Small businesses in Scotland ramped up their spending on innovation during the first year of the pandemic, according to new figures published by Glasgow-based MCC Accountants. Firms of less than 250 employees invested £143 million in research in development in 2020. That’s a 23%rise from
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More Scottish firms see increased staff members working at home as a “permanent business model” now than at any other time during the pandemic, according to Glasgow-based MCC Accountants. In a government study of more than 1,000 companies, nearly one in five now say employees won&rs
The soaring number of people working in Scotland’s public sector could pose taxation issues for the next Scottish Government, Glasgow-based MCC Accountants has said. New figures have revealed the 573,200 people employed by the state is the highest since 2013, and represents 21.8 per cent of th
Online retailers who’ve enjoyed a “boomtime” through the COVID-19 pandemic should be forced to pay more taxes to help out those who have suffered, according to Glasgow-based MCC Accountants. The firm said companies like Amazon had enjoyed too lenient a tax regime even before the co
HMRC chief executive Jim Harra has announced that Self Assessment customers will not receive a penalty for their late online tax return if they file by 28 February. More than 8.9 million customers have already filed their tax return. HMRC is encouraging anyone who has not yet filed their tax return
The UK Government should push back the self-assessment tax deadline of January 31 to help small businesses across the country, Glasgow-based accountancy firm MCC Accountants has said. MCC Accountants argued that firms needed more breathing space after a chaotic year, and that that extending the dead
Scottish firms who have been forced to innovate and develop new ways of working through lockdown could be missing out on millions of pounds in tax rebates, according to Glasgow-based MCC Accountants. Businesses of all sizes have been urged to investigate whether or not they qualify for hefty bonuses
Glasgow-based MCC Accountants is urging MSP's to revisit plans to scrap the tax on flights in a bid to revive the tourism and hospitality sectors in the wake of COVID-19.
Andrew Morrison, director of MCC Accountants, discusses how regional corporation tax cuts could shift the UK's London-centric economy. There hasn’t been much to celebrate for society or the economy as Scotland and the UK has struggled through months of lockdown restrictions.