The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) has assisted over one million employers since its announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March 2020. The scheme has been a lifeline for many businesses and the scheme has been extended further until 31 March 2021.
Despite this, there has been widespread reports that the CJRS has been targeted by fraudulent claims and claims made in error. Previously speaking in September 2020, Jim Harra, HMRC’s Permanent Secretary, stated to MP’s:
“We have made an assumption for the purposes of our planning that the error and fraud rate in this scheme could be between 5% and 10%” ..."That will range from deliberate fraud to error".
Updated Guidance
HMRC have recently updated its CJRS...
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