Nov 21 2023 Changes to Statutory Paternity Leave from April 2024 Categories: Amber AccountingPayroll Legislation changes to Statutory Paternity Leave (SPL) and Pay (SPP) will take effect from 6 April 2024 allowing employed fathers more flexibility to decide how and when they take their leave. Following consultation in 2019, a new policy led by The Department for Business and Trade which covers Great Britain but not Northern Ireland, will more
Nov 15 2023 Can your manufacturing business use support provided by SMAS? Categories: Engineering & Manufacturing While the manufacturing sector continues to play an important part in Scotland’s economy, it has been subject to a great deal of change in recent years. In order to help our clients thrive, our EQ Engineering & Manufacturing team offer a series of specialist services and advice – from business strategy and corporate finance, to more
Nov 9 2023 How we support our clients, Morgan Patterson Group Categories: EQ NewsHealthcarePeople Buying their own dental practice is the ultimate career goal for many dental professionals, with some aspiring to run multiple practices. Whether it’s setting up squat practices, buying into an existing practice or acquiring practices outright, it’s important to have an accountant who can help to navigate the complexities and ensure you are making the more
Nov 3 2023 Warm welcome to our new Chief Executive Officer! Categories: EQ NewsPeople We are delighted to announce the appointment of Craig Nicol as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Craig has worked with EQ as a non-executive director for the last 14 months. Together with all the Partners, he has been focused on the next phase of the firms growth journey. He will lead the organisation with a continued more
Oct 26 2023 Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition Categories: Engineering & Manufacturing Members of our EQ Engineering & Manufacturing team recently attended the Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition at the SEC in Glasgow. Greg Stapley, Head of EQ Engineering & Manufacturing, commented: “The event was well attended, with exhibitors covering all relevant sectors and industries including automation, robotics, engineering, electronics, 3D printing etc. There were also 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
Oct 13 2023 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Legal Benchmarking Report 2023 Categories: Professions Last month, RBS released its latest annual edition of the Legal Report for benchmarking that compared the financial performance of legal firms at the SME level across the UK. For the firms surveyed, there were many encouraging findings, including the reporting of strong financial results despite the challenges in recent years. However, retention of talent more
Oct 9 2023 A warm welcome to our first Chief Operating Officer Categories: EQ NewsPeople We are delighted to announce that Caroline McKenna has joined our firm as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect. Caroline will lead the firm’s strategy for people, culture and operational excellence and will be a positive advocate for our culture and strategic direction with an important focus in the areas of diversity, equality, and more
