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A trainee chartered accountant at Meston Reid & Co has completed a notable double. Jenny Robertson, 24, from Aberdeen, has won the Archie Hunter Prize for her performance in the Test of Professional Expertise paper – her final ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) exam

The HMRC’s decision to fine a homeless man who had filed his self assessment tax return late has been branded a ‘scandal’ and ‘ridiculous’ by a judge. The taxman had issued a £1,600 fine to Krzysztof Pokorowski, a self-employed electrician, travelled to Poland in

There have been renewed calls for change at the top of Standard Life Aberdeen after its largest shareholder dumped its 6 per cent stake in the business. Shares in the Edinburgh-based financial services provider fell by 14¾p, or 6 per cent, to 233¾p in reaction to the move by the Japane

Royal Bank of Scotland has came bottom of the class for customer service among the UK's biggest banks, according to the results of the latest Competition and Markets Authority rankings. Royal Bank of Scotland Group's RBS franchise came 16th out of 16 large British banks for overall quality of servic

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has written to 1,700 freelance workers currently living in locations all around the world giving them a matter of weeks to admit to tax avoidance through disguised remuneration schemes or face heavy fines.

Anderson Strathern has added six newly-created director roles to complement its partner base as the firm aims to build on a record financial performance in 2018. Victoria Simpson (private client), Gary Burton, Sarah Philips and Robbie Wilson (dispute resolutio

The public is being asked for their views on how the law covering succession in Scotland could be made fairer. A newly-launched consultation asks how an estate should be split when there are both a surviving spouse and children.

Catering management software company Spoonfed is planning major expansion in the US, following £575,000 of development funding from Equity Gap.   Aimed specifically at contract catering firms and restaurants supplying catering to businesses, universities, hospitals and many other ins

The Edinburgh property market has had a record-breaking start to 2019, with the highest number of properties listed for sale in more than a decade. Despite the prospect of Brexit, Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents listed 99 properties for sale last month - an annual increase of almost 4

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is calling on retailers to support this year’s SIS Retail Academy, which aims to help social enterprises scale up their businesses and increase the availability of ethical products on shelves. Developed by SIS, in partnership with Asda and supported by the Scot

Governments in Edinburgh and London need to deliver a new drive to stop big businesses paying their smaller suppliers unacceptably late, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.  

A customer who called a Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary Natwest to apply for a loan was told "all vegans should be punched in the face".

Still more than 60 per cent taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has announced today it plans to pay embattled shareholders a special dividend as it posted a doubling of profits. The Edinburgh-based lender made the announcement as it revealed that operating profit rose 50 per cent to £3.

Aegon UK, which employs 2,2400 staff at its Edinburgh Park headquarters, including 286 in the Kames Capital-branded asset management arm, has posted a 10 per cent increase in annual underlying earnings, to €128 million (£113m), from €116m. Aegon UK says it is confident that

While London is the leading centre for startups entrepreneurs seeking angel investors, its overall share of startups has fallen slightly from the previous year with Scotland outpacing England in growth of the number of startups look for funding, new figures have revealed. Data compiled by