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Jan 29 2024

Is your business stuck in the digital dark ages?

Categories: Technology

‘We have always done it this way’ is often referred to as the most expensive words in business. But why is that? Why would you change a working formula? We are living in an era where technology is moving forward each and every day. Just think how far technology has come in the last 10-20 more

Oct 17 2023

Video Games Expenditure Credit

Categories: Technology

Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) was announced in the Spring Budget 2023 to replace the existing Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) which has been in place since 2014, as mentioned in our previous article. The new scheme offers a 34% credit on 80% of “qualifying expenditure”. However, it is important to note that this is more

Aug 15 2023

The electric vehicle infrastructure grant

Categories: Technology

To support the wider use of electric and hybrid vehicles in the workplace, the Office for Zero-Emission Vehicles (OZEV) is currently providing an electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure grant for small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s). Eligible applicants can receive up to £15,000 or 75% off the cost of purchasing and installing multiple charge point sockets more

Jul 21 2023

The Workplace Charging Scheme

Categories: Technology

To encourage the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) within businesses and workplaces, the UK government is offering financial support for the installation of EV charging points. The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is administered by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and is available to any business, charity and public authority that meet the applicant more

Oct 7 2022

Does it save to go electric?

Categories: Technology

With improving technology and charging infrastructure, along with substantial increases in the costs of petrol and diesel, many companies are looking to electric vehicles (EVs).  There are also significant tax benefits of doing so. The personal tax liability of having a company car is based on the Benefit in Kind (BiK) value, which is illustrated more

May 11 2022

The next round of Innovate UK Smart Grants is open for applications

Categories: Technology

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £25 million to deliver disruptive R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. The smart grants aim to offer funding where other opportunities are not available or appropriate, and where timing is key to ensure swift and successful commercialisation post-project completion. The next round of more

Apr 9 2021

Dext Partner certified

Categories: BookkeepingCloud AccountingEQ AccountingTechnology

Recent times have shown us just how important technology is when it comes to keeping your business going while working from home. As part of our ongoing effort to improve our remote working processes, we are excited to announce that our EQ Accounting team have recently achieved Partner certification with Dext, previously Receipt Bank, the award­-winning more

Mar 23 2021

Scottish Technology Companies thriving despite COVID-19

Categories: Technology

Scotland is one of the UK’s biggest technology sectors, with the largest number of new businesses outside of the south east of England. Scottish technology businesses have also received an increasing number of successful Venture Capital funding rounds during 2020. Access to funding and quality staff can be some of the main stumbling blocks to more