May 23 2019 Enterprise Management Incentives – A tool in the war for talent Categories: Engineering & Manufacturing With a highly competitive labour market, retaining a skilled workforce and rewarding long-term loyalty are key priorities for businesses in all sectors, but particularly the Engineering and Manufacturing sector. According to recent research, businesses in Scotland are struggling to recruit and retain workers with the right skill set. A popular method for many privately owned more
May 16 2019 Amended VAT rules affecting the hospitality industry Categories: Leisure HMRC amended the rules of how to treat VAT on deposits and retained payments where a service is not used, or goods have not been collected. This impacts on the ‘no-shows’ in the hospitality sector, when you have taken a deposit which is non-refundable, but your customer does not show up or cancels their booking. more
May 15 2019 Getting to Know You – Scott Greig Categories: People Scott is a Principal Manager, originally based in our Forfar office, he moved to our Cupar office in 2015 to strengthen our agricultural services. He attained his CA qualification in 2012 after training with the firm and has a varied client portfolio but specialises in supporting our agricultural clients. We caught up with Scott to more
May 14 2019 Working With Our Clients – No Matter The Distance Categories: EQ AccountingHealthcareMaking Tax Digital As well as professionalism, expertise and trust, your accountant should work around you – making your business run more efficiently, rather than eating into too much of your valuable time. Time is something that South Uist Medical Practice, based in the Outer Hebrides, does not have to waste. With their priority being their 1000+ patients, more
May 9 2019 EQ are finalists for the Tax Team of the Year Award! Categories: EQ NewsTaxation We are excited to announce that we have again been shortlisted for the Tax Team of the Year award category at the Business Insider Scottish Accountancy and Finance Awards 2019. Now in their 12th year, the awards recognise achievement in the accountancy and finance sector, rewarding quality, commitment and innovation. We were required to illustrate more
May 8 2019 Getting to Know You – Robert Young Categories: People Robert is a Principal Manager, based in our Forfar office. During his time at EQ, Robert has developed a varied client portfolio, specialising in Agriculture and Tax. He is head of our Private Client tax group and is also a key member of our Property Tax and EQ Agriculture teams. We caught up with Robert more
May 7 2019 How to avoid the Annual Investment Allowance trap Categories: Property & ConstructionTaxation Following on from our previous article regarding the recent changes in the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), businesses need to be careful as any qualifying capital expenditure falling within the allowance could be eligible for 100% tax relief. Below is a more detailed explanation of how you can avoid the AIA trap. On 1 January 2019, a more
May 6 2019 Working with Melrose Farms Categories: AgricultureEQ NewsTechnology The agriculture sector can be one of the most lucrative industries but also one of the most unpredictable and one which requires huge financial investments. For that reason, farming, especially family businesses, benefit from tailored business support, particularly when looking at diversifying into other projects to compliment traditional farming practices. A prime example is Melrose more