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The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Construction Industry VAT – an Update: including Reverse Charge on Construction Services (Goods?)?” on Thursday 25th July 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Clo

An accountant, a yoga teacher, an architect, a gardener and a foster family are among the first residents selected to form Scotland’s new hutting community.

Wylie & Bisset has appointed Gerald McLaughlin, former corporate finance director at Campbell Dallas, the Galsgow-based accountancy firm's first ever corporate finance partner. The strategic appointment brings McLaughlin’s career full circle, having qualified with Wylie &

Dundee has been named among the UK’s 29 ‘credit deserts’ in a groundbreaking report from Demos which for the first time has mapped Britain’s credit environment.

McCrea Financial Services has today announced two key senior appointments as it reveals a strengthening of its senior management. Elaine Hamilton is promoted to director of business development, whilst Lesley Anne MacGregor is appointed director of operations.

Campbell Dallas has promoted Debbie Brodie to the new post of director within the firm’s Glasgow-based personal insolvency team.  In the new role she will be responsible for directing the personal insolvency team and developing the range and scope of services provided by the firm in the p

Social Investment Scotland (SIS), is launching two new funding challenges this month worth £3.3 million, designed to support all social enterprises – large and small - across Scotland. The investment programmes - Step Up and Scale Up Challenges - have been created to reflect the varying

Investment in Edinburgh offices during the first half of 2019 has outstripped 2018’s annual total after a flurry of significant deals in the second quarter, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

An 18th century wedding venue in its final phase of renovations is set to position a local business for growth, with support of a £160,000 funding package from Bank of Scotland.

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC), supported by Salix Finance, is launching a £19m programme aimed at boosting investment in energy efficiency across Scotland’s higher education institutions. The progamme will provide accessible support and finance for carbon reduction throughout the se

Academics at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities have revealed that children from the most income deprived areas experience similar exposure to tobacco retailing in one day as children from the least deprived areas experienced in one week.

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has today announced the appointment of Noel Butwell as chief executive officer of Standard Life Savings. Mr Butwell’s responsibilities encompass Standard Life’s platforms, advice and savings businesses.

More than eight in ten CFOs (83 per cent) say they expect the long-term business environment to deteriorate as a result of the UK leaving the EU, according to Deloitte’s latest Q2 CFO Survey. This is the highest reading since the referendum in June 2016.   Meanwhile, the percent

Scotland was among the top-performing parts of the UK during June, as activity growth was reinstated following a slight drop in May, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. Supporting the upturn were greater inflows of new business, however there were some signs of underlying fragility w

Scottish law firm Brodies LLP has reported record turnover of £76.86 million for the financial year to 30 April 2019. This represents growth of 12 per cent, up from £68.59m the previous year. Profits before partner distributions also increased, up 14 per cent to £37.40m from &