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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has called for robust public debate on Scottish tax raising powers, including the introduction of a tourist tax.

By Maria McConnell, VAT Director at French Duncan  

The pilot of Scotland’s new Fintech Skills Academy initiative, announced in September last year, has been hailed as a success.

TSB has today announced it will provide protection for small business owners by launching an "SME Lending Pledge" – six commitments to help small business borrowers facing financial difficulty – with the hope that other banks will follow suit.

More than 40 cash machines are being removed from locations throughout Scotland each month, new figures have shown.

The Institute of Directors Scotland has today launched a new group for business leaders in the south of Scotland, chaired by businessman and former chair of the IoD’s Highland’s and Island’s committee, Paul Houlden. The Group – which is the eighth regional group within Scotla

The vast majority of UK employees are suffering from money worries (94 per cent), with more than three quarters (77 per cent) of employees saying that money worries impact them at work, according to new research from Close Brothers.

The Russian government has unveiled plans to allow officials to escape prosecution for bribery or other acts of corruption in "exceptional circumstances".

An accountancy firm which had offices in Elgin, Huntly and Moray has closed down with its owner and founder saying the company had been hit by “challenging business conditions”. The demise of Faith Simpson Accountants, which serviced a variety of clients across the north-east in man

Hundreds of investors, including high profile celebrities such as impresario Lord (Andrew) Lloyd-Webber and Ranger FC manager Steven Gerrard, have launched a £100m lawsuit against HSBC’s private bank over controversial tax-avoidance schemes. A total of 248 wealthy complainants allege tha

Barclays is taking on a new 700 desk office site in Glasgow as it prepares for wider expansion in the city.

The management team at Glasgow-based VWM Wealth has announced that they have completed a management buyout led by senior staff members.

Scottish accountants and business advisory firm French Duncan LLP has reported a bumper year advising on 25 deals worth almost £200m in 2018 in the private and public sectors. Deal values ranged from a few million up to £60m across various sectors including engineering, hotels &

A flood of thousands of complaints have been lodged with law firms and the Financial Ombudsman Service over self-invested personal pensions (Sipps), leaving pension funds facing penalty costs totalling hundreds of millions of pounds. According to The Times newspaper, claims lodged with the ombudsman

A new prospectus, created by industry, to showcase the strength of Scotland’s financial services sector is to be formally launched at the Guildhall in London tonight. The document will be shared publicly for the first time at an appropriately themed Burns Supper event, hosted by the Lord Mayor