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Edinburgh-based research and development tax relief specialist Jumpstart has announced the appointment of Georgina Andrew for the new role of partner relationship manager. The Edinburgh-headquartered company has a number of existing partnership deals in place with trade and business organisations in

A mystery donor handed over €32,000 to tax collectors with a note identifying it as "conscience money". The cheque was one of several anonymous payments received by Revenue over the past three years, totalling €62,562.

1825, Standard Life Aberdeen’s wholly-owned financial planning and advice business, has today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the wealth management arm of BDO Northern Ireland. Established over 25 years ago, the wealth management division has assets under advice of c

Linda Barr and Eileen Blackburn, of accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP, have been appointed joint liquidators of Ayr-based retailer Hourstons which has ceased trading after 123 years. The business, which is no longer trading, will cease to exist from today and 70 employees will

Edinburgh-based Saracen Fund Managers has strengthened its UK equity team with the appointment of former Ignis director David Clark. He will be working closely with Scott McKenzie, current fund manager of both of Saracen’s UK funds, the TB Saracen UK Alpha and TB Saracen UK Income fu

Dundee-based investment firm Alliance Trust has today published results disclosing that it underperformed against its benchmark index last year, citing a challenging period with failing markets. The platform, which has undergone a major management and structural overhaul in recent years, saw a negat

A trio of Scotland’s most innovative and dynamic businesses have been named in a new ranking of the UK’s fastest-growing privately-owned pharmaceuticals companies.

Scottish private client law firm Turcan Connell has appointed Pete Murrin as a partner in its Glasgow office. Last year, the firm more than doubled the size of its office space in the city with a move across St Vincent Street and at the time signalled its intent to continue to grow its off

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has responded to the UK government's announcement that it will introduce a new Digital Services Tax in April 2020. Westminster has said its plan is "designed as an interim response, pending global reform, to the challenges that digital busine

Accountants Chiene + Tait (C+T) have voiced concerns of the detrimental impact a tourism tax could have upon the Highlands. Jackie Fraser, director at the firm’s Inverness office, has urged caution after Highland Council confirmed it will conduct a public consultation on the introduction of a

An architect who embezzled more than £350,000 from a charity has been ordered to sell his East Lothian castle to pay back the money. Ian Brash admitted embezzling £358,832 from the Dr Robert Malcolm Trust between August 12, 2010 and September 10, 2014 when he appeared at E

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is paying special tribute to its first female member Ethel Ayres Purdie as it prepares to mark International Women’s Day next week. ACCA was the first professional accountancy body to admit a woman into membership in 1909 in t

More than 350 people will descend on Abertay University today for the UK’s biggest student-led cybersecurity conference. Securi-Tay, which is organised by the Abertay Students Association’s Ethical Hacking Society, will feature talks and workshops from respected figures and current

Millions of people in Uganda are boycotting the internet after a new social media tax was imposed in the African nation.

Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its private client tax team with a new senior appointment as part of the expansion of its tax advice service. Max Chassels has joined Johnston Carmichael as private client tax director and will is based at the firm’s Aberdeen office.