NEWS ARCHIVE

30.10.09 Credit Where It's Due
Extension of choice has benefited business banking says Dugald MacPherson, Partner, Campbell Dallas, but we need to maintain focus on financial affordability. Read more

27.10.09 Some Farmers May Be Able To Reclaim Tax
Changes announced in this year's budget will enable some farm businesses to recover tax paid in the previous three years, according to Andy Ritchie, who heads up rural services at Campbell Dallas Chartered Accountants in Perth. He is urging farmers to take decisive action now to improve their cash flow. Read more

20.10.09 Budget Move Allows Tax Recovery
Changes announced in this year's Budget will enable some farm businesses to recover tax paid in the previous three years. Read more

20.10.09 Hospice Calls on Scottish Businesses to Support its Annual Business Lunch
Lena Wilson, the newly appointed Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, will offer an insight into her successful career as guest speaker at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice's annual Business Lunch on Friday 23 October. Read more

28.09.09 Taxman Endowed With New Powers
Measures which allow the taxman to deduct up to £2,000 a year from taxpayers' salaries could cause serious financial hardship. Read more

14.09.09 Accounting Firms May Enjoy Boom at Expense of Big Four
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Scotland are undergoing a "recession sea change" and mid-tier chartered accounting firms north of the border could be on the threshold of a post-recession business boom as companies migrate from the Big Four. Read more

14.09.09 Furniture Store Goes Bust
A furniture shop has gone bust leaving scores of customers out of pocket. Read more

09.09.09 New Appointments
Campbell Dallas are delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Morrison as partner. Read more

03.09.09 Customers in Dark as Furniture Stores Close
Hundreds have paid deposits and 8 staff lose jobs. Read more

02.09.09 Customers Left Waiting as Furniture Business Goes Under
A furniture business has gone into administration with almost 1000 customers still waiting for orders to be delivered. Read more

01.09.09 Uncomfortable Time for Store
A furniture business has gone into administration with almost 1,000 customers still waiting for orders to be delivered, including local clients, it was reported today. Read more

31.08.09 Award-Win Company Goes Bust
A company which won a prestigious Inverclyde business award has gone bust - and all 35 jobs are likely to go. Read more

07.07.09 Property Group That is Building its Way to Safety
Brian Gillies lost his job in the last recession - this time, he's preparing to take advantage of others' misfortunes. Read more

04.07.09 Hardship Warning as HMRC gets Power to Raid Workers' Salaries
New powers allowing the taxman to claw back up to £2,000 from workers' salaries to recover debts could plunge some people into serious financial hardship, a leading tax expert has warned. Read more

28.06.09 Directors Who Sacrifice Their Salaries Face Elephant Trap From The Taxman
Income tax must be paid - even on wages waived by bosses trying to keep firms afloat. Read more

25.06.09 We Need 'Professional' Advice For Consumer Financial Products
Donald Boyd, Partner, Campbell Dallas, says 'less is more' when it comes to consumer credit. Read more

15.06.09 Fewer expected to pay higher rate
The number of higher rate taxpayers is forecast to plummet by a record 24% by 2010. Read more

13.06.09 Taxman set to lose out on £16bn as more workers return to lower rate
Redundancies and lost bonuses are forcing a record number of higher rate taxpayers into the lower tax band, new research has found. Read more

12.06.09 Development firm buys Popinjay
A popular hotel in Lanarkshire has been sold by administrators Campbell Dallas to a development company whose directors include Glasgow Rangers and Scotland midfielder Barry Ferguson. Read more

08.06.09 Accountancy Accolades
Scottish Accountancy Awards - Campbell Dallas wins Young Accountant of the Year Read more

01.06.09 A Different Path
Are you tired of falling rates of return on bank depoists? Roy Hogg suggests an alternative. Read more

01.06.09 Expensive Mistake by the Old Boys' Club
MPs' expenses are the hottest political potato in years, but, suggests Bruce Wilson, there's a very simple solution - what's good for us should be good for them. Read more

