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Mar 15 2023

Spring Budget 2023

Categories: Taxation

Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered what he termed as a “Budget for Growth”, which is “long term & sustainable”. The first headline statement was that the International Monetary Fund confirmed that the UK will not enter a technical recession this year. Furthermore, the Office of Business Responsibility report that inflation will fall from 10.7% to 2.9% more

Mar 13 2023

EQ Partner Mark Gallacher to retire after 32 years with the firm

Categories: EQ NewsPeople

After 32 years with the firm, Mark Gallacher will be retiring as EQ Partner on 31 March 2023. Mark has made a significant contribution to the firm over that period, starting his journey with JLM, one of our predecessor practices, becoming a Partner in 1994 and playing a vital part in the merger that formed more

Mar 6 2023

The Kreston Charities Report 2023

Categories: Charities

Following the recent UK-wide survey, our EQ Charities team are happy to share the results in our Kreston Charities Report 2023. EQ are members of Kreston Global, a network of independent accounting firms with a presence in over 120 countries worldwide. The Kreston UK Charity Group works with more than 2,000 charities of various sizes offering a range more

Feb 16 2023

New year clear out – what you shouldn’t get rid of

Categories: Healthcare

The start of a new year is often a great opportunity to clear your home and office of things you may no longer need. However, when running your own business, there are items you shouldn’t dispose of. If you are an associate dentist who prepares a tax return each year, your records should be kept more

Feb 10 2023

Have your say in the restriction of alcohol advertising and promotion consultation

Categories: Food & Drink

In November 2022, the Scottish Government launched its consultation paper seeking views on potential restrictions to alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland. The paper covers a wide range of potential restrictions on all of the major sources of exposure to alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland, including advertising outdoors, in-store, and through sports and events more

Feb 7 2023

How we are supporting our clients, Innes Johnston Solicitors

Categories: Professions

There’s more to accounting than simply calculating numbers. Having a good accountant allows you to focus on the future of your business while also taking care of your business needs in the present. Providing accounting, tax and advisory services for solicitors and legal professionals requires an additional level of understanding of the rules and regulations more

Feb 3 2023

New Pension Recycling Scheme available for eligible NHS staff

Categories: Healthcare

In October 2022, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care wrote to NHS Boards offering them local flexibilities within NHS Pension arrangements, including the option of ‘pension recycling’ to assist with maintaining service delivery. Pension recycling is where employees have opted out of the NHS Pension Scheme for tax reasons and are paid any more

Jan 27 2023

Capital allowance claims for furnished holiday lets

Categories: Leisure

UK staycations are expected to continue in popularity in 2023 as the cost-of-living crisis drives consumers to cut back on holiday spending and opt for shorter breaks in UK. Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) offer several tax benefits which are not available to traditional buy-to-let businesses. These include full mortgage interest relief, pensions relief (FHL profits more