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Blog11th Mar 2024

New Tax Year, New Tax Code?

With the new tax year approaching and ever-changing income tax rates and allowances, there is an increased importance of ensuring your PAYE Tax Code is correct.   PAYE AND TAX CODES Every employee registered in an organisation’s payroll system will…

By Michaela McCombie

Blog13th Feb 2024

HMRC’s ‘One to Many’ Campaign – Targeting Undeclared Dividend

HMRC are now issuing letters to business owners under a ‘One to Many’ Letter campaign to target undeclared dividends payments. HMRC have been looking at company reserves and have noted that some are reducing but no dividends are being declared…

By Gillian Rushton

Blog12th Feb 2024

Six Ways You Can Prepare Your Charity For A Successful Audit

Here at AAB, we support a number of charities and not-for-profit organisations with their audits. Being able to help these amazing organisations is a privilege and our teams love working alongside these businesses. However, we know that many people may…

By Emily Jackson

Blog7th Feb 2024

Is It Time To Upgrade Your Employee Benefits Programme?

It’s officially a new year. 333 days of growth opportunities for your business. While you’re looking ahead to the new year and planning for 2024 it is a great time to also think about your employee benefits programme. In its…

By Rhianne Stewart

Blog9th Jan 2024

What Is Normalised Working Capital In Transactions

Working Capital is generally one of the key considerations in an M&A transaction. It is often a subjective and complex area, and it can have implications on the total consideration payable in a transaction. What does working capital represent? Net…

By Gregor Steedman

Blog20th Dec 2023

Scottish 24/25 Budget- Tax Rates Soar for Higher Scottish Earners

Finance secretary Shona Robinson delivered Scotland’s 2024/25 budget confirming tax rises for those with income in excess of £75,000.  Scottish tax rates apply to employment, pension and property income but do not apply to investment income such as interest and…

By Carol Edwards

Blog23rd Nov 2023

Autumn Statement- What Do The Changes Mean For You?

Jeremy Hunt delivered his much anticipated Autumn statement yesterday, which was possibly his last opportunity to make changes to taxes and benefits before the next General Election. The Chancellor was under pressure from fellow Conservative party members urging him to…

By Kerry McGee

Blog21st Nov 2023

Autumn Statement- What Changes Can We Expect?

A lot can change in a year – and after the 2022 Autumn Statement promised wide ranging tax cuts, only for many of the key measures to be swiftly reversed, 2023 could well grab fewer headlines in comparison.  Having said…

By Tom Andrew

Blog7th Jul 2023

How Important is ESG in M&A Transactions?

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is attracting increasing attention from investors and acquirers when evaluating investment, growth funding and M&A opportunities.    At the outset of a possible deal, investors and acquirers are now taking more rigorous ESG considerations into account. …

By Alasdair Green

Blog12th May 2023

AABIE Visits Rowan Alba Home For The Homeless

Our Charitable initiative AABIE launched in 2016 because members of AAB wanted to give back to local communities. Through AABIE our teams across AAB Group are able to support local charities and organisations to support the people who need it…

Blog22nd Dec 2022

2022 Sector Year in Review

This year has been a year of growth, a year of events, a year of change and overall, a year to remember. It has not come without its challenges and changes. As the year draws to a close we asked…

Blog3rd Nov 2022

AABIE visit the newly opened playpark at SensationALL

At AAB we all have it in our hearts to help others. With that in mind we launched AABIE, our charitable initiative in 2016. AABIE enables everyone at AAB Group to invest and give back to the communities in which…