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How we saved Sibcas a £100,000 VAT bill and untold costs and complications on all future rentals
“The tax team at French Duncan recently prepared a substantial video games tax relief claim for TAG …
How we helped the Water Industry Commission for Scotland move into the cloud
"French Duncan's insightful, supportive and cost effective service was enabled by its focused initia…
"After having moved our affairs to French Duncan Wealth Management, we needed to be advised on the c…
"French Duncan has the right experience and a great appreciation for the restaurant industry. The te…
"Having recently taken the decision to outsource our entire payroll function to the French Duncan Pa…
“With GDPR looming, and no real understanding of the impact or our obligations under the regulation,…
"I find the concept of Inheritance Tax particularly unfair, since I have worked and paid tax all the…
"I have worked with French Duncan’s business recovery team for over 15 years. The team is well estab…
"I have received regular advice from French Duncan Wealth Management for over 15 years now, and feel…
"Buying anything out of liquidation is a difficult process for all concerned, and we cannot commend …
"We were very impressed with the GDPR Audit Service that we received from French Duncan. In order to…
"I have been grateful to French Duncan Wealth Management for the help they have provided to me and t…
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How we helped find a light at the end of the tunnel
Background
This client had been in a Debt Manage…
14 June 2019
There are likely to be many more Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) for retailers following the r…
13 June 2019
While the Treasury benefitted from record inheritance tax (IHT) receipts of £5.2bn in 2018, new figu…
10 June 2019
The phrase ‘define your terms’ could have been invented for the benefit-in-kind rules around company…
04 June 2019
As people are living longer, a parallel older-age profile is emerging in the labour force.
Labour m…
28 May 2019
A new Statutory Instrument will introduce the domestic reverse charge into UK legislation via VATA 1…
24 May 2019
Measures designed to limit the cost of pensions tax relief to the Treasury are having some unwelc…
17 May 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP have expanded their HR team as demand…
15 May 2019
It may have come as a surprise to realise that until April, not all workers were entitled to a pa…
14 May 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP are hiring 15 new people as part of i…
07 May 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP have appointed a new partner in their…
03 May 2019
The Scottish retail sector had its highest ever quarter for insolvencies in the first three months o…
29 April 2019
Eileen Blackburn and Brian Milne, of leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP, ha…
24 April 2019
A daughter is running in this weekend’s London Marathon to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK afte…
24 April 2019
The overall number of Scots facing insolvency in the first quarter of 2019 rose 29.2% compared to th…
24 April 2019
The number of Scottish firms failing in the first quarter of 2019 rose 33.9% compared to the last qu…
17 April 2019
Employers are being warned that share scheme reporting is essential to avoid penalties according to …
10 April 2019
Debenhams administration is simply the latest sign of longstanding problems within the retail sector…
28 March 2019
Scottish landlords of private rented properties face higher tax bills than their English counterpart…
27 March 2019
French Duncan are looking forward to being involved in this unique event on 4th April, organised by …
26 March 2019
Scottish businesses involved in the construction sector could face substantial cash flow issues unde…
21 March 2019
The summer 2015 Budget resulted in a variety of tax changes aimed at discouraging buy-to-let (BTL) i…
19 March 2019
You may not be able to tell at a first glance that there is any difference from your March pay slip,…
14 March 2019
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, previously stated the Spring Update is now the reserve of economic p…
08 March 2019
Brian Milne of leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP, was appointed Provisiona…
04 March 2019
In the Autumn of 2018, two new sets of corporate insolvency rules were released in Scotland, both of…
01 March 2019
Linda Barr and Eileen Blackburn, of leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP, hav…
26 February 2019
The number of retailers in Scotland going bust has been at rate of just over one a week for the last…
22 February 2019
Scottish businesses are being warned to prepare for the VAT implications of a no deal Brexit accordi…
21 February 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP are forecasting a 40% increase in staffi…
20 February 2019
On 6 April 2019, two sets of new rules - The Insolvency (Scotland) (Company Voluntary Arrangement…
05 February 2019
The number of restaurants in Scotland going bust last year increased by 86.3% according to new analy…
04 February 2019
Brian Milne and Eileen Blackburn, of leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP, ha…
30 January 2019
The Taylor review was launched in July 2017 and made a number of recommendations in relation to mode…
28 January 2019
Accountants and advisers French Duncan had advised on 25 deals worth almost £200 million in 2018 in …
28 January 2019
VAT inspections used to be a fairly regular occurrence for VAT registered business owners and were o…
25 January 2019
Scottish business owners are warned that mandatory pension contributions are increasing by 3% in Apr…
23 January 2019
The overall number of Scots going bust in 2018 rose 13.6% compared to the previous year according to…
23 January 2019
The number of Scottish firms failing in 2018 rose 21.2% according to analysis of the latest figures …
14 January 2019
The era of the ‘amateur’ landlord may be at an end according to Scottish accountants and business ad…
11 January 2019
If you’re in a partnership, who is responsible for filing the partnership tax return? A recent First…
09 January 2019
The Highland Hotel in Aberdeen has closed with the loss of 20 jobs, according to accountants and bus…
07 January 2019
Accountants and financial advisers French Duncan are urging Scots to get their tax returns in early …
02 January 2019
More than 30 Scots will go bankrupt every day in 2019, according to forecasts by an accountancy firm…
19 December 2018
As 2018 draws to an end and the New Year approaches, it seems like a good time to consider what is h…
11 December 2018
Stephen Oates, tax director at French Duncan, warns that business owners should take care that they …
05 December 2018
Scottish business owners are missing out on tax savings and encouraging employee ownership, accordin…
30 November 2018
Scottish businesses owners remain “hostile to the idea of Brexit”, accountants and financial adviser…
28 November 2018
The number of retailers in Scotland going bust in 2018 is set to be the highest in five years, accor…
21 November 2018
A lot has been written about the advantages of employee ownership trusts where the focus has been on…
20 November 2018
Scottish businesses may face serious cash flow problems in the event of a no deal Brexit, according …
16 November 2018
Scottish businesses face huge potential skill shortages in the event of a no-deal Brexit, accountanc…
14 November 2018
Our payroll services team would like to remind all French Duncan clients that changes to pensions au…
07 November 2018
This blog was originally published on LinkedIn on 17 October 2018.
