
I lost my job at the beginning of the year, so finally decided to go it alone, and set up as self employed. I have always been employed directly, so obviously no self assessment tax return, only the usual P60, showing my earning from my employer last year. Is there any help or support for people in the same position as me?…
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SEISS 3 "significant reduction in your trading profits"
"significant reduction in your trading profits" - I assume this does not include grants or previous seiss payments? Also "significant" thats a bit sketchy This looks like its over the whole tax year "Before you make a claim, you must decide if the impact on your business will cause a significant reduction in your trading…
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School outbreak
My son’s school has an outbreak of Covid amongst their staff ...20+ are out and at least 14 have tested positive. My son is one of a handful who is still going in...I have asked the headmistress if she is going to deep clean but she says no. This has been going on for three weeks . I am scared.
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Lastminute.com saying I'm not entitled to a refund even though FCO advising against travel.
Long time lurker on the forum. This is the first time I’ve
truly felt the need to ask for advice and haven’t been able to find it from a previous
post. My friends and I booked a package holiday (flights + hotel)
with lastminute.com in early February. We payed a £600 deposit with the
agreement of paying the full amount by…
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Gym Membership
Hi, my girlfriend had a gym membership with a gym owned by the local authority. On the 28th October she emailed them to cancel her subscription but they never responded. On the 31st a second lockdown was announced and a day later the gym took money out of her account for November’s membership. They emailed to say the…
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Thinking ahead - 2021 holiday
I'm considering a holiday in Fiji for October 2021. This holiday is likely to cost upwards of £5k. If I pay by CC and the holiday goes to pot and I have to cancel due to Covid-19, will I be able to get a refund from my CC company?
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Lloyds Bank Bounce back loan
Hello everyone, I am a self employed sole trader. I have been using my personal Lloyds bank account for business since 2018. I saw that you can apply for a new business account if you have a personal one with Lloyds. Has anyone tried to open one like that and claim bounce back loan? They say they will email me within 10…
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Live chat misinformation Ryanair.
Had 4 flights booked with Ryanair as part of a trip. Flight A was cancelled and refunded. Flight B was cancelled and refunded Flight C was not cancelled and went Flight D was not cancelled and went. Because I couldnt get Flight B to destination C I started a live chat. I advised them that as I couldnt go from B to C as…
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Work from Home Allowance
I have a query on the work from home tax allowance. I made a claim to HMRC in October as I started working from home on 23rd March of this year. My tax code has been changed (on October 19th) however, the payments on my payslip this month have only been back dated to the date my tax code was changed. Maybe I have…
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SEISS 3RD GRANT
Morning, Just wondering has anyone yet been contacted by HMRC inviting them to apply for grant? According to the info. I can see, can apply after 30th November , but HMRC will email or write advising date/time up to 4th December
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Travel insurance delaying tactics?
I was due to fly to Lanzarote end July with EasyJet. Just before I was due to travel the FCO guidance changed to "essential travel only". I called my travel insurance and I wouldn't have been covered, so couldn't risk the trip. I had already checked in online and there was no option to change the flight in manage my…
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Booking for 8th Dec... what do I do?!
Hello all, My three children and I are booked to go to Egypt on the 8th December for 3 weeks. I initially booked for June in January 2020, but rescheduled to Christmas in April. Last month, our original flight was cancelled so the holiday company booked us on a flight 2 days earlier (8th Dec) before lockdown was announced…
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Jet2 Scotland to Canaries
Hi, Booked my holiday in January before all this hit; it's flights only. I'm in a tier 3 area and Glasgow Airport is in a tier 4. Scottish government guidance says not to travel between tiers for anything non essential (and notes that going on holiday isn't a reasonable excuse). It specifically says 'By Law' you shouldn't…
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BBL
Hi BBL applied, approved paid out, only to be reversed 10 minutes later On a declined decision by the bank Confusing yes Moved to another lender and transferred d/d Applied for BBL Finally recieved the much awaited funds Applied for a top up 3 weeks ago Again declined Challenged the decision to be told I have another BBL…
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negative test - No need to Isolate?
Hi All Hoping someone can help me here - And i have posted on the correct board? My son (13) went to visit his dad on Saturday, whilst he was there his dad was told he had been in contact with someone that had tested positive the day before (that is his dad had been in contact and not my son) His dad had a test on Saturday…
