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11 April 🐑 🐑 🐑 Lovely, if cold, day. Ewes fed. It’s a race to get the nuts into the feeders before the stampede. If you’re not quick you’re likely to be knocked over. (Nearly, and twice today). The mandatory calf in the hay feeder. Our lot are all happy. We just need a bit more […]

In this month’s Enews we consider the opening of the latest SEISS grant to applicants, the launch of the government’s latest loan scheme aimed at supporting COVID-hit businesses and the introduction of state-backed 95% mortgages for first-time buyers. With guidance on tax relief for home workers, a call for the extension of the Kickstart scheme and […]

In this month’s Enews we consider the Chancellor’s 2021 Budget announcements, a new deadline for Self Assessment penalties and an online system for VAT deferrals. With guidance on off-payroll working rules, the VAT reverse charge and extra time for businesses to repay COVID support there is a lot to update you on. Article Index Sunak set […]

14 February  🐑 🐑 🐑 It was so cold yesterday the water butts had frozen over as had the pipes. It’s a balmy 4 degrees today. Everyone has been fed and watered including this lady who is recovering from her C-section.  19 February  🐑 🐑 🐑 The 3 boys waiting for their pellets – 885 […]

This month we consider the latest Self Assessment figures, those named and shamed for failing to pay the minimum wage, and Scottish Budget announcements. With guidance on bonuses for businesses taking on trainees, calls for changes ahead of the Budget and the Supreme Court ruling on business interruption claims there is a lot to update […]

7 January 🐑 🐑 🐑 It was minus 3 this morning. The sheep looked like they were sugar-frosted and the fog was thick. 10 January 🐑 🐑 🐑 52 is still always hungry for his pellets when we get there. The others are just on hay. The mud is pretty deep around the feeder it […]

22 November 🐑 🐑 🐑 The sheep are soon to be moved back out to the field to make room for the cows who will be overwintering in the barn.  This protects the pasture from being churned up. The bull, cows and calves go in one side.  And the young teenagers go in here where […]

Enews January 2021 In this month’s Enews we consider the latest lockdown grant package, the extension of the Job Retention Scheme and guidance on the VAT deferral. We also update you on action to disrupt tax avoidance scheme promoters, the approaching self assessment deadline and a warning against potential capital gains tax rises. With guidance on making […]