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Blog26th Nov 2018

Capital Allowances Budget 2018 – Part 2

My previous blog discussed the introduction of the new Buildings Allowances. However, the 2018 budget also introduced some other changes, one of the most significant was the temporary increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (“AIA”) to £1,000,000 from 1 January…

Blog25th Nov 2018

The changing face of fundraising

Fundraising for start-ups or early stage companies has never been easy but with more and more technology companies emerging each year, the competition to secure investment is becoming even more challenging.

By Gillian Rushton

Blog23rd Nov 2018

Crowdfunding – a revolutionary finance solution

  The rise of digital platforms has made it possible for businesses to raise finance directly from their end customers. Bypassing traditional channels, crowdfunding has grown in popularity in recent years and become a go-to solution for new and existing…

Blog20th Nov 2018

The importance of a planned exit strategy

For many private business owners, selling their business isn’t something that regularly plays on their mind.  When it’s full steam ahead looking after the day to day demands of running the company it’s easy to think that it’s a topic…

By Lyn Calder

Blog19th Nov 2018

Capital Allowances Budget 2018 – Part 1

The 2018 Autumn Budget proposed some exciting changes year for Capital Allowances.

Blog19th Nov 2018

North Sea Oil & Gas: The Deal Making Outlook

The ongoing recovery in the oil price and increasing pricing certainty continues to improve the North Sea Oil & Gas M&A landscape with activity led by the upstream E&P corporate and asset transactions. There are many notable examples, with Total’s…

Blog16th Nov 2018

When companies go bust, who gets what?

Insolvency in a process that the vast majority of business people will have little direct experience of – which is not bad of course. When a company does go into an insolvency process, the process by which the insolvency practitioner…

By Duncan Raggett

Blog15th Nov 2018

The Brexit Breakfast Seminar

AAB would like to invite you to join us on Thursday 6th December, 7.30am – 9.30am at The AAB Aberdeen Office, Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells, AB15 8PU for our Brexit Breakfast Seminar.

Blog14th Nov 2018

Epayslips – Have you made the switch?

Technology. It seems to have taken over the world. The mobile phone has become such an integral part of our entire being, that many of us have forgotten life without it.

Blog14th Nov 2018

Don’t let VAT be a cost of doing business in the UK – 13th Directive Claims

One of the most common questions we are asked by our overseas clients when they are looking to do business in the UK is – “Can we recover the VAT we incur in the UK?”

Blog14th Nov 2018

Addressing key risk areas on potential acquisitions

  Potential acquisitions can offer both highly attractive opportunities and key risks that should be carefully considered from the outset, as addressing these key risks early is vital to successfully preserving and maintaining value post completion.

Blog13th Nov 2018

Planning ahead, while you can!

  Making decisions on our finances and wellbeing is something most take for granted.  But what if you lose capacity to make these decisions?  Who will make them for you, and what impact could this have on your lifestyle?