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<p>It has not been possible to include those who began trading after the 2018-19 tax
year in the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. This was a very difficult decision
and it was taken for practical reasons. The Government recognises that those who started
trading more recently will not have submitted a tax return for the 2018-19 tax year,
and it considered alternative approaches. HMRC would not be able to distinguish genuine
self-employed individuals who started trading in 2019-20 from fake applications by
fraudulent operators and organised criminal gangs seeking to exploit the SEISS.</p><p>
</p><p>Those who entered self-employment after April 2019 may still be eligible for
other support. For example, the self-employed can benefit from the Government’s relaxation
of the earnings rules (known as the Minimum Income Floor) in Universal Credit. The
SEISS supplements the significant support already announced for UK businesses, including
the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption
Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range
of business support measures is available at www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19.</p><p>
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