UPATED: 27th February 2018. Original article published 20th November 2014 Readers of earlier articles will know that I am keen to explore common issues which arise for my work with my clients, mainly from a tax angle, but not exclusively.…
In normal, day to day life, selling your home is usually tax free. So even if you make a massive profit when selling it most people don’t pay any tax. This is because it’s their main residence. It is fairly…
A highly enjoyable – and surprising – evening on Wednesday at the Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2014.We won Networker of the Year (Joint runner-up). Congratulations too to Roger Thomas (highly commended) www.andcoaching.com ; Susan Laidlaw…
Everyone at Bush House and Edinburgh Technopole is wearing pink today in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. We’ve entered the fun and are all wearing pink and have made a donation. If you would like to make a donation please…
Is offshore tax planning for you? If there is one theme that has kept coming up in my 28 years in tax it is people asking me if they should “go offshore” to save tax. Usually this is the result…
People often ask me what bookkeeping software they should use, and to be honest there is no one correct answer as it depends very much on who will be using it. However we have been using the cloud-based package “FreeAgent”…
In the crazy world of VAT we are always coming across surreal tribunal cases. A recent case caught my eye as it involves two well-known Scottish food companies: Lees and Tunnocks. The question for the Tribunal was whether a “snowball”…
Further reflecting our continuing growth, we’re delighted to announce that Maria McLeish has joined us as Payroll administrator and trainee accountant. Maria’s role will include dealing with the payroll function for our clients as well as assisting with office administration.…
Following the continued growth of the company we’re delighted to announce that Lyn Stavert has joined us as Senior Accountant. Lyn’s role will include overall responsibility for the operation of the practice on a day-to-day basis. She will also be…
Just when I thought that HMRC couldn’t get more ridiculous, news has reached me that they are now trying to argue that landlords should be paying National Insurance Contributions (NIC) on their rental profits. Now, it’s a firmly established rule…
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