Oct 25 2019 State Pension – to claim or not to claim? Categories: Agriculture The average age of a UK farmer is now 59 and with changes to the State Pension regime, it may be time to consider how these may affect you. The full basic state pension is currently worth £8,767.20 a year and you can check when you are entitled to claim using the H M Revenue more
Oct 25 2019 Significant purchase activity in the hotel sector Categories: Leisure In the past two years particularly, our specialist leisure team has seen a spike in the volume of hotels being bought and sold in Scotland, many of which we have been directly involved in. Whilst there have been a number of ‘corporate purchasers’, there is still strong demand from independent operators and from the overseas more
Oct 24 2019 The first steps to protecting your charity against internal fraud Categories: Charities You may be surprised to read that fraud in charities is an underlying problem. Higher profile cases such as Birmingham Dogs Home, where the chief executive was imprisoned for stealing £650,000 from the charity, are thankfully few and far between. The majority of chief executives and Trustees enter the charity sector to make a difference more
Oct 18 2019 Gabriel reporting – a new system in development Categories: Professions The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is undertaking a significant project to make changes to its current data collection system – Gabriel. Gabriel, which stands for ‘gathering better regulatory information electronically’, has been criticised over the years for its complexity, but is looking to make considerable improvements to remedy this. The FCA launched a survey earlier more
Oct 16 2019 Helping our clients, James Penman Plant Hire, benefit from the increased AIA limit Categories: Engineering & ManufacturingTaxation As mentioned in our previous article, the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) limit has been increased from £200,000 to £1million and is valid until 31 December 2020, however many businesses aren’t planning on taking advantage of this higher limit, partly, due to a lack of understanding and awareness. The AIA increase provides a great opportunity for businesses to more
Oct 14 2019 How to prepare your nursery for the increase to funded childcare by 2020 Categories: Healthcare The implementation of the Scottish Government’s plans to increase funded childcare from 600 to 1140 hours is fast approaching. The aim is to provide all children with the best possible start in life, however, as a direct result of the proposed changes, many private and third sector nurseries are predicting a shortfall in funding which more
Oct 11 2019 Working in our EQ Accounting Payroll team Categories: EQ AccountingPayrollPeople At EQ, our EQ Accounting team help you manage the financial and operational side of your business – allowing you to focus on the important day-to-day business activities. Their range of services include bookkeeping, payroll, VAT compliance, management accounting, and, for some clients, the full outsourcing of their financial record-keeping. We are currently looking to expand our more
Oct 8 2019 Strengthening our presence in Fife with a new appointment Categories: EQ NewsPeople An experienced Fife business advisor, who has supported the local business community for over 30 years, has joined us as a Consultant. Bryan Johnston, former Relationship Director with Royal Bank of Scotland, will strengthen our presence in Fife, working alongside Partners and staff within our Glenrothes office. David Cameron, Managing Partner commented, “We are absolutely more