Feb 7 2019 The trend for low and non-alcohol sales is set to rise Categories: Leisure Licensees across Scotland have seen sales of low and non-alcohol significantly increase, particularly with consumers aged 18 to 25. Those working within the industry believe that the changes are due to the lowering of the drink drive limits together with an increased awareness of health benefits and a more responsible drinking culture. It is estimated more
Feb 7 2019 Subsidy cuts likely to hit hard Categories: Agriculture Changes to the farm subsidy regime in Scotland after Brexit could see significant money moved away from better cropping and grazing to protect Less Favoured Areas (LFA) payments from a large reduction. That is the warning from leading agricultural policy adviser Jeremy Moody, who will address a major farming industry conference in Carnoustie on 14 more
Jan 31 2019 Research & Development Claim Settled! Categories: Taxation Our team recently completed a Research & Development (R&D) claim for an agricultural client in the East of Scotland, resulting in a client saving of £54,595! Our client specialises in growing fruit and vegetables and is involved in ground breaking research into extending growing seasons for various crops. In addition, improvements to crop quality and new more
Jan 26 2019 What qualifies as R&D in the food & drink sector? Categories: Food & DrinkLeisure We have a long tradition of delivering successful Research and Development Tax Credits for food and drink businesses and we estimate to have secured over £2.5m of tax savings for the sector in the past 6 years. To read some of our case studies, please click on the following link. Like other sectors, food and more
Jan 18 2019 Jobs boost expected in games industry Categories: Technology A recent survey carried out by TIGA – the games industry trade association – shows that over 75% of games businesses expect to grow their staff numbers during 2019, and over 60% believe that the business environment is favourable to the video games industry. As in previous surveys, the biggest barriers to growth were obtaining more
Jan 18 2019 Making Tax Digital – How does it impact the construction industry? Categories: Making Tax DigitalProperty & Construction Now that the festivities are over, and the new year is here, January is a month where we start thinking about the year ahead. One of the biggest changes, from a tax perspective, is the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) from 1 April 2019. The attitude that many were taking was that HMRC would more
Jan 17 2019 Our growing Payroll team could be looking for you Categories: EQ AccountingPayroll Our dedicated Payroll team, part of our EQ Accounting department, now deal with 274 payrolls for 2,446 employees. Starting with a team of two payroll administrators, we now operate a team of seven and our client base has more than tripled in recent years. We have achieved this significant growth by making improvements in efficiency, more
Jan 17 2019 Research & Development Claim Settled! Categories: Taxation Our team recently completed two Research & Development (R&D) claims for an architects practice in Scotland, resulting in a client saving of £27,501! During the 16 month R&D claim period, the company undertook some ground breaking design work relating to infrastructure projects in the UK to create some highly innovative solutions. The detailed design work more