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Blog5th Apr 2018

EMI Option Scheme status to be lost as EU State Aid approval lapses

HMRC has published an announcement affecting grants under the Enterprise Management Incentive (“EMI”) Option Schemes from 7 April 2018.

Blog4th Apr 2018

Scottish Taxes – Update on Changes to Tax Relief

As we head into the start of the new 2018/19 financial year, further details unfold in relation to the new Scottish rates of tax. Our earlier blogs detail the finalised rates of tax and the implications this will have on…

Blog3rd Apr 2018

Supplier Relationship Management – why should anyone care?

It always struck me that we became obsessive about customer relationship management, “CRM”, (and the “fancy” systems that supposedly delivered it to us on a plate!) but never really focused enough energy and intellect on supplier relationship management, “SRM”.

Blog1st Apr 2018

Sponsorship is one of the Most Important Elements in any Change Journey

After delivering change, transformation, business and process improvement projects for over thirty years, it is difficult not to accept that one of the most important elements in change project success is effective and proactive sponsorship. In fact, without effective and…

Blog29th Mar 2018

Child Care Vouchers – The Extension

If you had employees who were not currently part of a Childcare Voucher Scheme by 6 April 2018, the opportunity to join the scheme would have not been available under rules to phase out new applicants to the Childcare Voucher…

Blog27th Mar 2018

What’s your future GAP?

The question we find ourselves increasingly asking clients is: how ready are you to meet the challenges of the future and what preparation are you doing now? As the world enters the 4th Industrial Revolution – sometimes also referred to…

Blog23rd Mar 2018

Going Global – The changing face of international payroll

This is the first in a series of Global Payroll blogs by Simon Porter, Assistant Manager in our Payroll and Employment Taxes Team.

Blog22nd Mar 2018

“Top-teaming” – the AAB Approach

Many organisations find managing multiple consultancies complex and expensive.

Blog20th Mar 2018

The ‘Experience’ Economy – a need for authenticity

An old (by definition!) school friend of mine used to say that you go through life buying experience; not stuff. He said this 40 years ago and has applied it as a life rule ever since. He used to walk…

Blog19th Mar 2018

Get your VAT Levies Right First Time and Avoid Costly Errors

Ever since the introduction of VAT in 1973, when it replaced purchase tax, business have effectively been unpaid tax collectors. Increasingly, they are also being asked by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to act as unpaid VAT inspectors too. It…

Blog16th Mar 2018

Monitor & Maximise Practice Performance

The advent of cloud accounting means that keeping track of your practice’s financial performance is easier than ever. Many practice owners have already made the conversion of their manual or desktop accounting records to cloud-based accounting software, and are now…

By Mairi Gordon

Blog15th Mar 2018

Final Curtain About to Fall on 2017/18 – Take the time to take charge of your tax affairs

And now, the end of 2017/18 is near, and so dear friends, we face the final UK tax curtain… and Derek MacKay has said it clear… stated his case, and… we will do it the Scottish way!