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08 April 2021
The Corporate Advisory team at a leading Scottish mid-tier chartered accountancy firm, has surpassed…
29 March 2021
Our HR team continue to consider the implications of the vaccine and discuss what steps can be taken…
25 March 2021
As we all continue to face unique challenges during 2021, here at French Duncan we decided to piece …
24 March 2021
HMRC have released Business Brief 4 (2021) - Partially exempt VAT registered businesses affected by …
04 March 2021
Our expert team have provided some specific insights in to the Budget announcements, which you can s…
17 March 2021
We thought it might be useful to have a short summary of the key COVID Grants currently still ava…
26 February 2021
The VAT Deferral new payment scheme went live on 23 February and businesses wishing to continue to d…
23 February 2021
The new Domestic Reverse VAT Charge for Building and Construction Services (DRC) will come into f…
18 February 2021
The Scottish Government have announced two new grants that are now available to apply for, with the …
17 February 2021
In part 1 of a series of HR articles exploring the people challenges that may arise as a result of t…
08 February 2021
The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) invite all hospitality industry professionals to j…
26 January 2021
Louise McCosh, our HR Director, has written an article for HR Magazine, entitled "Five HR steps for …
24 January 2021
The hospitality industry is currently going through it's most challenging period in history. Our fr…
15 January 2021
You may have seen news coverage today about The Supreme Court ruling which found in favour of sma…
12 January 2021
Please note that applications for this fund have been temporarily suspended due to the high level of…
11 January 2021
Following the announcement that much of Scotland will be moving into Tier 3 or 4 during December …
25 January 2021
The blog was written at Thursday 7th January, updated 25 January and 23rd March.
1st April de…
05 January 2021
In 2020 the government announced that it had extended the grant scheme to fund employee training and…
17 December 2020
With little fanfare on 25th November 2020, the UK Government introduced a second suspension of the w…
16 December 2020
The Scottish Government has announced a new £13m funding package for the events sector, which is …
11 December 2020
Our HR team take a moment to reflect the bearing that leaving the EU will have on employment law and…
10 December 2020
At the beginning of 2020, I don’t think any of us thought we would be faced with working from home f…
30 November 2020
The first section of this page was written at 10am Monday 30th November.
Third Self-employed …
16 November 2020
As noted in my last blog on 22 October, the AIA was due to reduce to £200,000 per annum from 1 Janua…
12 November 2020
This page was updated on 17th December 2020 - the Furlough Scheme will be extended to the end of Apr…
06 November 2020
Louise McCosh, our HR Director, has written an article for Business Matters magazine entitled "Ri…
05 November 2020
Graeme Finnie, our Managing Partner, was asked to comment on the US Election result, and the impa…
03 November 2020
Please note - the below was written on 3rd November, before the furlough (Job Retention) scheme was …
26 October 2020
Louise McCosh, our HR Director, had the below published in The Herald on Monday 26th October. Lou…
27 October 2020
As the Scottish Government sets out its new Strategic Framework for handling the Covid-19 pandemic (…
27 October 2020
Please note - the below was written on 27th October, before the furlough (Job Retention) scheme was …
26 October 2020
PRESS RELEASE:
NEW CLIENTS BOOST FRENCH DUNCAN’S ENTREPRENUERIAL SERVICES DIVISION FOLLOWING CON…
22 October 2020
As a result of the additional restrictions placed upon businesses from 9 October 2020, the Scottish …
22 October 2020
The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), introduced as a temporary measure in April 2008 as a tax ince…
20 October 2020
The government and scientific advice on the use of face covering has taken a while to settle out ove…
09 October 2020
Written 9th October 2020.
Our HR team consider the most recent update from the chancellor, Rishi Su…
07 October 2020
Written 7th October 2020.
Our HR team explore the repercussions for business following the announce…
24 September 2020
The below article details new elements of COVID support announced on Thursday 24th September 2020…
24 September 2020
As the furlough scheme winds down, and uncertainty through the COVID pandemic continues to loom, suc…
16 September 2020
Changes for Residential Property taxes from 6 April 2020
For many, owning and selling their own …
16 September 2020
HMRC has recently published Revenue & Customs Brief 12/2020 stating that receipt of payments lin…
09 September 2020
MacRoberts’ and French Duncan’s corporate finance teams have supported one of the UK’s most ethicall…
01 September 2020
Our Entrepreneurial Services Director Neil Robb and Senior Manager Graham Dyer were delighted to pre…
24 August 2020
Eileen Blackburn, of French Duncan LLP, has been appointed by the court as Provisional liquidator…
01 September 2020
This article was updated 10am Tuesday 1st September. Please check back regularly, or follow us on…
04 August 2020
The mounting debt problems many will be facing
As we head towards five months since COVID-19 Loc…
17 July 2020
Why Capital Gains Tax is surely going to change, and why you should get things in order before it…
09 July 2020
Job Retention - Support and Incentives for Young People
Written Thursday 9th July 2020.
The Cha…
08 July 2020
Job Retention Bonus
Written Wednesday 8th July 2020.
‘Unprecedented’ is probably the most overuse…
13 July 2020
The below article details new initiatives announced on Wednesday 8th July 2020, updated 8am Monda…
01 July 2020
PLEASE NOTE: The below article details HMRC corporate tax repayment information only. For ALL ou…
24 June 2020
As you will have heard and read we are now in the era of the 'new normal', where the rules of before…
23 June 2020
Having completed his dissertation, my youngest son has been lucky enough to be taken on five days a …
19 June 2020
PLEASE NOTE: The below article details HMRC deferrals & business rate information only. For …
16 June 2020
Returning to Work after Coronavirus
Written 16th June 2020.
