Blog11th Jan 201631st January: dare you miss the deadline?All self-assessment forms must be filed by the end of January 2016 and accountants are busy reminding their clients of the red-letter day in the calendar. But how much risk do you really run by being late?View more
Blog8th Jan 2016Succession planning key to future business successSuccession planning is a critical part of ensuring the future success of any business. Why leave it to chance? Investing time and effort focusing on your medium to long term plans, and those of your Senior Management Team, has the…View more
Blog21st Dec 2015Protecting data day to dayData security is often in the news at the moment, but not all businesses have taken the steps they need to protect themselves.View more
Blog16th Dec 2015Beware the seven year itchRecent commentary in the press about practices being investigated by The Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) could have been prevented in some cases if those Practices had better visibility of their finances.View more
Blog15th Dec 2015More competitive Norway tax regime for corporates?Norway recently released their 2016 budget with Corporate tax rates set to reduce from 27% to 25% from 1 January 2016 and proposals to further reduce rates to a more competitive 22% by 2018.View more
Blog11th Dec 2015Contract Audit – driving business efficiencyHolding your suppliers to account is surely not a bad idea. Whenever we hold anyone to account, it generally improves performance, not just our performance but more importantly their performance. Think of any successful sporting teams; not just a good…View more
Blog23rd Nov 2015Contract Audit – Manual TimesheetsIn this day and age it is interesting to see our good old friend, the manual timesheet, still being used in many labour intensive businesses. Manual timesheets can be an effective, if inefficient, way to record time as long as…View more
Blog19th Nov 2015Are you braced for the unexpected?Stuart Petrie, Private Client Tax Senior Manager at AAB, explains the benefits of business protection arrangements.View more
Blog19th Nov 2015Raising capital to facilitate long-term growthThe trading environment over the past 12 months has been challenging for a large number of companies. Given the falling oil price and impact of the wider economy, raising capital to facilitate long-term growth will not have been at the…View more
Blog16th Nov 2015Taking the pain out of payrollOutsourcing your payroll run can help reduce errors. At the same time, it can ensure you comply with ever-more complex regulations.View more
Blog13th Nov 2015Incentivising Employees In Hard TimesEmployees are fundamental to the success of any organisation; attracting and retaining key individuals is challenging. More than any process or procedure people create value in business, therefore the creation of motivation and drive in these challenging economic times could…View more
Blog9th Nov 2015The importance of keeping in touchIf you want to build a stronger business, your relationship with existing clients is absolutely critical argues GRAEME ROSS of Anderson Anderson & Brown.View more