Feb 22 2019 Construction in 2018/19 Categories: Property & Construction With the Brexit deadline fast approaching, and with it the continuing uncertainty, the UK construction industry output for 2018 is expected to be lower than 2017. 2018 has been a challenging year, with the Carillion collapse at the start of the year having a domino effect on the sector, resulting in an increase in the more
Feb 20 2019 Pitching the Value of the Scottish Holiday Park & Campsite Sector Categories: Leisure A major report on the economic value of holiday parks to the national UK economy has been published by the UK Caravan & Camping Alliance, which includes the British Homes & Holiday Parks Association (BH&HPA). In short it confirms that the Scottish holiday park and campsite sector punches above its weight with a higher length of stay more
Feb 19 2019 A brief introduction to understanding charity accounts Categories: Charities By Law, charities need to produce clear and accurate sets of annual accounts, which is the responsibility of the Trustees. The Scottish Government produced accounting regulations that set out how charity accounts must be prepared and these are monitored by The Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR). Charity accounts can be more onerous than those prepared by more
Feb 18 2019 Making Tax Digital for Dental Practices – what is it all about? Categories: HealthcareMaking Tax Digital Making Tax Digital (MTD) will be at the forefront of the minds of business owners and advisers over the next few months but what is it all about? MTD is the idea that all your business transactions will flow seamlessly to HMRC by electronic means at the press of a button. Enabling HMRC to estimate more
Feb 7 2019 The trend for low and non-alcohol sales is set to rise Categories: Leisure Licensees across Scotland have seen sales of low and non-alcohol significantly increase, particularly with consumers aged 18 to 25. Those working within the industry believe that the changes are due to the lowering of the drink drive limits together with an increased awareness of health benefits and a more responsible drinking culture. It is estimated more
Feb 7 2019 Subsidy cuts likely to hit hard Categories: Agriculture Changes to the farm subsidy regime in Scotland after Brexit could see significant money moved away from better cropping and grazing to protect Less Favoured Areas (LFA) payments from a large reduction. That is the warning from leading agricultural policy adviser Jeremy Moody, who will address a major farming industry conference in Carnoustie on 14 more
Jan 26 2019 What qualifies as R&D in the food & drink sector? Categories: Food & DrinkLeisure We have a long tradition of delivering successful Research and Development Tax Credits for food and drink businesses and we estimate to have secured over £2.5m of tax savings for the sector in the past 6 years. To read some of our case studies, please click on the following link. Like other sectors, food and more
Jan 18 2019 Jobs boost expected in games industry Categories: Technology A recent survey carried out by TIGA – the games industry trade association – shows that over 75% of games businesses expect to grow their staff numbers during 2019, and over 60% believe that the business environment is favourable to the video games industry. As in previous surveys, the biggest barriers to growth were obtaining more