OUR LATEST INSIGHTS

1. Blog10th Sep 2019

   

   Employee Self-Service – Time to take the Leap?

   HR and Payroll have come a long way in recent years. But go into many payroll offices, and you’ll still find the team processing data in the same way they always have. It is hard to believe that as we…

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2. Blog9th Sep 2019

   

   VIDEO: Merger & Acquisition Activity in the North Sea

   Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the North Sea has picked up again after a slow-down in the wake of the oil price crash. Private equity has penetrated the market and provided the catalyst for multiple deals to be done.

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3. Blog6th Sep 2019

   

   “It’s always been done that way”

   There is a difference between being agile and being flexible. Working in an industry such as ours, it is important to distinguish between the two as often such confusion or indeed misuse could lead to some difficult situations.

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4. Blog5th Sep 2019

   

   Offshore Europe Attendees – are you missing out on R&D tax relief?

   As Europe’s leading E&P event continues until the end of this week at SPE Offshore Europe, over 900 suppliers will be preparing to showcase their cutting-edge technology. Research and Development (‘R&D’) tax relief is a government initiative aimed to support…

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5. Blog30th Aug 2019

   

   Open Banking – How will this impact my business?

   With all the excitement around Making Tax Digital for VAT there is another change which is going to have a significant impact on many businesses who use cloud accounting solutions which has rather slipped into the background.

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6. Blog16th Aug 2019

   

   Seafarers Earnings Deduction & Foreign Taxes

   Further to our previous blogs in October 2017 and May 2018, we continue to work with clients who are making Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) claims to HMRC. Given that individuals who qualify for the Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) are able…

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7. Blog13th Aug 2019

   

   AAB Navigates Tech Business Finances

   As featured in the June/July 2019 issue of Insider Magazine, AAB is delighted to share details of our dedicated Tech team’s knowledge, experience and recent experience.  There is a real vibrancy in the technology sector of Scotland. It never stands…

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8. Blog12th Aug 2019

   

   Extensive VAT changes for the Construction Industry – Are you ready?

   When the Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced measures to combat fraud in the construction industry, many would have pictured a joiner or plumber in their white van taking cash for jobs in suburban housing estates across the country. However, the target…

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9. Blog9th Aug 2019

   

   New Frontiers for Norwegian Oil & Gas

   Studies continue to identify Northern Norway and the Arctic as a growth area for the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Significant investment and development, including around key towns Hammerfest and Kirkenes, and the Arctic Barents Sea as a whole, should…

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10. Blog8th Aug 2019

    

    NHS Pensions – Government rethinks approach to Tax on pension growth for Doctors

    What is the Issue?

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11. Blog7th Aug 2019

    

    Offshore Assets or Income? …watch out for those ‘pesky’ penalties…

    Our previous blog Requirement to Correct – “Are you sitting Comfortably?” went on to confirm that 30 September 2018 was the final deadline to take advantage of HMRC’s ‘amnesty’ to voluntarily disclose previously undeclared offshore income or gains. The advantage…

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12. Blog6th Aug 2019

    

    Deals+ O&G Deals Done in the UK Q2 2019

    As featured in Energy Voice, Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (“AABcf”) are delighted to share our quarterly Deals+ update for Q2 2019, highlighting selected Oil & Gas M&A and Fundraising transactions across the UK. Reflecting on Q2 2019 Oil…

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