Author Archives for Steph Roffey

About Steph Roffey

Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.

New Business Owner? Accounting Obligations for Limited Companies

February 15, 2021 9:06 am Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on New Business Owner? Accounting Obligations for Limited Companies

Good news was hard to come by in 2020, but recent government data on new company formations has shown that... View Article

Taxation & Declaration of COVID-19 Government Support Payments

January 15, 2021 1:31 pm Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on Taxation & Declaration of COVID-19 Government Support Payments

Since the first UK lockdown in March 2020, the government has announced an unprecedented amount of support for businesses and... View Article

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended as Second Lockdown Announced

November 4, 2020 5:14 pm Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended as Second Lockdown Announced

With a second national lockdown in England announced, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been extended before it was... View Article

Updates – Coronavirus Business & Self-Employed Support

September 23, 2020 9:21 am Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on Updates – Coronavirus Business & Self-Employed Support

Since the UK entered lockdown, a number of Government financial support measures for businesses and the self-employed have been put... View Article

The Job Retention Bonus – What You Need to Know

July 15, 2020 9:42 am Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on The Job Retention Bonus – What You Need to Know

On 8th July 2020, The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ as part of... View Article

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Updates From 1st July

June 17, 2020 3:34 pm Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Updates From 1st July

Please note that this information was superseded by changes made by HMRC in November 2020. The latest updates to the... View Article

What Benefits Could Outsourced Payroll Bring Your Business?

May 28, 2020 4:57 pm Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on What Benefits Could Outsourced Payroll Bring Your Business?

At FCF, one of the principal services we offer to businesses is payroll, acting as an agent for HMRC, The... View Article

Coronavirus Support – What Businesses & the Self-Employed Need to Know

April 1, 2020 9:13 am Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on Coronavirus Support – What Businesses & the Self-Employed Need to Know

Since the UK lockdown was announced, businesses and self-employed workers across the country have been forced to temporarily close or... View Article

April 2020 IR35 Changes – What You Need to Know

March 12, 2020 8:47 am Published by Steph Roffey Comments Off on April 2020 IR35 Changes – What You Need to Know

Please note, on the 18th March 2020, the Government announced a 1-year delay to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) reform... View Article