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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new hotline for the public to report fraud and evasion in the fight against tax fraud.

Donald Forsyth Saffery Champness has announced that Donald Forsyth has joined the Scottish accountancy firm as a partner based in its Inverness office.

A fraudster who swindled tens of thousands of pounds through a ruse of opening multiple bank accounts in different names has been jailed.

Deloitte has unveiled the next stage of its Scottish expansion with the opening of its new Greenhouse and the continued expansion of its digital Edinburgh studio.

Alison Sellar and Christopher Edgar Aberdeen-based payroll and tax compliance specialist activpayroll, has launched an additional US office as part of its ongoing international expansion.

Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity is to open its first US office in San Francisco.

Tim Allan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has announced the appointment of Tim Allan as its new President, taking on the role from Nora Senior who stands down after four years in office.

Farmers and crofters who are waiting for their 2016 payment under the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS), the £178 million system set up to deliver European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments, are to be offered a Scottish Government funded loan.

David McCreadie Edinburgh-based challenger bank Tesco Bank has announced that new customers can again now apply to open a current account to benefit from a guaranteed 3 per cent credit interest on balances up to £3,000 until 1 April 2019.

Nicola Sturgeon Funding to support women-led Scottish businesses has been doubled to £120,000 Nicola Sturgeon has announced today in California during the First Minister's visit to the American state.

Liontrust has completed its £30 million acquisition of Dundee-based Alliance Trust Investments (ATI).

The performance of the UK manufacturing sector remained solid at the end of the first quarter, although rates of expansion in output and new orders lost further impetus following recent highs, remaining above respective long-run averages, with domestic markets a key source of new business wins.

An Edinburgh-based provider of specialist fitness equipment has secured a £2 million finance package from HSBC to support international growth and expansion at its headquarters in the Scottish capital.

Mike McAnulty As Britain prepares for its exit from the European Union, and Scotland petitions for a second referendum, the economy is facing an ambiguous future.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland's competition to find the 35 most promising and inspiring young CAs from around the world is now open.