Accountancy

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has bolstered its private client advisory team with three new senior appointments. Katy Burke has been appointed as director and Michael Jamieson and Roger Campbell have both been appointed as senior tax managers in the team, all working wit

KPMG UK has promoted three colleagues in its Scottish offices across key growth areas for the business. Steven Murdoch has been promoted to director within KPMG’s Deal Advisory Tax team in Glasgow. He joined KPMG as a graduate in 2007 and works closely with a range of UK and international clie

Business leaders in Scotland are voting with their feet and declining to work with clients because of their ESG credentials, but at a much lower level than across the rest of the UK, according to new research from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. BDO’s ‘Rethinking the economy&

Scotland’s business leaders are being urged to take part in The Henderson Loggie Scottish Business Survey to share their experiences of driving business forward post-pandemic. The survey is being carried out by the research team at Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce. It aims to bring to light the re

Former Perth accountant Derek Foster, who conned HMRC out of £22,000, is facing jail for failing to pay a court compensation order of almost £19,000.  Mr Foster told Perth Sheriff Court he could not prove he had paid back any money because his brother had been making payments on his

Scottish mid-tier accountancy and business advisory firm French Duncan has promoted entrepreneurial services directors Neil Robb and Marc Vosilius to partner, following significant success in this area of the business over the past few years. The two have been with the firm for six and eight years r

EQ Accountants has congratulated three of its staff on completing the Edinburgh half marathon yesterday. Steven Todd, Caitlin Treschman and Roshannah Cox from the firm's Glenrothes office completed the trek in aid of the firm's charity of the year, SAMH.

Sir Jon Thompson, the chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has called the overhaul of the UK's audit regime a "missed opportunity" to improve internal controls in a proportionate UK-specific manner. Yesterday, the UK Government said that its revamp of the UK's corporate reporting

Nearly 12,000 new businesses have been set up in Scotland since the start of the year, according to new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. R3’s figures, which are based on an analysis of data provided by Creditsafe, reveal that 11,783 new businesses were set up in the na

According to a Freedom of Information request by Pinsent Masons, the UK is closely monitoring hundreds of companies that could be using offshore tax havens to reduce their tax bills, under a new system that requires authorities from the British Virgin Islands to the Caymans to share information.

AAB, the tech-enabled business-critical services group, has announced the launch of its new branding, as it continues to implement bold growth plans. Driven by a desire to provide clarity and consistency as the group continues to grow and innovate, the rebrand will also position AAB for future growt

KPMG is to cut the number of companies it audits to focus on improving its standards after a series of scandals, including the collapse of government contractor Carillion. The Big Four firm's decision to reduce its client numbers comes as more than 70 stock market companies put their audit contracts

The median FTSE 100 CEO package for 2021 returned to pre-pandemic levels at £3.62 million, according to a preview of Deloitte’s 2022 AGM season report. The research found that while total pay rebounded following 2020, it has stayed below the peak level seen in recent years - a high of &p

EY is considering a global restructuring that could see it spin off the audit division from its advisory business. Yesterday, EY confirmed that it was in the “early stages” of separating its audit business from its consultancy arm.

A third of middle-market businesses (33%) have admitted their board does not understand the cyber threat landscape enough to accurately assess their level of risk, according to a new survey carried out by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK.  ‘The Real Economy’ report also highlig