Tax

James Paterson wants UK and Scottish governments to simplify tax law

Tax complexity risks stifling Scotland’s growth

Kemi Badenoch gave a speech in central London on Tuesday

Analysis Badenoch presents Tories as tax-cutting alternative ahead of UK Budget

How unused pension pots will soon be hit by IHT

Ad Feature How unused pension pots will soon be hit by IHT

Fernhill School was among those affected by the VAT change

Independent schools counting the costs of rising VAT

The Isle of Gigha on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula

Island loses bottled milk for good as 'glass tax' drives closure

Vaping Products Duty will tax e-liquid at a flat rate of 22p per millilitre plus 20 per cent VAT

The cost of vaping to rise when new tax law comes in

Community amateur sports clubs, including village cricket clubs, can now file corporation tax returns online

Ad Feature More than 8,000 UK sports clubs can now file their tax returns online

The Edinburgh festivals called for more funding from the visitor levy.

Edinburgh visitor tax levy festivals crunch meeting postponed

Visitor levy to cost Edinburgh festivals more than £1.1 million a year

Edinburgh Airport chief: Scottish private jet tax 'deeply unhelpful'

Katy and Karen Koren, directors of the Gilded Balloon. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Exclusive Gilded Balloon warns Fringe 'precarious' as flagship Teviot reopens

The latest figures from HMRC show the number of income tax payers is rising

More elderly paying income tax as number on higher rate also rising

Scottish Ballet has said it has been forced to cancel plans for more festive performances of 'Cinders!' due to the Edinburgh Visitor Levy and financial pressure on artists touring in the city.

Scottish Ballet calls for visitor levy relief after cancelling shows

Prime minister Andy Burnham must give Scottish business ‘breathing space’ and not tax his way to growth, a leading figure in the finance sector has warned (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Exclusive Burnham must not tax his way to growth, warns Scots finance leader

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Ad Feature Inheritance Tax changes: what family businesses need to know

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival Carnival last year.

Exclusive Jazz fest: Bookers 'fall off their chairs' at capital hotel costs

Fears have been raised that Scottish government plans for air departure tax could put Aberdeen Airport at a competitive disadvantage

Aberdeen faces 'disadvantage' as SNP's air tax exemptions revealed

Retailers are amongst small businesses in Scotland to miss out on rates relief following a revaluation

Exclusive 4000 business premises missing out on rates relief scheme revaluation

Disused North Sea oil rigs stacked up in the Cromarty Firth during a downturn in the sector in 2018

Jackdaw bosses call for 'timely approval' from Miliband before winter

The majority of mansions in Scotland are in Edinburgh.

SNP's £16m 'mansion tax' threatens 'lasting harm' to housing market

The new Edinburgh hotel restaurant with perfect Princes Street views

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Views sought for Armstrong Watson’s 2026 business survey

Ad Feature New era for fractional finance

Vapers are about to be hit by a new tax (Picture: Joel Saget)

As extortionate vaping tax looms, am I about to join Angela and quit? Janet Christie

The new Scottish cabinet, from left, Education Secretary Màiri McAllan, Climate and Rural Affairs Secretary Gillian Martin, Justice Secretary Neil Gray, Health Secretary Angela Constance, First Minister John Swinney, Public Service Reform Secretary Ivan McKee, Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth, Economy Secretary Stephen Flynn, and Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.

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First Minister John Swinney and newly-appointed Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth arrive for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday

Scotland faces race against time for economic growth, say CBI

Shona Robison will be replaced as finance secretary at some point this week.

Analysis Whoever becomes the next finance secretary faces unenviable challenge

Ivan McKee at the hustings

Exclusive Minister signals income tax cut ahead if SNP re-elected

Spring clean your finances

Ad Feature New tax year spring clean for your finances

Scotch Whisky Association call for review of ‘super tax’ on spirits

The new Green Savings Bond will help tackle climate change and hope to reduce extreme weather events like flooding in Sheffield in 2007

Putting your money with your morals could trigger a tax conundrum - Gareth Shaw

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Scots support calls for cut to whisky tax in budget

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One million fewer Scotch whisky bottles sold after Duty hike

Scotland exports almost 40 bottles a second. Picture: TSPL

Tax cut boosts Scotch whisky sales to nearly 85 million bottles in 2015

A worker at Bruichladdich distillery takes a whisky sample from a single cask. Picture: Getty

Scotch whisky industry calls for 2% tax cut in Budget

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Camra calls for beer tax cut to help protect pubs

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