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Same income but different streams compared to pre covid- entitled to grant 4?
I had Business A pre covid, I started Business B in the middle of covid to make ends meet, now I am making the same income and profit, but Business A has been significantly impacted by covid due to government restrictions and the profits from that business will be way down due to reduced demand and these restrictions in…
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SEISS - grant 4
Hi, has anyone who applied for the 4th grant received an email stating claim completed yet. the last two I got that pretty quickly, but nothing so far from this one..
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Randomly sent 'on furlough' for a few hours at a time
My partner keeps going into work, only for the boss to go round telling people to go home for the afternoon 'on furlough' halfway through the day. Surely this isn't allowed? It's only been happening for the last week, so we won't know until the end of the month how this is going to appear on wage slips. It's a massive…
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Purplebrick’s Pay later agreement
Has anyone else who signed a pay later agreement with Purplebricks had problems? we signed with them at the start of the pandemic. The agent was great very nice at the beginning as soon as I signed the agreement we had problems with her. She was rude ignorant and to top it off she reduced the sale price by £10,000 without…
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Rejected for SEISS 4
Hi, I guess I'm not surprised but I've been rejected for SEISS 4. I was trading as a limited company until November 2019 when my partner and I closed the company. I continued doing the same work from that point as self-employed. As I work in the exhibition graphics and conference graphics industry we saw a decline in work…
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Logging in using Verify, and SEISS
I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar issue and can advise. I've had a letter saying I'm likely to be eligible for the 4th SEISS grant having not been eligible for the first three. However, i can't fully access the government gateway because I don't currently have a valid passport (I have applied and keeping fingers…
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SEISS grant 4 no profit in 2020-2021, but expenses incurred. Am I eligible re. ‘Must have traded’
Hi, One of the eligibility requirements is ‘Must have traded in both tax years 2019-20 and 2020-21’. Due to various set backs in my Childminding business (including of course Covid restrictions) I received no money from my business clients in 2020-21 (barring Grant money), but did incur expenses (advertising/consumables)…
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2nd vaccine date given little notice
I’m due to have my 2nd dose in mid May, had 1st in end Feb. My GP practice is texting patients to attend to their 2nd vaccine 20-30 hours notice! Based on customers and colleagues’ parents who are registered! Is this normal? Also most of those who mentioned this to me said that they all had dates which were a different day…
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Grant 4 approved after initial rejection
Just thought give some hope to people who have been rejected for SEISS 4. Mines was initially rejected because of late filling. I explained it was no fault of mine it was there fault I couldn't get tax return in on time(long story) .Theve now over turned decision. 😁
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Seiss 4
Hello . Could someone help please ! Im self employed and have relied on the Seiss grants so far , I have been waiting forever it seems for the 4 th grant , my work has suffered and I have a young family , I found out that you cannot claim if you filed tax return later than march 2nd. I did not know this and my tax was…
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Seiss grant eligibility. Can HMRC consider a late tax return 'on time' in some circumstances?
I'm in a bit of despair this morning. I've been relying on SEISS grants as a lifeline as much of my work isn't due to resume until summer. I thought I was fine for the 4th grant as I filed my tax return back in the autumn in good faith using the online system. I've used the system for several tax returns with no problems.…
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Student Hall's Fee's been Charged an entire term, only stayed 1 week and left due to COVID
Joined the University Of South Wales (USW) in student halls, went up expecting a 'normal'ish' uni life with covid rules considered, however didn't expect it to be that tight on restrictions, and that worrying for my own health, they got tighter a few days before I was due to move up, and continued to worsen during the time…
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Less than the threshold so no 4th grant
I submitted my tax return for 19/20. My earnings were less than a thousand so was less than the threshold for the tax return. The self assessment grant had helped me because covid impacted me. I got an email to say I wouldn’t qualify for the 4th grant. Then contacted HMRC last week who said to contact claims today. I…
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Covid employment law guide from leading lawyers
There have been lots of questions here about what employers can do/cannot do/must do regarding Covid precautions. CMS (one of the top 10 law firms in the country) have published a guide that can be accessed free of charge.…
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HMRC
My tax year runs August 2019 - August 2020 (very old system). I have put accounts in for auditing but Accountant says I must add my SEISS Grant for December 2020 to this year. As I didnt know I was going to receive it or how much as my accounts closed 4 months before this payment, surely it should fall into my following…
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Seiss 4
I'm trying to work out if we're eligible for anything through this scheme. I think we're not from my reading but maybe one of you knowledgeable folk know better. Husband became wedding celebrant in April 2019. The nature of the business means you take bookings 6-12m prior to event so all bookings were for spring summer…
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Working from home low income
Hiya, I have had to work from home as I work in a school so during both lock downs learning was done remotely. I don't earn enough to claim tax relief but surely there should be some help out there. I still used gas, electric etc just the same as a tax payer does. Surely being on a low income I would need the help even…
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4th Grant
Has anyone made their claim for the 4th Grant yet? I am just wondering if now 19/20 tax return is being used whether that is just for the newly self employed or whether the calculations are solely made on that years income now? I had a bad year 16/17 and with that being one of the three used to calculate for the first…
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Unemployed teen no benefits?
Teen left 6th form college before final exam period at start of pandemic due to mental health issues, now looking for work while getting counselling but not able to apply for UC as has savings intended for uni/1st car/house deposit (money we/she saved over many years). Any suggestions/advice on how to preserve this…
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Eligible person booking covid Vaccine from NHS webite, can you chose location? & do they text you?
When an Eligible person who can have the vaccine in a priority group can try to book a vaccine from the nhs web site, where you enter your NHS number and dob for them to see..is What is the main procedure? Do they provide you with optional locations to where you can get it? can you chose the location? and do you receive a…