30.05.09 Good Day - Chris Horne
Campbell Dallas' Managing Partner could still be celebrating this weekend after winning the coveted title of Young Accountant of the Year. Read more

28.05.09 Accolade for Partner at Campbell Dallas
Campbell Dallas's Managing Partner has been named Young Accountant of the Year. Chris Horne, who became Managing Partner last June, was awarded the title at the Scottish Accountancy Awards. Read more

22.05.09 Accountants Wins Battle of Big Four at Prestigious Ceremony
Big individual winner was Christopher Horne of Campbell Dallas who was named Young Accountant of the Year. Read more

07.05.09 Accountant adds APS as a partner
Scottish Chartered accountant Campbell Dallas has announced a strategic partnership with Advanced Professional Solutions for practice management back-office software systems. Read more

01.05.09 Get Out of the Trenches
Peter Gallanagh, Partner, Campbell Dallas, calls for a rebuilding of bridges between banks and customers. Read more

01.05.09 Monty's Big Cash Swing
Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie helped tee up more than £15,000 for charity at the Cash for Kids Ball. Read more

26.04.09 £50m Property Fund Vows to go From Bust to Boom
A commercial property fund is to be launched by a Scottish group, including a property developer, law firm and tax adviser, to target investors seeking bargains at the bottom of the market. Read more

01.04.09 At The Sharp End
With liquidations on the rise, and more on the horizon, insolvency practitioners currently have their hands full. Read more

26.03.09 Benefits Help Campbell Dallas Reduce Absence
Focusing on employee priorities in its benefits package helped accountancy firm Campbell Dallas reduce its staff turnover and absence. Read more

24.03.09 Campbell Dallas Members to Share £1.2m
Campbell Dallas, the Scottish chartered accountancy firm, has reported a "satisfactory" performance during its first seven months as a limited liability partnership (LLP), banking a seven-figure profit. Newly published accounts for the firm, with offices in Paisley, Bearsden, Aberdeen, Stirling and Perth, show it generated a profit of just over £1.2 million in the period between 1 November 2007 and 31 May last year. Read more

24.03.09 Chartered Accountant Coping With Recession
Chartered accountant Campbell Dallas said yesterday it had continued to perform well, despite the economic environment. Read more

10.03.09 Lees May Sue Over Sale of Failed Patisserie
LeesFoods is threatening to take legal action against the businessmen who sold it a loss-making bakery firm it has been forced to put into administration. Read more

06.03.09 Auction at Charity Ball
Campbell Dallas are sponsoring the Cash for Kids Charity Ball. Read more

16.02.09 Big Means More Likelihood of Attracting Bank Funding
A merger is, in theory, a tried and tested method of expanding operations, often increasing long-term profitability and market share. It is an effective strategy for participating firms to achieve economies of scale, widen their reach, acquire strategic skills and gain competitive advantage over others in the marketplace. Read more

13.02.09 Charity Night Nets £14,000
Accountancy firm Campbell Dallas raised more than £14,000 for charity at a special Burns Supper. Read more

10.02.09 Good Advice for Farmers
Campbell Dallas and the Clydesdalel Bank hosted a seminar on "Farming Through the Recession" in the Dewars Centre, Perth. Read more

21.01.09 Wedding Day Plans Hit By Hotel Cash Crisis
Hopes a bride-to-be had of a dream wedding turned into a nightmare - after the hotel where she planned to hold the reception was plunged into financial difficulties. Read more

19.01.09 Bag a bargain in Spain - but keep a very close eye on the fine print
Expert advice on how best to secure your place in the sun and avoid the legal pitfalls. Read more

07.01.09 Man of the Moment
A high flier - at 37, managing partner at Campbell Dallas - Chris Horne believes the recession could offer Scotland's third-largest independent accountancy firm its big chance. Read more

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