Feb 27 2018 Innovations in Farming – a look to future farming in Scotland Categories: Agriculture The fifteenth annual Farming Scotland Conference hosted delegates from across Scotland’s agriculture sector when it took place on Thursday 8 February at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel & Spa. The conference title was ‘Innovations in Farming’ and each of the conference’s four speakers addressed this over-riding theme from the context of their own positions within agriculture. more
Feb 27 2018 Revised income tax bands in Scotland Categories: Taxation As if tax wasn’t taxing enough, how will the Scottish public be certain if they have paid the correct amount of tax on their wages or pension now that we will have 7 different rates of tax on earnings? Add in National Insurance and the number increases to 9. Previously, proposals (as published in our more
Feb 27 2018 National Minimum Wage Rises Categories: EQ AccountingPayroll The National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW) rates are increasing from 1 April 2018. Employers need to ensure they are paying their employees at least the appropriate NMW or NLW rate. You can find the new rates in the table below: * introduced and applies from 1 April 2016 **for apprentices under more
Feb 26 2018 Business gateway digital boost Categories: Technology The Government has recognised the importance of technology in business and has launched its “Digital Boost” programme. The programme will consist of several workshops, covering the following topics: Digital Marketing Strategy, Digitise Your Business Processes, Website Data Analytics, LinkedIn for Business and eCommerce for Business. The workshops are fully funded and will offer guidance to more
Feb 21 2018 The law society of Scotland 2018 financial benchmarking survey Categories: EQ NewsProfessions The 2018 financial benchmarking survey has now been launched. The survey is managed and conducted by independent researchers, Tribal on behalf of The Law Society of Scotland and is an invaluable tool to allow law firms of all sizes to assess their financial performance relative to their peers. All cashroom partners should have received an more
Feb 16 2018 Tax planning for professionals – our top tips Categories: ProfessionsTaxation With over two months until the end of the financial year (ended 5 April 2018), there is still time to take action to reduce future income tax liabilities or take advantage of annual allowances. Take a look at our points to consider, ahead of the new financial year below: • Have you maximised your annual more
Feb 15 2018 P-p-p-pick up a cake! Categories: EQ News We have kicked off our annual fundraising campaign in delicious style! At EQ we have chosen to dedicate proceeds from all fundraising efforts to Maggie’s Centres – our Charity of the Year. Yesterday we launched our 2018 calendar of fundraising activities on Valentine’s Day (Wednesday 14 February 2018), with bake sales held across our offices. In our Dundee office, staff more
Feb 14 2018 Managing profitability of your nursery Categories: Healthcare The current climate is becoming increasingly challenging for private nurseries, with shortfalls in local authority funding of child places, higher business rates and higher staff costs. We understand that in many instances the funding provided by local authorities for child places is insufficient to cover costs and that this issue may get worse with Government more