As the fourth Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is due to open for claims, HMRC has confirmed that it will be contacting eligible self employed individuals based on their tax returns in mid-April to give a date for making applications.
Communications will be sent either by email, letter or within the online service.The online service to claim the fourth grant will be available from late April 2021.
All claims must be made on or before 1 June 2021.
Claims must be made by the individual and cannot be processed by a tax agent or adviser to claim on your behalf as this will trigger a fraud alert, which will delay payment.
To be eligible for the fourth grant you must be a self-employed individual or a member of a partnership.
Trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to or more than your non-trading income.Capped at £7,500 the fourth grant will be set at 80% of three months’ average trading profits.
There will also be a fifth grant covering May to September 2021 and will take the individual’s trading position for 2020/2021.The fifth grant will be worth 80% of three months’ average trading profits, capped at £7,500, for those with a turnover reduction of 30% or more; or 30% of three months’ average trading profits, capped at £2,850, for those with a turnover reduction of less than 30%.
There is no requirement that an earlier SEISS grant has been claimed in order to be able to claim the upcoming fourth grant.To make a claim, applicants will need the following:
Only provide bank account details where a Bacs payment can be accepted.
HMRC will check claims and take appropriate action to withhold or recover payments found to be dishonest or inaccurate with a penalty system in place.If an amendment to a tax return on or after the 3 March 2021 lowers the amount you are eligible for, HMRC must be informed within 90 days.