Nov 20 2018 GP Surgeries – Locums costs placing pressure on tight budgets Categories: Healthcare GP surgeries continually struggle to recruit new partners and salaried GPs as many GPs prefer to opt for locum work instead. One of the main reasons cited for choosing locum work over working full-time for a GP practice, is the greater flexibility in both the scheduling of working hours and the actual number of hours more
Nov 16 2018 Capital Allowances for Structures and Buildings Categories: Property & ConstructionTaxation The Chancellor announced at the 2018 budget that the government will introduce a new Structures and Building Allowance (SBA) for new non-residential structures and buildings. Relief will be provided on eligible construction costs incurred on or after 29 October 2018. The key features of the SBA are – Relief to be given at a flat more
Nov 14 2018 We raised £16,000 at our EQ Charity Ball in aid of Maggie’s Centres! Categories: CharitiesEQ News We are thrilled to announce that we have managed to raise almost £30,000 for Maggie’s Centres this year, with our latest fundraising effort, a celebratory Charity Ball at the weekend. Around 170 guests attended our first Charity Ball at Dundee’s Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa on Saturday 10 November 2018. With a silent auction, raffle and more
Oct 17 2018 Are your LLP members employed or self-employed for tax purposes? Categories: Professions In April 2014, legislation was introduced to prevent the tax advantages of those with self-employment status being utilised where a member’s terms of service were largely associated with that of an employee. This is in part why the chosen structure for many professional practices is a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). Although many LLP’s got their more
Oct 15 2018 Grant awarded to University Scientist Categories: Technology Dr Davide Bulgarelli, a plant scientist at Dundee University has recently been awarded two grants, each exceeding £620,000, from the European Commission and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to assist with his research into sustainable food production. Dr Bulgarelli, a principal investigator at the Division of Plant Sciences based at the James Hutton Institute, more
Sep 24 2018 Law Society of Scotland 2018 financial benchmarking survey Categories: Professions 86 Scottish law firms took part in the 2018 survey, representing 8% of all firms in Scotland. Although a disappointing response level, this is still sufficient enough to give a general indication of the financial performance of the Scottish legal sector. The results are encouraging for 10+ partner firms with a median profit per partner more
Sep 18 2018 Changing of the guard Categories: Professions Have you considered the tax implications when it is time to bring in a new business partner or start a long-awaited retirement? To prepare for any potential tax consequences, and ease any change, it is important to consider your current business structure whether it be a traditional partnership, an LLP / SLP or a limited more
Sep 17 2018 VAT changes within the construction sector coming late 2019 Categories: Property & Construction VAT fraud within the construction sector is costing the Exchequer around £100m a year with the cases of fraud generally occuring between the sub-contractor and the contractor. The sub-contractor provides the contractor with labour and charges VAT on the supply. The sub-contractor collects the VAT from the contractor, but then disappears without paying it over more