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Farmers and landowners undertaking conversion of redundant farm buildings for residential use will be encouraged by the outcome of the latest case (Roy Tabb vs HMRC) before the First Tier Tribunal (FTT), the ruling on which has recently been announced.  In this case Mr Tabb owned a barn and sev

Analysis of 15 investment funds who had star fund managers leave at some stage between 2013 and 2017 has revealed that the level of out-performance dropped dramatically after their departure.

Ed Molyneux The pressure of running a business is affecting the mental and physical health of many of the UK’s self-employed workers, according to new research carried out by Edinburgh-based cloud accounting company FreeAgent.

Tim Cooper Around 17 per cent of companies in Scotland may have suffered a financial hit following the insolvency of a customer, supplier or debtor in the last six months, according to new research from R3 in Scotland, the insolvency and restructuring trade body.

Derek Blaik & Anita Eunson The introduction of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) created a great deal of noise when it first went ‘live’ in April of this year. Taxation – by its very nature – tends to attract heated debate and analysis and Scotland’s new system has followed that t

Kayleigh Milne Inverurie-based Kayleigh Milne of Johnston Carmichael has been named Young Accountant of the Year at the Scottish Accountancy and Finance Awards following a string of world-leading exam successes.

Claire Middlebrook An insolvency and business recovery firm new to Aberdeen this year claims that its arrival in the city has provided timely extra energy to the area’s insolvency sector as the impact of languishing oil prices continue to take their toll.

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), the venture capital firm behind some of the UK’s major high growth technology companies, has announced that it has raised £260 million for a new fund, SEP V.

Karen Briggs KPMG in the UK has appointed Karen Briggs, one of its most senior partners, to the newly created role of Head of Brexit following the outcome of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

Shares in Barclays have fallen 11 per cent on the back of a drop in full-year profits of 2 per cent. The bank announced a dividend cut and a restructuring that included its rolling back of its exposure in Africa as it revealed that underlying annual profits for 2015 fell to £5.4bn on income of £24

The Greater Manchester Loan Fund(GMLF), managed by Aberdeen-based Maven Capital Partners has today announced a £250,000 follow-on investment in outsource contact provider Intelling Limited. The investment comes on the back of its continued growth for the business which is on track to report annual

The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January, a setback for the government as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for the Spring Statement. This contraction, driven primarily by a decline in manufacturing, falls short of economists' predictions of 0.1% growth.

As Scotland's major cities prepare to implement low emission zones (LEZs) on 1 June, a Scottish accountant has expressed concerns about the potential economic impact on businesses. Euan Fernie, partner at MHA in Edinburgh, believes that while improving air quality is crucial to the environment and p

Scotland's specialist impact investor, SIS Ventures, has appointed experienced impact finance expert Amir Rizwan as the new chair of its investment committee. Mr Rizwan, who also joins the SIS Ventures board, brings over 15 years of experience in impact investing and financial services.

The Scottish Government has announced that more than £5 billion is being invested in building a fair, green and growing economy that creates jobs, supports businesses and helps finance Scotland’s public services and the transition to net zero. Despite one of the most difficult financial