As the UK and Scottish Governments pr…
16 June 2020
Top 10 Working from Home Tax Breaks
We wanted to alert you to the fact that there are tax breaks…
10 June 2020
The importance of the 3Rs
As businesses start to plan their way out of lockdown and into the 'next …
05 June 2020
The bottom article was written 26th March 2019. Latest update immediately below made 5th June 20…
22 May 2020
Full details of how we can help you around COVID-19 / Coronavirus is available on our special pag…
22 May 2020
With traditional retail on its knees and hospitality and leisure in melt down, the Corporate Insolve…
05 May 2020
If we can help you make an HMRC furlough submission contact Linda Kelly, Head of Payroll, by clickin…
05 May 2020
Full details of how we can help you around COVID-19 / Coronavirus is available on our special pag…
28 April 2020
Mind the Gap - More money-saving tips to help see you through.
Even the most hardened critics of…
13 May 2020
Full details of how we can help you around COVID-19 / Coronavirus is available on our special pag…
03 April 2020
Preparing for Life after COVID-19: Keeping your finances healthy
I think we can all agree that wha…
20 April 2020
Full details of how we can help you around COVID-19 / Coronavirus is available on our special pag…
30 March 2020
PRESS RELEASE: French Duncan helps ensure private sector front-line workers still get paid on tim…
27 March 2020
Full details of how we can help you around COVID-19 / Coronavirus is available on our special pag…
26 March 2020
Full details of how we can help you around COVID-19 / Coronavirus is available on our special pag…
06 April 2020
This article was first published Thursday 12th March, updated 9am Monday 6th April. Please check…
17 March 2020
In response to the unprecedented developments with COVID-19 in the UK, French Duncan firstly wish…
12 March 2020
The new Chancellor’s first budget is all about “getting it done”, whether by supporting individuals …
06 March 2020
The new National Insurance Contributions (NICs) scales for 2020/21 were announced ahead of March’s B…
04 March 2020
Just two weeks ahead of the Budget, the government has released the findings of its IR35 review and …
02 March 2020
Many outsourced contractors, consultants and freelance workers are about to have a change of employm…
02 March 2020
Sunday 8th March 2020 is International Women's Day, so we thought we would celebrate by interviewing…
28 February 2020
Eileen Blackburn and Linda Barr of French Duncan LLP’s Restructuring and Debt Advisory practice have…
25 February 2020
If you are like me and have failed miserably with your New Year resolutions fear not there is still …
17 February 2020
December’s general election delivered a Conservative government with a majority which should consign…
06 February 2020
Unlike the Californian rock band, your 16/17 pension annual allowance won’t be making a comeback
Th…
13 January 2020
Entrepreneurs relief is a 10% rate of capital gains tax which applies instead of the usual 20% rate …
08 January 2020
Continuing on the theme of wellbeing at work, Eileen Blackburn, Principal Partner in our Edinburgh o…
10 December 2019
It’s that time of the year again and you just can’t escape it no matter how hard you try, it’s on th…
09 December 2019
For the majority of people, December heralds the beginning of the festive season, with Christmas par…
26 November 2019
In early December 2019, I will be leaving my family behind for 5 weeks, the corporate environment an…
25 November 2019
There is an increasing focus on the importance of well-being in the workplace, both physically and m…
20 November 2019
The Scottish Government has announced that doctors at risk of incurring an excess pension charge in …
11 November 2019
As soon as the schools go back after the Summer holiday, then the seasonal media assault starts: fir…
05 November 2019
Jenny Bairner, from Stirling, has continued her outstanding fundraising efforts for Pancreatic Cance…
06 November 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP are expanding the services provided in t…
22 October 2019
As many families across the country waved off students into the next stage of growing up and taking …
09 September 2019
HMRC have made an 11th hour decision to delay the planned implementation of the new Domestic Reverse…
05 September 2019
The Off-Payroll working rules published last week will significantly impact contractors and hirers r…
29 August 2019
If you are within Self Assessment, you may find you have been affected by an HMRC system error which…
31 July 2019
Last month the government announced plans to extend the legal protections already in place by a furt…
25 July 2019
Profits in Scotland’s legal sector have fallen by over a quarter in the last ten years according to …
24 July 2019
“It’s the feeling of just knowing it’s there, isn’t it? I like that I can access it at any time.”
…
15 July 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP have won more clients for their innovati…
04 July 2019
Proposed tax threshold changes risk Scotland being increasingly unable to attract or retain key indi…
28 June 2019
The number of business failures in 2018 in the Scottish construction sector was the highest annual f…
28 June 2019
This blog was originally published on LinkedIn on 11th June 2019.
Investors’ relief is now only ava…
25 June 2019
As New Hopetoun Gardens becomes the latest Scottish business to become employee owned a leading acco…
27 June 2019
We are looking forward to hosting our charity quiz night at Oran Mor on Thursday 19th September to r…
19 June 2019
The latest survey of doctors by the BMA highlights the problems arising from changes to tax on pensi…
17 June 2019
Leading accountants and business advisors French Duncan LLP are advising Scottish business owners to…
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 …
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 …
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…
20 June 2018
What is happening?
HMRC has launched a consultation on the proposed draft VAT legislation to implemen…
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…
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.…
