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Time is running out to apply for the second phase of the Local Authority Discretionary Grant scheme. The grants are aimed at small businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs who were not eligible for the Small Business Grant Fund or the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Fund.
Apply now: www.havant.gov.uk/discretionary-grant-scheme
You can use the Eat Out to Help Out scheme to offer a discount to diners and encourage them to eat at your restaurant.
Businesses will need to register with HMRC by 31 August.
Find out more on the GOV.UK website.
Businesses that are taking part in the scheme can download promotional materials including posters and images to display in their premises.
Indoor pools, gyms and leisure centres will be able to reopen from Saturday 25 July.
Links to guidance on doing so safely can be found on our website. There is also information for other businesses that are able to reopen.
www.havant.gov.uk/reopening
Funded by the Reopening High Streets Safely fund
If a member of staff or customer tells you that they suspect they have (or have tested positive for) coronavirus, please contact the Public Health England Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health Protection Team (South East) by calling: 0344 225 3861.
There is more information on how businesses can help NHS Test and Trace on the GOV.UK website.
Businesses and organisations are being asked to collect contact details of their visitors to help NHS Test and Trace to reach anyone who may at a later date be found to have potentially been in contact with a positive coronavirus case whilst at a venue, helping to quickly contact people at risk of the virus and prevent localised outbreaks before they occur.
Customers are not required by law to give their information, but any information collected should be accurate to help contact people who may have been exposed to coronavirus.
For guidance on collecting and holding visitor information, go to the GOV.UK website.
There is still time to tell us how the coronavirus crisis has impacted your business by completing a 10-minute survey.
The survey has been developed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum with the University of Portsmouth.
To access the survey, go to: www.havant.gov.uk/business-survey
HMRC has published guidance on the temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions.
The guidance sets out which businesses can temporarily reduce the rate of VAT on supplies relating to hospitality, accommodation, or admission to certain attractions.
Find out more on GOV.UK.
Guidance outlining which attractions are eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT from 15 July 2020 has also been published.
Guidance for employers on taxable expenses and benefits paid to employees because of coronavirus, and how to report them to HMRC, has been updated to include information on coronavirus tests.
Coronavirus tests provided by the government, as part of its national testing scheme, are not treated as a benefit in kind for tax purposes.
Check the guidance on GOV.UK.
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