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A team of four Angus accountancy staff are gearing up to compete in a gruelling challenge in the Highlands of Scotland next month.

Employees based at KPMG’s Glasgow office have run, swam, hiked, cycled and tried their hand at tai chi to raise funds for youth employability charity, The Prince’s Trust. Scores of Glasgow staff took part in the Health Day fundraising event as part of KPMG’s commitment to promoting greater soc

Howard Archer In April homebuyers paid the lowest interest rates ever to be seen on their mortgages, the Bank of England has reported.

Scotland’s first community-owned craft whisky distillery could be created near Dingwall in Ross-shire. GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society is working with Community Shares Scotland to raise more than £1.5 million in investment.

Glasgow-based investment house, Maven Capital Partners, has announced that it has led the management buyout (MBO) of Westfield Medical (Westfield), a leading provider of sterilisation barrier products to the healthcare and industrial sectors. The £12 million funding package includes an equity raise

Kezia Dugdale A new form of local government tax based on property value will replace the “unfair” council tax under new plans revealed by Scottish Labour.

Andrew Dunlop Two weeks before the new UK National Living Wage comes into force, Scotland Office Minister Andrew Dunlop has urged Scotland’s top business influencers to help spread the word among the Scottish business community.

Stewart Hosie Yesterday’s Budget announcement by Chancellor George Osborne saw the battle lines for the upcoming Scottish government elections begin taking shape as income tax emerged as the contested ground.

Chancellor George Osborne yesterday said that the Treasury will launch a retail share sale of its remaining stake in Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group within a year’s time after it pulled the plug on the move last year amid market turbulence. Mr Osborne said the government is committed to selli

Detached home owners in Scotland looking to downsize could be in line for a potential windfall of over £100,000 if they trade down to a semi-detached property, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland. Those planning to move from a detached properly to a bungalow could raise an averag

33 year-old Paraplegic, Ryan MacDonald, who is able to play golf again with the help of a paragolf buggy at Mearns Castle Golf Club, Glasgow. Scottish chartered accountant and business advisory firm Alexander Sloan has guided a charity that will this year see wheelchair users in Scotland able to pla

Stephen Hay Following the publication this week of new Government statistics showing the breakdown of income taxes paid by Scottish taxpayers, accountancy firm RSM is warning that raising the top rate after the election would only have a limited impact on overall tax receipts.

The Scottish Government should have a single department responsible for both new tax and welfare powers due to be devolved, according to Reform Scotland. With welfare expenditure currently divided between two departments,HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Reform Scotland believes t

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that councils across Scotland will be able to raise the council tax levy by up to 3 per cent from April 2017, following a nine-year cap on rates.

Nicola Sturgeon People living in Scotland's four highest council tax bands are to pay more under new proposals put forward this morning by the Scottish government.