The Education and Skills Funding Agency (“ESFA”) has released the Academies Financial Handbook 2020 (“AFH 2020”) which is effective for all academy trusts from 1 September 2020. [...] Read More

Dains has welcomed four new employees to the business which continues to strengthen its arm across the Midlands. [...] Read More

Charities and businesses which have temporarily changed the way in which their premises are used during the Covid-19 crisis may be at risk of incurring an unexpected VAT charge under the change of use provisions. [...] Read More

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (“ESFA”) has released the Academies Accounts Direction (“AAD”) 2019 to 2020. This year has seen minimal changes from last year’s version of the AAD, which will be pleasing to hear during these exceptional times. The main changes in the AAD 2019 to 2020 are: [...] Read More

Dains Accountants most recent pulse poll demonstrates the fluidity of business thinking during the COVID-19 crisis. [...] Read More

The introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services represents a fundamental shift in the approach to collecting VAT in the building & construction sector. It was originally due to take effect from 1 October 2019 but was delayed until October 2020. Now, due to the impact Coronavirus has had on the sector, HMRC have decided to delay it further until 1 March 2021. [...] Read More