There were some interesting deve…
06 November 2018
The 2018 Budget delivered opportunities for businesses, intended to support and encourage them to in…
30 October 2018
In what was designed to be the last Budget speech before Brexit, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, out…
16 October 2018
Accountants and business advisers French Duncan have been appointed the liquidators of Town House re…
12 October 2018
The niece of a WWII Glasgow veteran has had her uncle’s medals presented to her after decades of bei…
28 September 2018
What are the latest developments?
As it currently stands, the UK is set to leave the European Union (…
06 September 2018
As you may well be aware, the employment tribunal landscape has been a bit like a game of ping pong …
16 August 2018
In truth, it is probably impossible to prevent all scamming completely, but we can and should narrow…
13 August 2018
The way pension tax relief works is reportedly under review by the Treasury.
The apparent proposal …
08 August 2018
HMRC has revealed plans for a new penalty system for late tax returns, in the draft Finance Bill 201…
06 August 2018
I think it would be fair to say that the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has not had a…
18 July 2018
The sale of shares in an unquoted trading company will generally give rise to a capital gain which m…
18 July 2018
Eileen Blackburn head of Restructuring and Debt Advisory at French Duncan LLP, says recent reports b…
10 July 2018
With headlines stating “Scotland records it’s highest ever temperature”, how do you ensure you are p…
10 July 2018
This blog was previously published on LinkedIn on 12th June 2018.
If you work as a contractor, or e…
20 June 2018
What is happening?
HMRC has launched a consultation on the proposed draft VAT legislation to implemen…
11 June 2018
The way savings are taxed is being reviewed by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) – but don’t ho…
22 May 2018
A number of well-known brands have been marred in the media in recent months for failing to pay the …
30 April 2018
This blog was previously published on LinkedIn on 19th April 2018.
HMRC has been defeated in a new …
18 April 2018
Ever since the vote to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum, the question of what this me…
06 April 2018
5 April has passed with many stockbrokers and IFA’s breathing a sigh of relief as last minute pensio…
06 April 2018
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is another factor which landlords of Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) properties sh…
22 March 2018
French Duncan are proud to be supporting Barclays Digital Wings, a free digital skills interactiv…
21 March 2018
To conclude our series of blogs, there are a variety of complex tax rules, reliefs and allowances wh…
19 March 2018
With the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impending, you might well be among the sco…
16 March 2018
This blog was originally posted on LinkedIn on 9th March 2018.
A common theme of cybercrime is that…
14 March 2018
Whilst the introduction of MTD for income tax has currently been put on the back burner by HMRC, the…
14 March 2018
Welcome to our summary of the Chancellor's announcements from yesterday's Spring budget.
Please cli…
12 March 2018
The end of the tax year is in sight, a key time for you to make sure you’ve done everything you can …
07 March 2018
The default position for supplies of land and property is that such supplies are exempt, with some n…
02 March 2018
Are you thinking about incentivising your employees or and you reading this and asking why would I w…
28 February 2018
As stated in one of our previous blogs one of our biggest concerns when it comes to landlords is the…
21 February 2018
Since April 2014 employers have been required to submit employment related securities (ERS) annual r…
21 February 2018
Income Tax
Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) are not currently affected by the government’s changes to re…
20 February 2018
This blog was previously published on LinkedIn on 14th February 2018.
Two recent surveys have highl…
14 February 2018
To gain the tax advantages of a Furnished Holiday Let (FHL), the property must qualify, and HMRC hav…
07 February 2018
Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) are becoming more and more popular in the UK, and particularly in Scotl…
05 February 2018
French Duncan is a member of HLB International, one of the world’s largest accountancy networks with…
31 January 2018
Our Corporate Advisory team were delighted to have had a successful 2017, with deals worth in the re…
29 January 2018
This blog was originally published on LinkedIn on 18th January 2018.
GDPR will affect every aspect …
09 January 2018
This blog was originally published on LinkedIn on 29th November 2017.
The General Data Protection …
20 December 2017
This blog was previously published on LinkedIn on 12th December 2017.
Capital allowances rules are …
29 November 2017
This blog was previously published on LinkedIn on 25 October 2017.
An investigation by Verizon note…
28 November 2017
With many guests checking in and out every day each carrying out multiple transactions throughout th…
23 November 2017
Household debt is at its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. The amount of debt owed o…
15 November 2017
As Brexit negotiations continue to dominate the headlines, the hospitality and leisure sector wait w…
27 October 2017
Please note this blog was originally posted on LinkedIn on 26 September 2017.
There has been an ove…
13 October 2017
Real-time Cloud Accounting
Automation and cloud based accounting is massively transforming book-keepi…
10 October 2017
It can be said that rota management is one of the biggest headaches within the hospitality industry.…
