With a new tax regime being introduced on company cars and a changing landscape between petrol, diesel and electric vehicles to consider, Alister Biggar looks at the implications for business users. A staggering 55% of new cars registered in the UK go to the fleet market, and even though the landscape is changing between diesel,...

Pensions auto-enrolment has been phased in slowly and as you’ll know every employer must ensure that their eligible staff join a workplace pension unless they opt out. But there’s one last important change before the task is complete, Joanne Gibson finds out. Since early 2018 every employer has had to include eligible staff in a...

The Government’s ‘Good Work Plan’ was published in December 2018 in response to the Taylor Review, with the heart of its vision stated as being its “commitment to improving quality of work in the UK”. In this article we look at what these new workplace laws will mean for employers. The Government appears to have...

Budget changes to the Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) conditions are proving difficult to translate into watertight law, so the government has announced a further test to provide a shortcut to what it intended to achieve. Kevin Ferguson wades through this Alphabet Soup and provides you with some answers! In last year’s Budget, the Chancellor announced several...

UK businesses trading with the EU will need a UK EORI number to continue trading in the event that Britain exits the EU without a deal. Kenny Logan outlines what is involved in this no cost application. With only two months until the UK’s scheduled departure from the EU, it is still tough for most...

All businesses compulsorily registered for VAT will have to comply with Making Tax Digital from April 2019. But what are the key things to have in place to get your record keeping right? Kenny Logan advises. The first thing to confirm is that there will be no delay to Making Tax Digital for VAT and...

One of your employees has asked if he can give up some of his salary for extra holiday. You’re aware that there are special tax and NI rules for sacrificing pay for benefits. How do they apply in this situation? Brona MacDougall advises. Since April 2017 where you offer an employee the choice of less...

New Year is of course the time for making resolutions, some of which can be much more successful than others! However, it is also the time of year when business owners can make lasting changes that will improve profitability. What New Year’s resolutions should you consider making for your business? Tighten up your credit control...

A team from local chartered accountancy firm JRW took part in the Sleep in the Park event last weekend, raising more than £2,500 for this homeless charity. The Social Bite charity and their Sleep in the Park events are playing a vital role in trying to eradicate homelessness in Scotland. The JRW team of five,...

Christmas might be the season of goodwill but you still need to be aware on the tax implications for gifts, parties and even decorations this festive season. Q.  Can you claim tax relief on Christmas decorations? A.  The good news is that unless you work from home, you are able to claim tax relief on...