Apr 23 2020 EQ at home – Liz Goldie Categories: People At EQ, our people are at the heart of what we do. Although working from home means we are physically spread across our regions, our team are working hard to maintain regular communication with their clients whilst continuing to support colleagues by connecting with them daily. We caught up with Liz Goldie, Manager in our Cupar more
Apr 23 2020 The Future Fund pledges support to innovative businesses Categories: COVID-19Engineering & Manufacturing On 20 April 2020, the UK Government announced a Future Fund to help innovative and dynamic companies, including engineering and manufacturing businesses, which have found it difficult to access other Government support packages, such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). As we detailed in our previous article, the current proposals indicate that matched more
Apr 22 2020 Improving cashflow for the construction sector – R&D tax credits Categories: COVID-19Property & ConstructionTaxation During the COVID-19 pandemic, the inability to work on site is having a massive cashflow implication for all businesses in the construction sector. As well as various support packages provided by the Government, either by way of grant, deferment of taxes or bank funding, there are other options that can be considered to increase cash more
Apr 22 2020 EQ at home – Jessica Alexander Categories: People At EQ, our people are at the heart of what we do. Although working from home means we are physically spread across our regions, our team are working hard to maintain regular communication with their clients whilst continuing to support colleagues by connecting with them daily. We caught up with Jessica Alexander from our Glenrothes more
Apr 22 2020 Further details announced on the second phase of funding support for businesses Categories: COVID-19EQ News On the 15 April, the Scottish Government announced a second phase of funding support measures, aimed at businesses who could not access funding previously announced. The package included a £100m fund to support the newly self-employed and other micro businesses which is expected to be available in the coming days. Economy Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, confirmed more
Apr 21 2020 Paula McAllister (1987 – 2020) Categories: People It is with the deepest sadness that EQ announces the death of our much-loved senior manager and friend, Paula McAllister (nee Sutherland), after a long illness. Paula was a dynamic, popular, influential (yet modest) member of our team. She made an immense contribution to the Firm, our clients and our staff, and on a personal more
Apr 20 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal is now live Categories: COVID-19EQ News The online portal, allowing eligible employers to claim for furloughed employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is now live. However, before you make a claim, there are steps that must be taken and details you must have to hand. In our previous article, we put together a summary of how the scheme more
Apr 20 2020 EQ at home – David Morrison Categories: People At EQ, our people are at the heart of what we do. Although working from home means we are physically spread across our regions, our team are working hard to maintain regular communication with their clients whilst continuing to support colleagues by connecting with them daily. We caught up with David Morrison, Partner from our Dundee more