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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals which will continue support for customers who are struggling to pay their mortgage due to the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 65% of Scottish businesses have reported a drop in turnover outside of the normal range between April 20 and May 3.

Ian McMonagle, tax director at Russell & Russell chartered accountants and chartered tax advisors, participates in our Just a Minute feature. Name:

Global real estate advisor CBRE is urging the Scottish Government not to delay the planned business rates revaluation in 2022 following the UK Government’s announcement to postpone the 2021 revaluation in England. CBRE said it is aware that a deferment of the Scottish 2022 Revaluation and

Audit, tax and consultancy firm RSM has urged Scottish directors to act in the best interest of stakeholders warning that if they do not, they could be found personally liable.  Company directors are working hard to keep their business up and running and ready to get back to more normal trading

Wide-spread mass redundancies have been avoided in Scotland amid the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the UK Government's furlough scheme, according to the latest CIPD Labour Market Outlook in partnership with the Adecco Group. 

TSB has published new figures on how many customers it has helped in Scotland using remote communication channels which allow customers to bank from the safety of their own homes. Overall, 12,207 customers in Scotland have used Smart Agent, the new online chat service.  Since the outbreak

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has highlighted that figures released by the Scottish Government have revealed that the volume of cash reaching firms is slowing further than already highlighted last week. The Scottish Government has released figures

A Scottish pharmacist has become one of the youngest pharmacy directors in the country to own a chain of stores following a loan from Unity Trust Bank. Mark Feeney, has worked his way up from employee to owner of A G Bannerman Ltd after originally serving his ‘Pre-Reg’ pharmacist placeme

Ann Frances Cooney, legal director at Addleshaw Goddard, has warned that employers looking to take advantage of the UK government’s plans to extend the furlough scheme to October should do so with a degree of caution.  Ms Cooney, who has specialised in employment law for over a decad

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Renfrewshire-based waste management firm WEEE Solutions has secured a £200,000 CBILS funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland which will be used to help the business stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Specialising in uplifting and processing waste electrical and electron

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has revealed that many GP practices are adopting digital book-keeping systems to access and ensure the timely delivery of accounts during and beyond the coronavirus health crisis. While GP practices receive additional funding from health boards to help them c

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK Government's job retention scheme has been extended until October.  The scheme will ensure that workers who have been furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic are paid 80% of their monthly wages up to £2,500.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has appointed Laura Smith to the newly-created position of Xero lead to promote the benefits of digital book-keeping to SMEs. Ms Smith, director and head of healthcare at the firm, notes that recent weeks have seen many SMEs adopt digital book-keeping systems