Apr 14 2020 Charities are encouraged to apply for the Wellbeing Fund Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 There has been growing concern that some charities are facing unprecedented financial hardship due to the impact of COVID-19. On 8 April, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £750m package to keep struggling charities afloat and also reiterated that they were eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The Scottish Government had previously pledged a £350m more
Apr 14 2020 EQ at home – Eilidh Giudice 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 Eilidh Giudice, Assistant Manager from our more
Apr 13 2020 R&D Tax Credits – a critical cash flow injection Categories: COVID-19Taxation At a time of great concern for all of us, many businesses are still missing a valuable opportunity to increase their cash flow by thinking they cannot claim for R&D tax credits. Here is a quick reminder of the basic eligibility criteria: You must trade as a limited company You must incur qualifying costs, typically more
Apr 13 2020 EQ at home – Michelle Murray 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 Michelle Murray, Manager in our Dundee more
Apr 13 2020 Innovate UK launch £20m funding competition for games industry Categories: COVID-19Technology On Friday 3 April, Innovate UK launched a funding competition which will invest up to £20 million in innovation projects as a direct response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Open to all UK-registered companies, the competition covers areas that are directly relevant to those in the games industry. The competition has been created to support more
Apr 10 2020 Payroll – it has never been more important Categories: COVID-19EQ AccountingPayroll Our specialist payroll team, part of our EQ Accounting department, is currently putting the final procedures in place in order to ensure that we are able to process our clients’ furloughed staff reimbursement. As detailed in our previous article, we understand that HMRC’s portal will be operational from 20 April with payments expected to be made more
Apr 10 2020 Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme payments underway Categories: Agriculture On 4 April, the Scottish Government announced that it will start making payments to those who submitted a Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) claim before 31 December 2019. The SSBSS is designed to maintain beef suckler herds at a level that sustains the commercial beef industry in Scotland and is paid to calves that are at more
Apr 10 2020 EQ at home – Scott Kennedy 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 Scott Kennedy, EQ Accounting Manager more