
The Coronavirus Restart Grant: Support For UK Hospitality
April has seen the UK enter a new stage of the lifting of lockdown restrictions – there is light at the end of the tunnel! There is more good news for businesses, as April also marks the introduction of the Government’s latest business support scheme – the Coronavirus...

The New Tax Year: Corporation Tax & Minimum Wage
Last week saw the beginning of the new tax year. Seeing as though this was the first new tax year since the pandemic and Brexit, it went as exactly how many expected; not much major change, but hints at the ways the UK Government are likely to start recouping the...

The SME Brexit Support Fund: Apply Now!
Ecommerce business owners will be happy to hear that the HMRC have launched a new scheme to help SMEs with exporting to the EU. The scheme is called the ‘SME Brexit Support Fund’ and is offering applicants up to £2,000 worth of training and professional advice. After...

VAT Registration In The US: The Sales Tax Nexus
Those of you who follow our social media will be aware of the increasing number of US states that are introducing tax obligations on remote or ‘foreign’ ecommerce sellers. Following a court ruling in 2018, states are now entitled to implement a tax nexus which allows...

The Suez Canal Blockage: Ecommerce Sellers In Deep Water
Ecommerce sellers around the globe would have celebrated the news that the ship that was blocking the Suez Canal, the Evergreen, was finally dislodged meaning that trade through the canal can resume. Whilst it is well known that the Suez Canal is one of the most...

The How-To Guide Of VAT Registration In Saudi Arabia
With its booming ecommerce industry and the youngest internet-connected population in the world, it’s no surprise that Saudi Arabia is one of the most popular destinations for ecommerce sellers to expand their business. However, due to the need to appoint a fiscal...

How-To Guide For German VAT Registration
As all of you ecommerce sellers will know, Brexit has made fulfilling orders between the UK and the EU extremely difficult. Even Amazon sellers have not escaped the negative implications of increased border control, as Amazon have stopped pan-EU fulfilment for...

A Closer Look At The Upcoming OSS and IOSS
As you will undoubtedly know by now, the EU VAT reforms for ecommerce are fast approaching. When it comes to the upcoming EU Ecommerce VAT Package, the One-Stop Shop (OSS) and Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) are certainly two of the most important reforms for you to be...

Attention Amazon Sellers: Upcoming Amazon Changes
As you will know by now, we at J&P specialise in helping Amazon sellers expand their business and keeping them up to date with all the latest changes to Amazon’s service. Since we’ve already covered many of the changes to Amazon’s VAT obligations (which you can...

UK Exports To EU Dropped 40%
The UK currently feels as though it’s in a state of optimism with the roll out of vaccines promising light at the end of the tunnel in our fight against the coronavirus pandemic. However, just beneath the surface there is a definite sense of unease concerning the...