Blog22nd Jan 2018
Under auto-enrolment law, minimum contributions to both (group) personal pension schemes and trust-based occupational defined contribution (DC) schemes will increase from 6 April 2018 and again from 6 April 2019, with the aim of improving long term saving and financial…
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When Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker signed up to the Joint Report of the negotiators for the EU and the UK Government on 8th December 2017, this signalled the conclusion to Phase 1 of the Brexit process allowing the negotiations…
View moreBlog17th Jan 2018
Norway has an exciting and prosperous outlook for 2018 and beyond with an increase in activity expected in the oil and gas sector. Statoil have announced it is looking at drilling 25 to 30 wells in Norway in 2018. Norway…
View moreBlog15th Jan 2018
HMRC are encouraging all customers to make payments electronically if not already doing so.
View moreBlog12th Jan 2018
Since the collapse of Lehman’s and the other financial scandals of the noughties; regulators across Europe have been increasing the pressure on regulated firms to do a better job of protecting client money and assets.
View moreBlog11th Jan 2018
AAB’s Training Team have developed a course providing an overview of the direct and indirect tax considerations when trading overseas. The course will highlight opportunities and value adding actions as well as identify any traps and pitfalls when operating overseas.…
View moreBlog10th Jan 2018
With increased globalisation, and information sharing agreements in place between countries, Governments are aggressively attacking companies using tax audits and assessments. They focus upon direct taxes, such as personal taxes of globally mobile employees or corporation taxes on intercompany transactions.…
View moreBlog8th Jan 2018
Quoting Clint Eastwood in “Heartbreak Ridge”, this is the unofficial slogan of the US Marines. It could be a good slogan to adopt in the Oil and Gas industry – or perhaps we can take it one-step further by saying…
View moreBlog5th Jan 2018
“Our most basic common link is we all cherish our children’s future” – John F. Kennedy. One of the big issues I face when engaging with a family business is the role of the incumbent (often Mum or Dad) and the…
View moreBlog21st Dec 2017
Following on from our last Blog, we now take a closer look at the impact of changes to Scottish Income Tax rates, which come into force on 6 April 2018.
View moreBlog20th Dec 2017
Back in October, I spoke at a seminar for HR and OD specialists on the topic ‘The Dark Side of Leadership.’ At first, I thought the topic had been requested due to the imminent arrival of Halloween, but was informed…
View moreBlog18th Dec 2017
Following the release of the Office of Tax Simplification’s (OTS) report “Value Added Tax: Routes to Simplification” in November 2017, we have updated a previous blog which highlights the various VAT complexities which arise in the food and drink sector.
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