Feb 22 2019 A record attendance at the sixteenth annual Farming Scotland Conference Categories: Agriculture ‘A Changing Climate’ was the theme for the sixteenth annual Farming Scotland Conference where a record number of delegates heard how agriculture policy, weather patterns and business practices are likely to change and adapt over the coming years. Leading agriculture policy adviser and Secretary of the CAAV Jeremy Moody began proceedings with an incisive talk more
Feb 22 2019 Don’t Neglect Working ‘on’ the Business Categories: Professions Often partners in professional partnerships become bogged down in their individual day to day work and fail to work collaboratively for the greater good of the business. By implementing regular management meetings, partners can work as a team towards common goals. This collaboration enables them to operate the business as effectively and successfully as possible. more
Feb 22 2019 Construction in 2018/19 Categories: Property & Construction With the Brexit deadline fast approaching, and with it the continuing uncertainty, the UK construction industry output for 2018 is expected to be lower than 2017. 2018 has been a challenging year, with the Carillion collapse at the start of the year having a domino effect on the sector, resulting in an increase in the more
Feb 21 2019 Innovation from HMRC: R&D tax credit online service Categories: Taxation On 11 February 2019, HMRC launched a simplified, digital approach for SMEs to submit Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit claims. The new online template clearly details the information needed to support the claim which is then sent to HMRC in a standardised format, thereby making it easier for some companies to claim and HMRC to more
Feb 20 2019 Pitching the Value of the Scottish Holiday Park & Campsite Sector Categories: Leisure A major report on the economic value of holiday parks to the national UK economy has been published by the UK Caravan & Camping Alliance, which includes the British Homes & Holiday Parks Association (BH&HPA). In short it confirms that the Scottish holiday park and campsite sector punches above its weight with a higher length of stay more
Feb 19 2019 A brief introduction to understanding charity accounts Categories: Charities By Law, charities need to produce clear and accurate sets of annual accounts, which is the responsibility of the Trustees. The Scottish Government produced accounting regulations that set out how charity accounts must be prepared and these are monitored by The Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR). Charity accounts can be more onerous than those prepared by more
Feb 18 2019 Making Tax Digital for Dental Practices – what is it all about? Categories: HealthcareMaking Tax Digital Making Tax Digital (MTD) will be at the forefront of the minds of business owners and advisers over the next few months but what is it all about? MTD is the idea that all your business transactions will flow seamlessly to HMRC by electronic means at the press of a button. Enabling HMRC to estimate more
Feb 14 2019 Research & Development Claim Settled! Categories: Taxation Our team recently completed two Research & Development (R&D) claims for a client in the renewable energy sector based in the East of Scotland, resulting in a client saving of £40,854! Our client has been developing new technology in the use of biomass and its application to efficient heating of greenhouses. Our client has been trialling more