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In the year to April, around 125 senior finance executives were fined £5,000 for “failure to account properly for their businesses’ income and expenditure for tax purposes”, according to new figures compiled by law firm Pinsent Mason.

Kirsten Partridge Kirsten Partridge, partner and real estate specialist at law firm CMS assesses the significance of the new retail event for an embattled British high street

Tim Cooper The proportion of Scottish companies at elevated risk of insolvency fell slightly between October and November, by 1.3 per cent – the first monthly fall in nearly two years, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Scottish consumers are preparing to spend an average of £217 on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals this year, with 41 per cent of consumers expressing an interest in the promotional events, up from 38 per cent last year, global accountancy firm PwC has projected.

A new restaurant and bar is set to open in Aberdeen thanks to a six-figure funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland, creating up to 50 jobs.

Miles Celic New national research commissioned by TheCityUK reveals that while two thirds (68 per cent) of people are proud to live in their local area, only one third (34 per cent) are positive about the future of their region.

Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb LCBSG Scotland Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group (LCBSG) has made a significant addition to its team in Scotland with the recent appointment of Michelle Elliot as a director. Ms Elliot will be based in Glasgow, heading up the team together with Stuart Robb, who

Sir Ian Wood (Image: Ross Johnstone) A £40 million investment project is set to deliver an innovation hub to double the number of life sciences companies in North East Scotland and support the national ambitions for the sector to collaborate, innovate and commercialise the next generation of therap

Sue Douthwaite The UK’s small and medium-sized businesses have created three times more jobs over the past five years than larger businesses, according to new analysis of the latest Office for National Statistics data commissioned by Santander Business Banking.

The new owners of Johnston Press, publisher of The Scotsman, The Yorkshire Post and the i newspapers, have this week come under pressure after the Pension Protection Fund, the UK government’s pension lifeboat, together with MPs slammed the treatment of its 5,000 pension fund members.

The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce today announced its findings of a recent survey of members regarding the potential introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) in Edinburgh.

UK consumers intend to spend £567 (€646) this Christmas, according to the latest findings from Deloitte’s 2018 European Christmas Survey.

The fear of rising costs – caused by inflation, business rates, staffing and online travel agency (OTA) fees – is the biggest threat facing the hotel sector in Scotland according to industry experts.

Andrew Gambier A survey of 1,000 members of the general public by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) reveals auditors are expected to play a crucial role in company safeguarding.

Adrian Grace Edinburgh-based insurance firm Aegon has announced that it has strengthened its existing partnership with Atos, by announcing a 15 year contract to service and administer its Existing Business (non-platform customers).