With the government telling people to self isolate will they relax filing and payement deadlines? If I have a client that potentially has Coronavirus I dont want contact with them. Likewise if I have it and I'm too ill to work will there be a relaxation on filing deadlines and penalties for VAT, CT, statutory accounts etc? Also off to Thailand for a fortnight on Monday, If the UK goes into lockdown and I can't get back in for a period of time will this be taken into consideration when I cant file client returns?
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The gov.uk website states that you could apply for an extension to file in some cases
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-if-your-company-cannot-fi....
Yes, sadly I do....was bad enough before all this. I guess it's either an extension request or appealing after an automatic penalty is issued.
I'm anticipating a lot of appeals in the next few months, but I would expect them all to be successful. I'll probably knock together a standard template.
If your business is dependent on you being in the UK I would be giving international travel a miss at the moment. I guess it all depends on your appetite for risk though. I wouldn't want to get caught abroad and there is no guarantee that restrictions will only be for just a 14 day period. I would start reading the t&c's of your travel insurance - part of Thailand has travel restrictions (a be it a small part!) from the FCO already............ or go on a cruise........... I hear there is a buy one week get two weeks free deal at the moment!!
There's a helpline for Time To Pay arrangements if clients can't pay because of coronovirus: https://www.gov.uk/difficulties-paying-hmrc