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A lawyer is suing US tax authorities for refusing to recognise her dog as a dependent like a child. Amanda Reynolds, who specialises in civil litigation insurance defence, has filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York — naming her eight-year-old golden retriever, Finnegan Mary Reynol

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for urgent action to shelter small businesses from the threat of huge rises in their non-domestic rates. Businesses across Scotland are discovering how much they may have to pay in business rates from 1 April next year following a review of the rat

Scotland’s self-catering sector is sounding the alarm as new data from the ASSC Autumn Barometer Survey reveals a sharp fall in business confidence and a dramatic slump in forward bookings, with mounting fiscal pressures compounding industry challenges. Drawing on responses from 444 self-cater

Begbies Traynor has invested in a five-year lease at a new Edinburgh office location at 3 Semple Street as the firm’s team in Scotland continues to expand. “The new Edinburgh office will enable us to grow our team in the capital, and also offers clients and staff another venue for meetin

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has returned a £3.5 million operating profit for the year to 31 March 2025, up £300k from the previous year, and, in the current financial year, has already achieved its annual operating target in the first six months to September 2025. Overall, in the last 18 m

Scotland’s labour market is presenting a picture of resilience and strain as 2025 draws to a close, showing simultaneous increases in both employment and unemployment, alongside a decrease in economic inactivity, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. While employme

Aberdeen Investments has expanded its residential portfolio with two real estate acquisitions in Tokyo. This expansion comprises WORVE Yokohama Isezakicho, a newly completed build-to-rent property, alongside a portfolio of 29 residential properties across some of Tokyo’s most sought after dist

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) must put strong controls in place to prevent fraud and ensure value for money after unacceptable weaknesses were found in its governance, Scotland's Auditor General has said. The audit of HES’s 2024/25 accounts reported weaknesses in governance arrangements,

Grant Thornton International Ltd has posted global revenues of $8.5 billion (c. £6.3bn) for the financial year ended 30 September 2025. This figure represents a 6.1% growth in constant currency (5.9% in USD) compared to the previous year.

Apprenticeship funding was top of the agenda for ACCA in a recent priorities letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. Ahead of the Scottish Budget in January 2026, ACCA, which has 11,000 members and students in Scotland employs over 600 at its global operations centre in Glasgow, has outlined it

Longtime housebuilding executive Tom Nicholson has been appointed as chief executive officer of Cala Group. Effective December 15, Tom succeeds Kevin Whitaker, who has served as CEO since 2018. Tom will continue to serve on the board in addition to his role as CEO.

A highly experienced finance professional has joined Bield as director of finance and business services. Barry Allan takes on a wide-ranging strategic leadership role spanning finance, performance, governance and business planning as the organisation continues its ambitious journey to enhance indepe

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has accredited Wrexham University/Prifysgol Wrecsam with two BSc accounting and finance degrees, marking the first time a Welsh higher education provider has been formally recognised by the world’s oldest professional body. The accredit

Link Group has once again secured a long-term “A with a stable outlook” rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global Ratings, a significant mark of confidence in the group’s financial health and its commitment to social housing across Scotland. The latest report underscores L

Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC has entered into a strategic agreement with nuam, the regional holding company that integrates the stock exchanges of Santiago, Colombia, and Lima. Under this agreement, Beeks will deliver its flagship infrastructure service Exchange Cloud to enable nuam to onboard bo