Mar 8 2017 Spring Budget 2017 Key Announcements Categories: Taxation Whilst Philip Hammond’s first (and last) Spring Budget delivers a rosy assessment of the British economy with unemployment at an eleven year low, it is overshadowed by the imminent triggering of Article 50 and big questions over the UK’s global economic future outside the EU. In making sure we have enough “gas in the tank” for the more
Mar 1 2017 Elevator launch new Games Accelerator Project Categories: Technology A new programme for games companies in Scotland are being given the chance to fast-track their development and help them achieve greater success globally through a new scheme that will be delivered by a partnership between Scottish Enterprise and the entrepreneurial support group, Elevator. The programme will cover a variety of topics, events and help, more
Feb 27 2017 Budget Analysis Seminars 2017 Categories: Taxation The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond is due to deliver the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. With this in mind, we are hosting our annual Budget analysis seminars in four venues across the East of Scotland on Monday 13 March 2017. Our dedicated team of taxation experts will cover the main announcements, more
Feb 22 2017 What the fall in the pound means for the Construction sector Categories: Property & Construction The fall in the value of the pound is leading to an increase in material prices for 70 per cent of UK builders, the Federation of Master Builders has warned. New research from the trade association has revealed that a 20 per cent rise in the price of timber and other building materials is leading to builders having to rapidly more
Feb 8 2017 Changes to Business Rates & Valuations Categories: ProfessionsProperty & Construction A number of important announcements regarding changes to Business Rates and valuations of non-domestic property in Scotland in 2017 have now been confirmed by the Scottish Government. These announcements cover the changes to reliefs and surcharges for 2017 which will significantly impact businesses’ rates bills for 2017-2018. Along with changes to business rates, the Scottish more
Feb 7 2017 Farming Scotland Conference provides inspirational business insight Categories: Agriculture Business improvement, growth and diversification were very much the focus of this year’s Farming Scotland Conference, with just a sprinkling of Brexit politics thrown in. The conference, which is now in its 14th year, once again took place in Carnoustie and was officially opened by the Provost of Angus, Cllr Alex King. As is befitting more
Feb 1 2017 Making Tax Digital Proposals Categories: Making Tax DigitalTaxation HMRC have embarked on a massive project, Making Tax Digital (MTD), to insist that most businesses, including sole traders and landlords, keep their accounting records using computer software with the aim that the software will automatically update HMRC with relevant data on their business income and expenses on a quarterly basis. Based on the current more
Jan 25 2017 TIGA call for a British Games Institute Categories: Technology TIGA, the trade association that represents the video games industry, is calling on the Government to introduce a British Games Institute to support the video games sector. They envisage that the Institute would: manage TIGA’s proposal for a Games Investment Fund; increase productivity in the industry by working with leading universities to promote best practice; more