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David McBain

David McBain

Audit Partner

25 April 2016

Modern Slavery Disclosures are live

The UK’s ground-breaking legislation which requires businesses to explain what they are doing to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not part of their supply chain is live.


David McBain

David McBain

Audit Partner

25 April 2016

Distributable profits – do you know yours?

The adoption of the measurement and recognition criteria of FRS 102 can affect your company’s distributable reserves. Do you know yours?


Susie Walker

Susie Walker

Partner and Head of Tax

22 April 2016

Changes to tax treatment for overseas developers of UK property

The Government has announced significant changes, designed to ensure that overseas developers of UK property are subject to UK corporation tax on profits derived from such developments, regardless of whether or not they are resident in the UK for corporation tax purposes.


Susie Walker

Susie Walker

Partner and Head of Tax

22 April 2016

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)

ATED is an annual tax payable mainly by companies that own UK residential properties, but also applies to partnership where one of the partners is a company and collective investment schemes.


Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart

Edinburgh Office Head & Corporate Finance Partner

20 April 2016

Johnston Carmichael strengthens Infrastructure and Renewables offering

Johnston Carmichael’s expertise in the infrastructure and renewables sectors has been bolstered by the addition of a new team who have joined the firm this month from RSM UK.