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Mar 24 2022

Spring Statement 2022 – Smoke and Mirrors?

Categories: Taxation

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Spring Statement on 23 March and it had almost crept under the radar given other global events. His statement was timed against a backdrop of the deepest cost of living crisis for many a year. For businesses there were some apparent giveaways relating to the higher Employment Allowance, an extension more

Mar 16 2022

The benefit of Gift Aid to the taxpayer

Categories: CharitiesTaxation

Much is made of the benefit of Gift Aid donations to charities, but many taxpayers are missing out on the benefits to them from making these donations. For example, for every 80p donated to charity under the Gift Aid scheme, the Government give 20p tax to the charity – the equivalent of basic rate tax more

Feb 23 2022

Are you ready for Making Tax Digital?

Categories: Taxation

With just over a month until Making Tax Digital (MTD) becomes mandatory for all VAT registered businesses, are you MTD ready? The days of logging into the HMRC website and typing in the nine numbers are almost gone. MTD means you have to keep digital records and file your VAT returns electronically using compatible software. more

Feb 22 2022

The Health and Social Care Levy

Categories: Taxation

In September 2021, the UK Government announced the introduction of a new Health and Social Care Levy (HSCL) to increase funds for the National Health Service. The levy will affect employers, employees and the self-employed from 6 April 2022. In the first year the levy will be collected by a temporary increase to the rates more

Dec 9 2021

Main announcements from the Scottish Budget 2022-23

Categories: Taxation

Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, delivered the Scottish Budget for 2022/23 to the Scottish Parliament on 9 December 2021. The main areas prioritised in this Scottish Budget were business recovery, the transition to “net zero” carbon emissions and tackling child poverty, with the doubling of the Scottish child payment having already been announced. We’ve highlighted the more

Nov 18 2021

ALTAR Group make the move to employee ownership

Categories: Taxation

We recently supported marketing, design, and digital agency, ALTAR Group, to hand over the business to their dedicated and driven employees. Dundee based ALTAR Group is comprised of Avian, a design and brand development studio; Blue2 Digital, a web-design, development, and digital marketing agency; Ginger PR, a public relations and communication agency, and Kolabo, a more

Nov 11 2021

Wee Blue Coo are a happy herd following its move to employee ownership

Categories: Taxation

Our clients Wee Blue Coo Ltd, a print and design firm based in Edinburgh, has rewarded its employees with the keys to the business following their hard work during the global pandemic. Launched from the living room of couple Bob and Joelle Kirkpatrick in the middle of the 2008 financial crash; Wee Blue Coo Ltd has more

Oct 27 2021

Budget Update – “The Prosecco Promise”

Categories: Taxation

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, was in upbeat mood as he delivered his Budget speech earlier this afternoon. Buoyed by optimistic OBR economic forecasts for the next 5 years, he reeled off a series of spending rounds on health, childcare, education, innovation and hospitality. At the time of writing, without press releases being available, what was most more