Latest company and individual insolvency statistics remain low overall, but administrations increase by 25% in July 2020 following the failure of two corporate groups. The latest monthly release of insolvency statistics for England and Wales was...
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The Finance Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 22 July, confirming that from 1 December 2020 HMRC will become a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies. This is a disappointing announcement for the insolvency industry which believes the...
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Provisions added to Finance Bill ensure funds received through coronavirus business support schemes are included as revenue for income tax and corporation tax purposes. Recent amendments were made to the Finance Bill which is currently being...
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A key provision of The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act which came into force on 26 June 2020, is to introduce a corporate moratorium – an extendable 20-working day period giving businesses protection from creditor action while they seek...
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Leading UK business groups and insolvency experts yesterday advised the Government to reconsider its plans to prioritise repayments to HMRC over repayments to other creditors in insolvencies from 6 April 2020. In a joint statement distributed...
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