Azets

Azets has promoted Aberdeen-based audit director Matthew Allan to Partner in a move designed to support growth plans. Mr Allan, who steps up with ambitions to build the firm’s profile across the north east of Scotland, joined the accountancy and business advisory company in June 2021 as an ass

Wealth management experts are reporting a rise in enquiries from investors in Scotland worried about a cut in valuable tax relief typically used to plan for later life.

Businesses are being encouraged to start preparing now for significant changes to how company accounts are prepared and filed, as a series of reforms begin to take effect. Advisory firm Azets says upcoming Companies House changes, alongside new UK GAAP requirements for presenting financial statement

Employers across Scotland are being urged to review their payroll processes and employment practices urgently amid growing scrutiny over National Minimum Wage (NMW) compliance and the expanding enforcement powers of the Fair Work Agency (FWA). Azets, which has offices in Aberdeen, Ayr, Edinburgh, Gl

A long-standing tax levied on businesses donating to charities has now been removed. Azets wants to remind businesses that they can now give goods to registered charities without paying VAT.

Azets has launched a dedicated service designed to help international firms establish, invest and expand in Scotland and the UK through a single, coordinated point of contact. Led from Scotland and supported by specialist teams across the UK, the Scotland Desk provides overseas investors and their a

Colleges, charities and other third sector organisations should urgently review how they treat publicly funded projects for VAT purposes in light of a landmark court ruling, Azets has warned. The Court of Appeal decision in the case of HMRC vs Colchester Institute Corporation could have far-reaching

Charities and not-for-profit organisations in Scotland are being warned to ensure all their procedures and records are watertight in the light of enhanced compliance activity by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC has initiated a programme of Structured Risk Reviews (SRRs) across the charity and n

Azets has appointed Matt Garside as debt advisory director for Scotland. Based in the firm's Edinburgh office, Mr Garside will support Scottish businesses seeking commercial, strategic finance packages, including invoice financing, asset-based lending and raising new or additional finance.

The Aberdeen office of Azets has made its first partner-level external hire with the appointment of Brian McMurray. Mr McMurray joins the firm from global procurement company ESWL, where he served as finance director. He brings significant experience across both practice and industry, having previou

Conveyancing solicitors and payroll teams in Scotland are among local professional advisers who may find themselves on the wrong side of the law from this month – with penalties of up to £10,000 for compliance breaches. They must, under the wide definition of ‘tax adviser’, m

Azets has appointed Josh Creedy as a tax partner as it continues to expand its private client and SME tax services offerings. Somerset-born Mr Creedy, a tax consultant with nearly a decade of experience at a ‘big four’ firm, will work mainly from Azets’ Edinburgh and Glasgow office

Around 300,000 people working from home in the UK will lose their annual home working allowance from this Monday (April 6th). Research by Azets, which has offices in Aberdeen, Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Perth, shows that HMRC estimates the abolition measure for homeworkers will save &pou

Azets has appointed Paul Smith as a tax partner within its expanding national capital allowances team. Based in Glasgow, Mr Smith will help clients across the UK optimise tax relief on their capital expenditure.

Firms keen to explore growth in Asia’s largest markets amid the shifting global trade scene are invited to a free advice session focused on China and Hong Kong. Azets is hosting the event at its Glasgow office and has invited a Shanghai-based e