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20 September 2023
How much VAT can be recovered on works to farmhouses?If a farm business is VAT registered, a proportion of VAT incurred on works to farmhouses is typically recoverable, but it can be difficult to determine the correct level when it comes to renovations and extensions.
15 September 2023
Johnston Carmichael team set to take on Edinburgh Kiltwalk to support future generationA 26-strong team from Johnston Carmichael, including ten graduates from the Audit team, will lace up their boots for Scotland’s favourite mass participation charity event this Sunday. Grant Roger, Audit Partner, is taking on his sixth Kiltwalk alongside his three children, raising money for LGBT Youth Scotland. Here, he explains why taking on the Kiltwalk challenge is so important
14 September 2023
Johnston Carmichael takes massive strides for employee wellbeing with Dundee KiltwalkThis year, Johnston Carmichael celebrated seven years as a Gold Sponsor of Scotland’s largest mass participation walk, Kiltwalk.
07 September 2023
Value creation from exiting a private equity transactionPrivate equity (PE) investors will look to exit their investment at a point when, alongside the wider shareholders, they will make a substantial return on their investment. As discussed in the first blog in our series, founder shareholders and management should look to agree at the outset with their investment partners what the exit strategy looks like in terms of time horizon together with whether an exit is likely to be best achieved via a trade sale, selling to another private equity house or a flotation. Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Partner, explains further.
07 September 2023
The latest on reporting UK property disposalsThe UK property capital gains tax (“CGT”) reporting regime has been with us for a considerable time now (since 6 April 2015 for non-UK tax residents and 6 April 2020 for UK residents). Various changes have been made over the years and this article summarises the current state of play.
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