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The Scottish Government's latest quarterly national accounts have shown that the amount of tax it received from oil revenues between January and March was £168m, marketing a drop of 75 per cent on the previous quarter. Oil revenues in the final three months of 2014 were £742m.

The Standard Life Investments-run UK Commercial Property Trust has revealed a £130 million war chest for investment. The £1.1 billion trust, which is the biggest in the sector and came under the control of the Edinburgh-based investment arm of insurance giant Standard Life following its takeover l

Richard Toone Former partners of accountancy firm Chantrey Vellacott DFK LLP have completed a management buy-out of its business recovery division with support from Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank.

Scotland’s workforce are caught in a cruel trap of low incomes and poor working conditions, according to new evidence published today by Citizens Advice Scotland. In a report to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Tourism committee, CAS reveals that the numbers of employment cases seen

Scots accountancy practice with French Duncan has stepped up to the plate as a community sponsor of Let’s Eat Glasgow!, a festival that will see the city’s top chefs and food and drink producers come together to host Scotland’s first restaurant festival and pop-up market in Finnieston on Satu

Almost half of all Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs have introduced new products or services in last 12 months and one third do not export despite having a suitable product, highlighting the potential for further growth. These are among the key findings in a trio of Scottish Governme

A former golf club treasurer and HSBC financial adviser is facing a jail over a £11,000 embezzlement. Barry Miller was in charge of the finances at the prestigious Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, which is the fifth oldest in the world and prides itself in holding the competition for the oldest golf tr

The value of a house in Edinburgh jumped by eight per cent during the last 12 months, a rate of growth nearly as fast as London where house prices grew by nearly 10 per cent. However, Aberdeen’s property market has bucked the national trend and is now the only major city in the UK where prices are

Gary Gillespie The Scottish economy has seen its longest period of uninterrupted growth since 2001.

Councillor Alistair Watson

SBP managing director John Hannah, tax senior Martin Dalgarno, and tax partner, Alan Masson.A North-east accountancy and business advisory firm has invested £100,000 in new offices in Aberdeen’s west end to accommodate the continued growth of the business. SBP Accountants and Business Advisers, h

Michelle Mone (image via Twitter) An employee of Scots entrepreneur Michelle Mone has admitted to a national newspaper that he tried to finesse the public image of his boss by deleting unwelcome entries on her Wikipedia page relating to her chequered past.

Tim Moore New data has revealed that household finances in the UK are deteriorating at the fastest rate seen this year as the boost from low inflation starts to "lose its intensity".

Andy Murray Andy Murray is expanding his off-court interests with investments in three start-up companies through crowdfunding platform Seedrs.