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US authorities have refused a tax re-claim from a former Manchester United Owner, on a bill arising from £17.4 million winnings from a 72 hour backgammon game. JP McManus claimed that paying a small amount of ‘domicile levy’ in Ireland exempts him from $5.2m of tax taken by US authorities, The

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The amount of cash raised by Scottish businesses from crowdfunding has rapidly increased, according to a new report by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Firms were estimated to have received more than £27 million in the 12 months to September 2015.

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Venerable Edinburgh wealth manager Baillie Gifford has extended its Far East offering with the launch of a Japanese equity income fund. Managed by Matthew Brett, Baillie Gifford Japanese Income will seek out quality Japanese businesses that promise dividend increases alongside long-term share price

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Scottish kids have the second highest pocket money in the UK – with an average of £7.06 per week paid to youngsters north of the border. Scottish children’s pocket money levels are only topped by children in London, who receive on average around £8.21 per week, according to the annual Halifax

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A man who won around £60,000 by cheating in a game of poker has been jailed for four months. Russian gambler Valeriy Mikhaylets, 57, was arrested after his win at the Palm Beach casino in London in 2014.

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The number of outstanding mortgages extended under interest-only terms has fallen by almost one third over the past four years, research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed. The number of outstanding interest-only loans dropped from around 3.2m in 2012, to 2.2m last year – a de

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