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15 July 2020
Issue: 7895 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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NLJ this week: Pay your tax late

Living in fear of the taxman? NLJ columnist Stephen Gold offers reassurance in this week’s Civil way―HMRC has updated its guidance to include the impact of coronavirus as a reasonable excuse for late payment

Ever-compassionate, Gold feels sorry this week for the parliamentary draftsmen allotted the ‘marathon’ Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020.

He also provides updates on winding down where the pandemic is a factor as well as the introduction of a 20-day moratorium and the latest on possession orders.

Strike Gold here.

Issue: 7895 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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