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Blog24th Jun 2020

Upstream E&P – Navigating complex landscapes in the energy sector

The Energy sector today is an incredibly complex landscape for executives and their leadership teams to navigate. It is increasingly challenging for them to know which way to go or where to turn. Crude market volatility and low prices continue as a result of the double impact of drop in demand…

By Alasdair Green

Blog22nd Jun 2020

Food & Drink Industry – How to Adapt to the Next Normal

*Updated 13 August 2020* 2020 has presented unprecedented challenges to the Scotland food and drink sector, however the agility, innovation and resilience demonstrated by many Scottish businesses has been one of a few positives. The effects of the pandemic and national lockdown have impacted each business…

Blog19th Jun 2020

VIDEO 2: Respond, Review, Restart, Repeat – Plan Ahead Teams

A video series featuring top tips on planning, operating and continuously adapting in the next normal and beyond, from AAB’s Plan Ahead team.

Blog15th Jun 2020

Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1st July 2020

At the end of May, the government’s confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Support Scheme (“CJRS” “the scheme”) would be extended to the end of October 2020, with a phase 2 of the scheme, allowing for more flexibility in workers…

By Adam Flight

Blog11th Jun 2020

HMRC Toughen Its Stance – Additional HMRC Task Forces & Criminal Prosecutions

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) specialist task forces are believed to have collected over £540 million in extra tax revenue in the last financial year. Since their inception in 2011 there have been well over 100 different task forces focusing…

Blog10th Jun 2020

Restructuring & Recovering for the Future

The impact of COVID-19 on the economy is likely to be long lasting. The UK economy contracted by 2% in the first quarter of the year and analysts expect the figure to be worse for the second quarter as lockdown continues. The Scottish and UK…

Blog9th Jun 2020

VIDEO: Respond, Review, Restart, Repeat

A video series from AAB featuring top tips on planning, operating and continuously adapting in the next normal and beyond.

Blog8th Jun 2020

Guidance on how to use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Portal

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Portal for making claims through the furlough scheme opened on Monday 20 April and over 185,000 businesses applied on day 1, covering 1.3million workers which shows the volume of businesses utilising this scheme. Having already…

Blog5th Jun 2020

Breaking News – Implementation of Domestic Reverse Charge Delayed until 1 March 2021

HMRC have confirmed this morning in Revenue and Customs Brief 7 that the implementation of the Domestic Reverse charge has been delayed for a further five months. The new implementation date is 1st of March 2021. Please click to read our…

Blog29th May 2020

British Expats Beware – HMRC are coming…

Big Brother

Blog21st May 2020

Upcoming Deadlines for Employers

With the current situation and a busy period ongoing, we have summarised the key deadlines which employers need to be aware of during the upcoming months in relation to their employment tax obligations. Short Term Business Visitors (STBV) Appendix 4…

By Gillian Forrest

Blog20th May 2020

Future Fund

*Please note this fund closed to new applications on 31 December 2020*

By Joel Topham