employment and skills

Tax Law and Brexit – a new online conference from Bloomsbury Professional

Dave Wright

Head of Tax and Accounting Publishing, Bloomsbury Professional

Whatever your opinion of Brexit, what is undeniable is that it has created a large amount of head scratching and some frustration within businesses in the UK and Europe as they get to grips with the changes in customs procedures and VAT legislation that are impacting cross-channel trade. The government has tried to help by introducing a ‘light touch’ regime for importers for six months at the time of writing, but it is expected that this will no longer apply from 1 July 2021.

Bloomsbury Professional supplies high quality tax and legal information in print and digital formats to accountancy and law firms and those working in in-house roles within business. Recently, we have noticed a significant increase in searches for Brexit related information in our online library, and have had a number of queries regarding Brexit coverage in any of our 2021 virtual conferences. As a result we are excited to announce that our Tax Law and Brexit virtual one day conference will take place on Tuesday 8 June.

We have pulled together a high quality range of speakers from some of our business partners including MacIntyre Hudson, Wright Hassall LLP, and Anderson Tax, who will provide practical advice including case studies, to help you get to grips with issues that are currently causing problems such as:

Trading with Northern Ireland (new VAT and customs procedures) Customs valuation Origin of goods Classification of low-value consignments Tariff classification The changes in place for importing plant or animal goods into the UK or exporting to EU Delegates will also get to hear about the tax ramifications of investing in a number of European countries post-Brexit.

The response to the Online Conferences we hosted last year was extremely positive with 86% of delegates rating our events more than 4 out of 5; and 100% saying they would attend again, so don’t miss out.

Sussex Chamber of Commerce members are entitled to the discounted ticket price of £240 to attend this important virtual conference. Order before April 30th to benefit from the Early Bird price of only £199. Register now to hear when tickets go on sale. Register online at: bloomsburyprofessionaltax.com/ events/

Kickstart

The Kickstart Scheme is a £2 billion scheme to create thousands of high-quality 6-month job placements for 16 – 24 year olds

The scheme is part of the plan for jobs and supports young people to develop new skills that will help them move into sustained employment after they have completed their Kickstart Scheme job placement.

The scheme provides employers of all sizes, across the private, public and voluntary sectors with the opportunity to access a large pool of young people with potential.

Following the job start, the employer will be paid £1,500 per job placement to support overhead costs and help to improve the participant’s employability i.e. training, CV development, presentation skills, on-boarding, mentoring and supervision etc. Funding available for each job will cover the relevant National Minimum Wage rate for 25 hours a week, plus the associated employer National Insurance contributions, and employer minimum automatic enrolment contributions.

Using a Kickstart Gateway

Sussex Chamber is your Kickstart Gateway. We are here to help you with your initial application to the Department for Work and Pensions, as well as helping you throughout the entire process. Through our members, we are able to highlight the training available to support your Kickstart worker throughout their job placement.

Why use Sussex Chamber?

We manage the application process on your behalf to save you administrative time and resources. All funding is transferred to you promptly when received from DWP.

Businesses receive the full £1500 towards the set-up costs, training and development.

The DWP requires you to provide training to qualify for the scheme. We provide a comprehensive Employability Skills Training Programme using a broad range of Sussex member providers.

You’ll also find a wide range of accredited virtual training courses on our website

As an employer you can really make a difference to the future of young people, as well as elevate your business by having extra pairs of hands, at no extra cost to you – the placements are fully funded.