Wylie & Bisset

Wylie & Bisset has predicted that tomorrow’s UK Budget will keep us all on our toes. Catherine McManus, head of tax at Wylie & Bisset, said that with a new chancellor picking up the pieces of his predecessor’s resignation just a month ago, and the global economy suffering fr

David Meldrum has become the latest member of the insolvency team at Wylie & Bisset to successfully pass his JIEB Personal Insolvency paper. Mr Meldrum has significant experience in both personal and corporate insolvency procedures and consults regularly with solicitors, accountants an

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has joined North Ayrshire Council’s Business Consultancy Framework, under which it will provide a range of financial and data analysis and succession planning support. The framework is an enabling programme that seeks to increase assistance available to&

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has warned UK residents planning to sell a UK residential property that changes coming into effect from 6 April 2020 will see a seismic shift in the deadline for reporting taxable gains thereon and settling any tax (CGT) due. Many UK taxpayers will be aware t

Reports that Eamonn Holmes could be faced with a £250,000 tax bill after he lost a tax case against HM Revenue & Customs has prompted Wylie & Bisset to issue a reminder to contractors and businesses to prepare for the forthcoming IR35 tax legislation changes aimed at tightening existin

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has issued a warning to charities about the risk of fraud. While the true cost of fraud to UK charities is unknown, the Fraud Advisory Panel estimates that it could be as high as £2 billion a year. According to the Office for National Statistics, there w

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has joined Glasgow City Council’s new Business Growth Programme, under which it will provide a range of business structuring and business financial management advice to local SMEs. The programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through

Jenny Simpson, partner and head of Wylie & Bisset’s charities team, has been re-appointed to the advisory committee that oversees the rules for how charities across the UK and Ireland report on their finances. For the first time, the committee will include organisations which work closely

Glasgow-based chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has labelled the Scottish draft budget "tame" after it left the tax gap untouched. Catherine McManus, head of tax at Wylie & Bisset, said she was not surprised that the budget was tame in its scope, coming immediately after Brexit and a mont

As part of its digital accounting offering, Wylie & Bisset has achieved Xero Platinum Partner status. The highest possible level of the cloud accounting system designed for small and growing businesses is for the firm’s record in assisting SMEs make the transition from traditional to cloud

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising contractors and businesses to prepare for the forthcoming IR35 tax legislation change which many commentators predict will have a significant impact on how many businesses operate. Introduced in 2000, IR35 is an anti-tax avoidance rule that applie

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has become the sole Scottish member and the exclusive representative for Glasgow of the Corporate Finance Network nationwide group of specialist corporate finance advisers. Consisting of selected accountancy firms and business advisors providing SMEs and owner

Ahead of the January 2020 launch by ScotlandIS of a new strategy to turn Scotland into a digital nation, chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset is urging SMEs to review their business processes and procedures to assess opportunities for realising efficiencies from the adoption of digital technologi

While uncertainty about the exact timing of Brexit looks set to linger on into 2020, chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset is advising Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to prepare for change now by applying for a Brexit Support Grant. Funded by the Scottish Government, the Brexit Support G

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising family business owners that a key element to a successful succession strategy is to take account of the tax implications in doing so. With a recent survey suggesting 80% of family-owned business owners believe it is important to involve family mem