@Moonie posted:Thanks El
I don’t think you will get much chance to cut grass after today, according to the weather forecast
I agree 
It's not a complete washout though as Friday to Monday seems to be dry. After that it does seem to be unsettled most days, That's the forecast in my region so it may be wetter elsewhere.
Tax year end of 5 April may be changed to 31 December in 2 or 3 years time. HMRC is intending to force making tax digital accounting returns on all self-employed people and those who let property if their gross income exceeds £10,000 as from April 2023. Many countries have year ends of 31 December.
@Moonie posted:Tennis players have new way of congratulating/commiserating with each other now. They don’t bump hands or anything else, they tap tennis rackets over the net
Yes, they were doing that in the matches in this country during June and July, some of which were on BBC's red button. Those were just for British players to get some sort of match practice before the US Open and now the French Open took place. I assume you saw a French Open qualifying round match today, probably the Harriet Dart match which she won. Two more rounds of the qualifying to get through to the main draw.
@El Loro posted:Yes, they were doing that in the matches in this country during June and July, some of which were on BBC's red button. Those were just for British players to get some sort of match practice before the US Open and now the French Open took place. I assume you saw a French Open qualifying round match today, probably the Harriet Dart match which she won. Two more rounds of the qualifying to get through to the main draw.
You’re right El and there has been several live matches on from 9am until not long ago 
night moonsie
yogi summer velvet
Good morning everyone it's a little misty this morning, definitely a lot cooler than it has been. Well done on all the grass cutting EL and Moonie.
Enjoy your day everyone 
Afternoon troops
Hope all are well in this never ending nightmare. Households still being allowed to mix indoors down South looks a bit of an error. The PM never really said anything yesterday amid all the hoopla - can't see the figures going down if that's his solution.
Another murky day to sum it all up. Okay though, hope you all are too
Evening all
A dry but chilly day.
The tiddlers were great yesterday and we are still allowed to mind them under the new restrictions
Well done on getting your lawns cut, El and Moonie
I hope everyone has had a good day
@Yogi19 posted:Evening all
A dry but chilly day.
The tiddlers were great yesterday and we are still allowed to mind them under the new restrictions
Well done on getting your lawns cut, El and Moonie
I hope everyone has had a good day
Hi Yogi
That’s great that you was still able to mind the little ones, even with the new restrictions 😀
Fankoo, the lawns certainly look better after my efforts 😉
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros
Hug for the night owls 🤗
night yogi moonsie velvet summer
Good morning everyone it's an odd mixture this morning we've got clouds and just had a heavy shower but the sun is shining as well - no rainbows so far.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone
Expected to be a showery day here. Not warm outside.
Yogi, I'm glad you were able to mind the tiddlers
As Lori says, a forum update some time between 4pm and 7pm. The front home page is the main thing which changes but little effect otherwise. It's more of a cosmetic change rather than anything significant.
I hope everyone has a good day
Been busy this afternoon emailing clients about two of the measures in the chancellor's winter economy plan.
Specifically:
"SEISS Grant Extension – The government recognises the continued impact that COVID-19 has had on the self-employed and has taken action to provide support. The SEISS Grant Extension provides critical support to the self-employed. The grant will be limited to self-employed individuals who are currently eligible for the SEISS and are actively continuing to trade but are facing reduced demand due to COVID-19. The scheme will last for 6 months, from November 2020 to April 2021.
The extension will be in the form of two taxable grants. The first grant will cover a three-month period from the start of November until the end of January. This initial grant will cover 20%of average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering 3 months’ worth of profits, and capped at £1,875 in total. The second grant will cover a three-month period from the start of February until the end of April. The government will review the level of the second grant and set this in due course."
So a lot smaller than the two previous grants.
And
"Enhanced Time to Pay for Self-Assessment taxpayers – The government will give the self-employed and other taxpayers more time to pay taxes due in January 2021, building on the Self-Assessment deferral provided in July 2020. Taxpayers with up to £30,000 of Self-Assessment liabilities due will be able to use HMRC’s self-service Time to Pay facility to secure a plan to pay over an additional 12 months. This means that Self-Assessment liabilities due in July 2020 will not need to be paid in full until January 2022. Any Self-Assessment taxpayer not able to pay their tax bill on time, including those who cannot use the online service, can continue to use HMRC’s Time to Pay Self-Assessment helpline to agree a payment plan."
So different to the earlier July 2020 deferment in that a) this one is not an automatic process, b) interest will get charged from 31 January 2021, and c) it's a serious process - just read this:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fi...e-to-pay-arrangement
Evening all
A dry but chilly day - definitely autumnal. I put my heating on this morning.
Well done gents on getting your shopping done without getting wet
Squiggle, I hope a rainbow did appear - I find the sight of a rainbow really uplifting.
Hope everyone has had a good day
