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Two women have been given $100 (£82) fines and suspended prison sentences after feeding stray cats near a courthouse in order to trap and neuter them. Animal rights organisations protested after Beverly Roberts, 85, and Mary Alston, 61, were arrested near the courthouse in Elmore County in eas

Aberdeen-based social enterprise Glencraft has appointed Laura Bruce and Allan Clow as non-executive directors to help deliver the future development plans of the organisation.

An accounting software company which produced its own star-studded sitcom about accountants has announced the launch of its second season.

The cost-of-living crisis and unsettled market conditions have led Stewart Milne Group to pause its efforts to seek its housebuilding business, despite a number of “fruitful discussions” with potential bidders.

Troubled UK government plans to digitise the income tax self-assessment process are being delayed for a further two years, according to reports. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD ITSA) was set to be introduced from April 2024 but the government is expected to announce the deadli

A staggering £9 billion in revenue was lost by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) during the pandemic due to the redeployment of thousands of tax compliance staff to other departments, a report has found. The National Audit Office (NAO) today published its report on tax compliance during and foll

Scottish business leaders have welcomed the government's decision to freeze business rates for a further year. The basic property rate, known as "poundage", will be frozen at 49.8p, deputy first minister and interim finance secretary John Swinney confirmed yesterday. This is estimated to save ratepa

Tax increases on higher earners in Scotland have entrenched the divergence in income tax regimes north and south of the border, financial experts have said. John Swinney, the deputy first minister and interim finance secretary, yesterday announced an increase in the higher and top rates of income ta

Tax expert Kalvir Sangha has been appointed to the board of directors of baroque ensemble Dunedin Consort. Mr Sangha has over 25 years' experience across tax, finance and strategy. He has held senior roles in practice during his career, including partner at RSM where he co-led the UK M&A tax pra

BrewDog Distilling Co’s first ever whisky cask sale has broken a new record to become Whisky hammer's best performing whisky cask auction to date.

The Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to raise the base interest rate from 3% to 3.5% - the highest rate for 14 years. The MPC voted by a majority of 6-3 to push up the bank rate, this is the ninth time in a row the rates have been increased.

Real estate advisor CBRE has completed the sale of Dumfries Retail Park on behalf of a local government pension fund for £11 million.

Scottish Enterprise’s support is forecast to generate £709.74 million of Scottish innovation expenditure. The agency approved £120m in grant funding and equity investment for innovation activities in the 2021-22 financial year, which is now calculated to deliver a further £50

A Scottish sustainable packaging pioneer has clinched the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022, UK Transformational Leader title. Glasgow-based David MacDonald, owner of Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging, won the hotly-contested national award at the recent EY Awards ceremony in Manchester. A panel of entre

The average price of a property in Scotland in October 2022 was £194,874, an increase of 8.5% on October 2021 and 1.1% compared to the previous month.