Sep 1 2020 The Digital Development Loan Categories: COVID-19Technology The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way businesses operate. Whether it’s more health and safety measures on site, meeting clients over Zoom, or working from home – technology has proved to be a valuable asset in surviving the pandemic. The pandemics disruption of supply chains can result in significant loss of revenue but investing in more
Aug 28 2020 How we’ve been supporting our clients, Balbirnie House Hotel Categories: COVID-19Leisure The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors during these unprecedented times. At EQ, we have been working hard to ensure we provide relevant support and advice to ensure our clients weather the storm and are able to welcome back their own customers. One of those clients is Balbirnie House Hotel, an more
Aug 26 2020 The Hotel Support Programme opens Categories: COVID-19Leisure As previously announced, the Scottish Government promised a £14m Hotel Recovery Programme to support some of Scotland’s larger hotels. Today (Wednesday 26 August), full details have been released as the new ‘Hotel Support Programme’ opens. The programme is highly targeted and can be used alongside other COVID-19 support schemes. It is intended to help a number of more
Aug 25 2020 Transitional support fund for childcare providers Categories: COVID-19Healthcare The Scottish Government recently announced the Transitional Support Fund to help childcare providers in the private, voluntary and not-for-profit sectors to meet the extra costs incurred to comply with public health guidance in response to COVID-19. The grant could help with costs for increased cleaning, investment in additional equipment for outdoor space or adaptions to the more
Aug 20 2020 R&D claim secured for new healthcare client Categories: HealthcareTaxation We recently assisted a new healthcare client with their first R&D claim after they contacted our EQ Taxperts to discuss whether they were eligible. The business was set up as a company, so as it was subject to UK corporation tax it could therefore make a claim if it met other criteria to qualify for more
Aug 19 2020 Phase two of the Third Sector Resilience Fund Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 Due to the high level of demand, the Scottish Government pledged additional funding to support a second phase of the Third Sector Resilience Fund. As mentioned in our previous article, the Third Sector Resilience Fund is an emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland who are facing financial difficulties, directly more
Aug 18 2020 Registered businesses can now make claims through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme Categories: COVID-19Food & DrinkLeisure Businesses that have registered for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, as per our previous article, can now make a claim for the discounts given to diners on a weekly basis. HMRC said that the scheme, that gives diners a 50% discount, up to £10 per person on Mondays to Wednesdays between 3 and more
Aug 17 2020 Supporting our charity of the year, SAMH, with our EQ Virtual Office Walk Categories: CharitiesEQ NewsPeople With many of us feeling worried or stressed about how coronavirus has affected our lives, as well as our loved ones, it’s never been more important to look after your mental health and wellbeing. SAMH relies on the generosity of supporters to continuing operating over 60 of their services in communities across Scotland and we want more