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Susie Swift In the light of recent reports of a call to end tax breaks in relation to owning farmland, there has been some clarification on grazings following a decision by the First-Tier Tribunal earlier this year, says Saffery Champness.

A new report from PwC is urging oilfield services firms to grasp the nettle and reset their businesses to deal with the operational, financial and strategic challenges reflected in the new operating environment.

Scotland’s food and drink exports increased by over 11 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2016.

New legislation to increase the number of women on public boards in Scotland has been published.

Nora Senior Nora Senior, former president of British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Chair of Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has been recognised with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017.

City leaders, decision-makers and rising business heavyweights in Dundee are set to gather this week for the city’s sixth economic summit.

Yvette Nunn The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is urging HMRC to consider changes to its proposals for the sanctions which will apply if a taxpayer is late in making a quarterly submission or payment under the Making Tax Digital (MTD) system which is due to be rolled out from 6 April 2018

Scottish business confidence has risen for the second consecutive quarter, new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals.

Tom MacLennan Hamilton Burns WS Ltd, the collapsed Glasgow law firm which included recently deposed SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh as a partner, went bust owing creditors more than £600,000, including £210,000 to the taxman, administrators FRP Advisors have now said.

As shareholders vote today on the proposed mega merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, it has emerged that Standard Life is lining up another major deal in the form of the acquisition of 202-year-old life assurer and Edinburgh neighbour, Scottish Widows.

Couples in the UK face an average bill of £800 each time they attend a wedding, according to a survey on the wider costs associated with tying the knot by Nationwide.

Sir Gerry Grimstone Shareholders in Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) and Standard Life have overwhelmingly backed a merger of the two firms that will now create Europe’s second-biggest fund manager.

Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has announced that it has reached £200 million in client deposits.

John Hawksworth While Scotland remains among Europe's countries failing to fully utilise its workforce of over 55s, global accountants PwC have revealed that the UK could boost its GDP by around 4.2 per cent – or by around £80 billion - if the employment rate of older workers could match that of

Scotland's digital technology sector is forecast to grow twice as fast as the Scottish economy overall in the years to 2024, according to research published by Skills Development Scotland and the Digital Technologies Skills Group.